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Keith Grice- Manor Park Observatory

Posted on 07. Feb, 2010 by AstroPhotography Tonight.

It is our pleasure here at AstroPhotography Tonight to introduce some awesome talent from the world of astro-imaging. In the spotlight is Keith Grice of Manor Park Observatory located on the western side of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. Keith’s website, www.manorparkobservatory.com, features his observatory, equipment, and helpful tutorials related astronomy and astrophotography.
Manor Park Observatory
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The Changing Views of Saturn

Posted on 16. Mar, 2009 by AstroPhotography Tonight.

As we move toward Spring, Saturn’s placement high in the sky comes earlier each night. This makes it a nice target for camera and telescope as the night temperatures become easier to endure.
A striking feature of Saturn this season is the near edge-on view of the rings. From our line of site, we get a different [...]

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Webcam Astrophotography Tutorial for Planets

Posted on 29. Jan, 2009 by Ray Shore.

Introduction

This webcam astrophotography tutorial is intended to explain my method for obtaining the planetary images found in my solar system image gallery. I hope it will be useful to those who are just starting out in astrophotography with a webcam. Below are a few of my favorite astrophotos that I have taken using my telescope [...]

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Center of Rosette Nebula

Posted on 25. Jan, 2009 by AstroPhotography Tonight.

Ed Henry of Hay Creek Observatory has done it again! He produced a spectacular image of a deep space marvel. This time, he focused on the center of the Rosette Nebula which contains the open cluster, NGC 2244.
This astro-photo was taken with his Meade 10 inch SCT at F4.9 and ST4000 CCD camera with AO-L. Total exposure [...]

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