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Old February 11th 11, 10:15 PM posted to sci.astro.amateur
Danilo Pivato
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Default Orion's Belt & Sword: mosaic in H-alpha

Hi all,

a photomosaic consisting in 17 shots that show the central
part of the constellation of Orion.

The mosaic measures approximately: 9°x8° (6464x5860 pixels)
and was completed in 21 nights.

The total time exposure of all frames is 76.5 hours

The equipment is Telephoto Nikkor 300mm f/2,8 @ f/4;
CCD: SBIG ST-10XME with H-alpha filter.

The location is my balcony observatory in Rome:

http://www.danilopivato.com/introduc...setup/2009.htm



The mosaic is he

http://www.danilopivato.com/tabulae_...ord_mosaic.htm

Best regards,

Danilo Pivato
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Old February 11th 11, 10:22 PM posted to sci.astro.amateur
Sam Wormley[_2_]
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Default Orion's Belt & Sword: mosaic in H-alpha

On 2/11/11 4:15 PM, Danilo Pivato wrote:
Hi all,

a photomosaic consisting in 17 shots that show the central
part of the constellation of Orion.

The mosaic measures approximately: 9°x8° (6464x5860 pixels)
and was completed in 21 nights.

The total time exposure of all frames is 76.5 hours

The equipment is Telephoto Nikkor 300mm f/2,8 @ f/4;
CCD: SBIG ST-10XME with H-alpha filter.

The location is my balcony observatory in Rome:

http://www.danilopivato.com/introduc...setup/2009.htm



The mosaic is he

http://www.danilopivato.com/tabulae_...ord_mosaic.htm

Best regards,

Danilo Pivato
--
MyWebSite: http://www.danilopivato.com
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Very File!
Thank You.
-Sam

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Old February 12th 11, 12:19 AM posted to sci.astro.amateur
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Default Orion's Belt & Sword: mosaic in H-alpha

On Feb 11, 4:15*pm, "Danilo Pivato" wrote:
Hi all,

a photomosaic consisting in 17 shots that show the central
part of the constellation of Orion.

The mosaic measures approximately: 9 x8 (6464x5860 pixels)
and was completed in 21 nights.

The total time exposure of all frames is 76.5 hours

The equipment is Telephoto Nikkor 300mm f/2,8 @ f/4;
CCD: SBIG ST-10XME with H-alpha filter.

The location is my balcony observatory in Rome:

http://www.danilopivato.com/introduc...setup/2009.htm

The mosaic is he

http://www.danilopivato.com/tabulae_..._belt_sword_mo...

Best regards,

Danilo Pivato
--
MyWebSite:http://www.danilopivato.com
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That's really neat, Danilo!

Rolando
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Old February 12th 11, 01:59 AM posted to sci.astro.amateur
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Default Orion's Belt & Sword: mosaic in H-alpha

Danilo Pivato wrote:
The mosaic is he

http://www.danilopivato.com/tabulae_...ord_mosaic.htm


Really, that is quite fantastic!

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Old February 12th 11, 04:02 AM posted to sci.astro.amateur
Ben[_2_]
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Default Orion's Belt & Sword: mosaic in H-alpha

On Feb 11, 2:15*pm, "Danilo Pivato" wrote:
Hi all,

a photomosaic consisting in 17 shots that show the central
part of the constellation of Orion.

The mosaic measures approximately: 9 x8 (6464x5860 pixels)
and was completed in 21 nights.

The total time exposure of all frames is 76.5 hours

The equipment is Telephoto Nikkor 300mm f/2,8 @ f/4;
CCD: SBIG ST-10XME with H-alpha filter.

The location is my balcony observatory in Rome:

http://www.danilopivato.com/introduc...setup/2009.htm

The mosaic is he

http://www.danilopivato.com/tabulae_..._belt_sword_mo...

Best regards,

Danilo Pivato
--
MyWebSite:http://www.danilopivato.com
MyJobs:http://www.danilopivato.com/tabulae_coeli/index.htm


Great work, Danilo. Keep it up.
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Old February 12th 11, 02:53 PM posted to sci.astro.amateur
Danilo Pivato
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Default Orion's Belt & Sword: mosaic in H-alpha

Thank you!



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Old February 12th 11, 03:21 PM posted to sci.astro.amateur
Chris.B[_2_]
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Default Orion's Belt & Sword: mosaic in H-alpha

On 12 Feb., 15:53, "Danilo Pivato" wrote:
Thank you!

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Superb! Bravo!
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Old February 12th 11, 08:05 PM posted to sci.astro.amateur
Bill[_9_]
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Default Orion's Belt & Sword: mosaic in H-alpha

On Fri, 11 Feb 2011 23:15:02 +0100, Danilo Pivato wrote:

Hi all,

a photomosaic consisting in 17 shots that show the central
part of the constellation of Orion.

The mosaic measures approximately: 9°x8° (6464x5860 pixels)
and was completed in 21 nights.

The total time exposure of all frames is 76.5 hours

The equipment is Telephoto Nikkor 300mm f/2,8 @ f/4;
CCD: SBIG ST-10XME with H-alpha filter.

The location is my balcony observatory in Rome:

http://www.danilopivato.com/introduc...setup/2009.htm

The mosaic is he

http://www.danilopivato.com/tabulae_...ord_mosaic.htm

Best regards,

Danilo Pivato


Very nice result.

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Old February 12th 11, 08:59 PM posted to sci.astro.amateur
Keith[_2_]
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Default Orion's Belt & Sword: mosaic in H-alpha

"Danilo Pivato" wrote in
:

Hi all,

a photomosaic consisting in 17 shots that show the central
part of the constellation of Orion.

The mosaic measures approximately: 9°x8° (6464x5860 pixels)
and was completed in 21 nights.

The total time exposure of all frames is 76.5 hours

The equipment is Telephoto Nikkor 300mm f/2,8 @ f/4;
CCD: SBIG ST-10XME with H-alpha filter.

The location is my balcony observatory in Rome:

http://www.danilopivato.com/introduc...setup/2009.htm



The mosaic is he

http://www.danilopivato.com/tabulae_...on_belt_sword_
mosaic.htm

Best regards,

Danilo Pivato
--
MyWebSite: http://www.danilopivato.com
MyJobs: http://www.danilopivato.com/tabulae_coeli/index.htm


One word: Wow!

Very nice.

-Keith
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Old February 17th 11, 02:55 AM posted to sci.astro.amateur
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Default Orion's Belt & Sword: mosaic in H-alpha

On Fri, 11 Feb 2011 23:15:02 +0100, "Danilo Pivato"
wrote:

Hi all,

a photomosaic consisting in 17 shots that show the central
part of the constellation of Orion.

What is also very significant about this, for me, is that even after
76+ hours of exposure time, there is STILL really no verification of
NGC 1990. At least, in H-alpha!

S. Waldee

 




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