Images From Space

~ 100 Hours of Astronomy – April 2-5 2009
History of 100 Hours of Astronomy at Kopernik Observatory; pdf file This 11 page pdf file describes the event and has many pictures.
The 100 Hours of Astronomy at Kopernik Observatory, April 2nd thru 5th, 2009 It’s over – however, read this page to learn about what happened during this world-wide event!
~ The Moon ~ a collection of lunar images
Crescent Moon, 2.8 days after New ~ large file Image thru Astro-Physics 6-inch F/12 refractor, April 27th, 2009
Crescent Moon, 2.8 days after New ~ small file Image thru Astro-Physics 6-inch F/12 refractor, April 27th, 2009
Lunar Crater Bullialdus; western part of Mare Nubium From a video with a Celestron NextImage webcam; 20-inch F/8 telescope.
Lunar Crater Cassini & Valley Vallis Alpes From a video with a Phillips TouCam Pro II webcam; 20-inch F/8 telescope.
Lunar Crater Clavius; walled plain near the moon’s south pole. From a video with a Celestron NextImage webcam; 20-inch F/8 telescope.
Lunar Crater Copernicus, plus Kepler and Aristarchus, Jan 2, 2007 Image taken with 6-inch F/12 Astro-Physics refractor and 2.4X Barlow lens.
Lunar Crater Gassendi; walled plain near edge of Mare Humorum From a video with a Celestron NextImage webcam; 20-inch F/8 telescope.
Lunar Crater Manilius From a video with a Celestron NextImage webcam; 20-inch F/8 telescope.
Lunar Crater Tycho, shows bright rays at full moon, Jan 2, 2007 7:30 EST Image taken with 6-inch F/12 Astro-Physics refractor and 2.4X Barlow lens.
Lunar Eclipse of Feb 20, 2008 Image taken at Kopernik by N. Guydosh using his DSLR camera.
Lunar Eclipse of March 23rd, 1997 Photos of eclipse thru 20 in. scope working at F/5; Kodak Gold 200 film.
Lunar Eclipse of March 23rd, 1997, Photos thru 20 inch scope The eclipse was seen by over 300 visitors to Kopernik, using various instruments.
Lunar Terminator, 1st Quarter – with names Image identifies many craters in this lunar landscape
Lunar Terminator, 1st Quarter, March 4th, 2009, 3:30 UT Image thru Kopernik’s 6-inch refractor
Moon, nearly full (99.5% illuminated), January 3, 2007 0:30 UT Image taken with Canon Rebel DLSR and 6-inch F/12 Astro-Physics APO refractor
Moon, nearly full, January 3, 2007 0:30 UT Larger version of full moon image.
Moon, waxing gibbous (64% illuminated), October 31, 2006 3:30 UT Image taken with Canon Rebel DLSR and 6-inch F/12 Astrophysics APO refractor
Total Lunar Eclipse, 11:10 EDT, Oct. 27, 2004 Photo thru 20-inch telescope working at F/5
Total Lunar Eclipse, Oct. 27, 2004, larger version About maximum eclipse; larger version of same image.
Total Lunar Eclipse, Oct. 27, 2004, partial phase Photo taken as the moon emerged from total eclipse.
Total Lunar Eclipse, Oct. 27, 2004, partial phase Exposure set to show sun lit portion of moon.
A Gallery of Recent Supernovae
~ The Latest Supernovae Website: Data, pictures, links, on currently observable Supernovae. Maintained by David Bishop of the Astronomy Section of the Rochester Academy of Science.
Supernova 2008in in Spiral Galaxy M-61. A type IIp Supernova; Images taken on 3/18/09, 3/25/09 and 4/30/09
Supernova 2009at in Spiral Galaxy NGC 5301; image taken May 13, 2009 at 3:10 UT A CCD image thru our 20 inch telescope.
Supernova 2009dd in Spiral Galaxy NGC 4088; image taken May 19, 2009 at 3:00 UT. As of May, the brightest supernova in 2009.
Background Information ~ Learn more about these images!
A Sample of Image Processing ~ see how it’s done!! See how the CCD image of M-19 was processed (this is a LARGE file)
A Special News Note: New Estimates of Globular Star Cluster Ages and Distances Informational text: includes LINKS for more details.
A Special News Note: The Age of the Universe Paradox How can stars be older than the Universe?? Includes LINKS for more details.
The Planetary Nebulae: What are they??? Read a description of these objects; includes links to our pictures and other sites.
Kopernik People, Places, and Activities
Jay Sarton’s Going Away Party Dec 12, 2006 Pictures from Jay's party; click on the links on the page.
John Dobson: the Amateur Astronomer and Telescope Inventor's visit Photos of the famous Dobsonian Telescope inventor's visit to Kopernik
Photo of Kopernik Space Education Center in Autumn Spectacular fall foliage provides a backdrop
Photo of Kopernik's 20 inch F/8.1 Telescope Our Optical Guidance Systems Ritchey-Chretien Cassegrain Telescope
Photos of Kopernik Space Education Center on a Winter’s Dawn The morning after an all night “Hale-Bopp” session.
The Deep Sky Image Gallery
~ Messier's Nebulae & Star Clusters: Our Pictures of Objects in the Messier Catalog All of our pictures of the Messier Objects are at this link!
~ Our complete collection of Star Clusters, Nebulae, Galaxies, and older Supernovae Where have all the pictures gone? They're all here! All images over 2 months old are at this link.
~ The 15 Palomar Globular Star Clusters - Kopernik CCD Images The Palomar Globular Clusters are some of the most remote clusters in the Milky Way.
