Gallery: Astronomy Pictures January 2005

21/1/2005
Some early astronomical images from the webcams and the robotic telescope. If you want to see the difference between the web cams and the astronomy cameras, look at the images "real size".
13 images

• 21/01/2005 15:23

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  The Pole Star is the brightest star in the middle. The little bear is in the 6pm position. This image was taken on the 20th January 2005 at 21-02hrs. It is 100 integrated images. The camera has yet to be optimised.

  

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  Andromeda with the galaxy on the left and the Square of Pegasus

  

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  Another image of the Pleiades with Comet Machholz 03:40 hrs on 7th January 2005.

  

• 21/01/2005 15:25

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  Orion Taurus and the Pleiades. At the centre of the image is the belt of Orion, three stars pointing to Sirius in the top left hand corner with the Hyades and Aldebaran in the opposite direction and the Pleiades just inside the bottom right hand corner. As well as the sky you can see the inside of the dome.

  

• 21/01/2005 15:27

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  A view of Mount Teide with some stars from Aquarius. Theta aquarius is just to the right of the summit and alpha aquarius is further right. Alpha Pegasus (Markab) is just off the top right of the picture. This image was taken on 20th January 2005 at 20-36. It is 100 integrated images. The camera has yet to be optimised

  

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  Teide in the morning. The brightest star above Teide and to the left is Alphard or alpha Hydra. Brighter stars Procyon, Pollux and Regulus are just off the picture. This image was taken on the 21st January at 07-07hrs.

  

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  This is part of the constellation of Leo looking down with Regulus in the Centre

  

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  A three degree field around the Hyades

  

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  A starfield with quasars

  

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  Perseus and Taurus in colour.

  

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  Pleaides and comet Macholz. Submitted by Peter Venlet.

  

• 21/01/2005 15:25

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  Orion Taurus and the Pleiades.

  

• 21/01/2005 15:25

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  Orion Taurus and the Pleiades.

  

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