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Hi all. A nice sunny but partly cloudy sunset here and I got 4 shots of the SpaceX Falcon 9 launch at 6:13 pm EST from my backyard. See photos below:
Here are the details:
On Monday, February 3rd at 6:13 mm EST, SpaceX launched the Falcon 9 from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station - SLC40. It was carrying a batch of Starlink satellites for their second generation high-speed low earth orbit Internet satellite constellation.
I hope that you enjoy the photos.
Marshall
Sky-Watcher 90mm f/13.8 Maksutov-Cassegrain on motorized Multimount
Orion Astroview 120ST f/5 Refractor on EQ3 mount
Celestron Comet Catcher 140mm f/3.64 Schmidt-Newtonian on alt-az mount
Celestron Omni XLT150R f/5 Refractor on CG4 mount with dual axis drives.
Orion 180mm f/15 Maksutov-Cassegrain on CG5-GT Goto mount.
Orion XT12i 12" f/4.9 Dobsonian Intelliscope.
Kamakura 7x35 Binoculars and Celestron SkyMaster 15x70 Binoculars. ZWO ASI 120MC camera.
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Superb photos again, Marshall!
Thanks very much for sharing!
smp
Stephen
- - - - - Telescopes: Questar 3.5 Standard SN 18-11421; Stellina (EAA) Solar: Thousand Oaks white light filter; Daystar Quark (chromosphere) Hα filter Mounts: Explore Scientific Twilight I; Majestic heavy duty tripod Local Club: New Hampshire Astronomical Society
It must be awesome to see these amazing sights from your home!
I was fortunate enough to see the space shuttle re-entering the atmosphere and blazing across the sky to land near you two times in my life and they rate at the top of the most amazing sights that I have ever seen!
One time just after dusk, it burned a long path across the sky (horizon to horizon) and when it disappeared, I walked inside and watched it land on tv. Wow!
Thank you for sharing these wonderful photos!
Jim
Scopes: Explore Scientific ED102 APO, Sharpstar 61 EDPH II APO, Samyang 135 F2 (still on the Nikon).
Mount: Skywatcher HEQ5 Pro with Rowan Belt Mod
Stuff: ASI EAF Focus Motor (x2), ZWO OAG, ZWO 30 mm Guide Scope, ASI 220mm min, ASI 120mm mini, Stellarview 0.8 FR/FF, Sharpstar 0.8 FR/FF, Mele Overloock 3C.
Camera/Filters/Software: ASI 533 mc pro, ASI 120mm mini, ASI 220mm mini , IDAS LPS D-1, Optolong L-Enhance, ZWO UV/IR Cut, N.I.N.A., Green Swamp Server, PHD2, Adobe Photoshop CC, Pixinsight.
Dog and best bud: Jack
Sky: Bortle 6-7
My Astrobin: https://www.astrobin.com/users/Juno16/