Constellation Auriga Wide field image; With parts of Taurus and Gemini.
Constellation Auriga (with lines, etc) Traditional lines and main stars and deep sky objects identified.
Constellation Orion Wide field image taken with Canon digital camera.
Constellation Scorpius – with Jupiter – Aug 14, 2007 A wide-field image taken with a Canon DSLR
M- 3, a Globular Star Cluster in Canes Venatici A color CCD image taken thru our 20-inch telescope working at F/5.
M-109, a Barred Spiral Galaxy in Ursa Major A color CCD image thru our 20-inch telescope.
M-13, the Great Globular Star Cluster in Hercules A color CCD image thru our 20 inch telescope.
M-51, A Spiral Galaxy & companion, aka “The Whirlpool Galaxy” Color image taken with STL-1301E CCD camera thru our 20-inch telescope.
M-61, a Spiral Galaxy in Virgo Includes Supernovae 1999gn & 2008in
M-72, a Globular Star Cluster in Aquarius A 30 minute color CCD image thru our 20 inch telescope.
M-73, an Asterism of 4 stars in Aquarius A 5 minute CCD exposure thru our 20-inch telescope working at F/5.
M-85, Lenticular Galaxy; NGC 4394, Spiral Galaxy, MCG 3-32-29, Elliptical Galaxy, J1225+182, Quasar Three interacting Galaxies in in Coma Berenices, plus a distant background Quasar
M-87, Giant Elliptical Galaxy in Virgo – with strange optical jet Several other galaxies are in the field
NGC 1435, Merope Nebula, Reflection Nebula in the Pleiades Star Cluster A color CCD image taken thru our 20-inch telescope working at F/5.
NGC 3020, NGC 3016, NGC 3019, NGC 3024, Galaxy Group in Leo A CCD image thru our 20 inch telescope.
NGC 3628, an Edge-on Spiral Galaxy in Leo Color image; one of a triplet of galaxies including M-65 and M-66.
NGC 4361, Planetary Nebula, irregular disk A CCD image thru our 20-inch telescope; revised processing
NGC 7000 - The North America Nebula Photo thru 8 inch F/1.5 Schmidt Camera, and color image taken with Canon DLSR.
NGC 7293, aka “The Helix Nebula”, a planetary nebula in Aquarius A 60 minute color CCD image thru our 20 inch telescope.
NGC 7331, a Spiral Galaxy; Galaxy Group w/ NGC 7335, 7336, 7337 Color CCD image, plus negative view identifying objects in this area.
Sagittarius, the movie! Watch the Milky Way move behind the trees. This is a very big avi file that will take about 5 minutes to download.
The Solar System ~ Images of the Sun, Planets, Meteors, and Comets
~ Comet Hale-Bopp - An Image Collection Kopernik’s finest images of Comet Hale-Bopp
~ Info on Comet Holmes Info on an amazingly bright Comet that appeared in October 2007.
Comet 17P/ Holmes, 11/02/07 image showing inner coma detail Black & White image showing detail in inner coma.
Comet 17P/ Holmes, image taken Jan 9, 2008 at 10:00 pm EST An 8-minute exposure with Canon Rebel DSLR thru 80mm Brandon APO refractor.
Comet 17P/ Holmes, image taken Nov 10, 2007 at 9:30 pm EST A 7-minute exposure with Canon Rebel DSLR thru 80mm Brandon APO refractor.
Comet 17P/ Holmes, image taken Nov 2, 2007 at 00:05 am EDT Color CCD image thru Kopernik’s 20-inch telescope using STL-1301E camera.
Comet 17P/ Holmes, image taken October 25, 2007 Image thru Kopernik’s 20-inch telescope using a Canon DSLR camera.
Comet Holmes in Perseus – the full wide-field frame Image taken Nov 11, 2007 by KAS Member G. Normandin
Comet Holmes in the Constellation Perseus – Nov 11, 2007, 8:00 pm EST A 7-minute exposure with Canon Rebel DSLR and 50mm lens
Great Comets of the Past: Images from 1999 thru 2006 Links to our older Comet pictures; there sure were some fine Comets in past years!
Jupiter, image from 1999. CCD image.
Jupiter, image from May 31, 2007. Color image thru our 20-inch telescope.
Jupiter, Saturn, Venus - The Planets in May 2007 Images taken on the night of 30/31 May 2007
Jupiter, with Great Red Spot Color CCD image taken in May 2003.
Leonid Meteor Shower Images, Nov. 18th, 2001 and Nov. 17th, 1996 Photos of the spectacular Leonid Meteor Shower taken at Kopernik
Mars ~ March 16th, 1997 CCD Images thru the 20 inch using a 2.4x barlow lens
Photos of the Aurora Borealis - the Great Oct 2003 Solar Storm! Photos taken by members of the Kopernik Astro Society during the October 2003 Solar Storm.
Photos of the Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) from 1988-1991 Photos taken by members of the Kopernik Astro Society during the 1988-1991 solar cycle peak
Photos of the Aurora Borealis from November 2004. Includes auroras from two nights in November 2004.
Saturn Color CCD image taken at 2:00 UT on May 17, 2004
Saturn, image taken at 3:00 UT on April 23, 2008 Celestron webcam exposure thru our Astro-Physics 6-inch F/12 refractor
Solar Eclipse Photos by members of the Kopernik Astronomical Society Please have patience while this page loads; there are many photos.
Sun, White light, with numerous sun spots; taken on May 16, 2000, 21:00 UT Photo taken with Kopernik’s 6-inch heliostat (solar telescope)
Venus, Feb 26 & Mar 20, 2009 Images show change in phase over the period