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[justsomedude]

[pixmation]

Yosemite

[DavidHeaton]

Astrophotography

[DavidHeaton]

The Milky Way

[DavidHeaton]

Mountains by Night

[Chrisbrn]

Galactic volcano

[Chrisbrn]

These two dead trees are by the road high above Metsovo, near Katara pass.
The altitude is about 1700 meters above sea level.

The lower of the two lines in the sky is the ISS.

Observer's location:Ioannina, Greece, 39.6596°N, 20.8438°E
Local time zone:East European Daylight Time (UTC + 3:00)
Orbit:377 x 394 km, 51.6° (Epoch Sep 2)
Click on the date to get a star chart and other pass details.

DateMagStartsMax. altitudeEnds
TimeAlt.Az.TimeAlt.Az.TimeAlt.Az.
3 Sep-2.420:51:2210WNW20:54:2041SW20:57:1610SSE
5 Sep-1.120:31:0410W20:33:3221SW20:35:5810S
7 Sep-0.120:11:3110WSW20:12:3811SW20:13:4410SSW

[SaGA]

La voie lactée, NE, Switzerland

[SaGA]

Strails on the lake de Chéserys, Mt'Blanc View, France

[aldvan]

Orion nebula, nest of young stars...
5D MkII + Meade LX-200 8"

[zanggerk]

Bubble nebula and star cluster M52 in the constellation Cassiopeia

Total exposure time 11 hrs 10 min (taken over 3 nights).

[zanggerk]

Plejades with Canon EOS 1000D through 6" Newtonian telescope.

Total exposure time 14 hrs 50 min (taken over 5 nights).

[zanggerk]

Triangulum galaxy with Canon EOS 1000D through 6" Newtonian telescope.

Total exposure time 12 hrs 20 min (taken over 3 nights).

[marioweigand]

The total lunar eclipse from December 2010.
Canon EOS 5D Mk II + Pentax 75/500 SDHF
Composition of 5 single photos.
cheers, Mario

[marioweigand]

What astrophotography looks like. 
Canon EOS 5D + Sigma 12-24 EX DG
Composition of 8x 180s exposures.
cheers, Mario