Ian Donaldson

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Lunar eclipse of February 20, 2008
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Lunar eclipse of February 20, 2008

  • Solar prominences on the edge of the sun
  • Lunar eclipse of February 20, 2008
  • The Ring Nebula is also known as Messier 57. It is what remains of a star that exploded 20,000 years ago. The multi-colored ring is the blown off gases from the dying star.
  • Viewing the sun with a telescope and solar filter at The Geoff Brown Observatory near Thornbury Ontario.
  • Cresent Moon in The Morning
  • Astro-Photography Class at Carr Observatory.
  • My old observatory!<br /> -11 inch Celestron CPC DeluxeHD Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope, f/10, 2800mm<br /> -3.6 inch Williams Optics APO refactor telescope, f/7.1, 550mm (for viewing the sun, moon planets and autoguiding)<br /> -Celestron Pro Wedge (to track the rotation of the earth)<br /> -Celestron Autoguider (to keep the telescope lined up on an individual star)<br /> -ADM rail and counter-weight.<br /> -JMI focuser<br /> -Teleview Everbrite diagonal
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