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The Night Sky Photos
are brought to you by Rick Cox. Rick is the owner of
Cox Portraits of Lake Anna and one
great telescope.
RICK'S WORDS ON
STAR GAZING
 At
Lake Anna we are privileged to be living in an area with very little
light pollution. The dark skies proudly display the wondrous
sights of the night - planets, nebula, double stars, meteors,
galaxies, open and globular clusters, the moon and the Milky Way.
You don't need a large
telescope to enjoy the celestial canvas. A pair of 10x50 binoculars
are sufficient, and can even obtain amazing views of the moon and its
craters.
RECENT SIGHTINGS
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Here is a picture (click to enlarge) of
M45, otherwise known as The Pleiades or The Seven Sisters. It is the
best known and largest open cluster and can easily be seen with the
naked eye. This is a piggyback photo taken with a 300mm lens. |
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Here is a picture (click to enlarge) of
M31 with M110 as the fuzzy patch below it. It is called the Andromeda
Galaxy as it reside in the constellation Andromeda. |
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In the photo (click to enlarge), the Orion constellation can be seen
in November between midnight and 6:00 in the southern sky. On a dark
moonless night it can be seen as a fuzzy patch with the unaided eye,
but really comes alive with binoculars or a small scope. The Orion
Nebula is located in the middle of Orion's sword. |
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In the photo (click to enlarge), the "coat hanger" is an asterism in
the constellation Vulpecula. An asterism is a group of stars, usually
unrelated, that form a recognizable object in the sky. This group of
stars is the size of two full moons and can be seen with binoculars.
This picture was rotated 180 degrees. |
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In
the photo (click to enlarge), you will find the "teapot" and "spoon"
in Sagittarius. These can be found low in the southern skies during
August and September. The Milky Way portrays the steam coming out of
the spout. This view is easily located with the naked eye on a
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RICK'S PHOTO COLLECTIONS
These photos were
taken through a Meade LX200GPS 8" or a Celestron Nexstar GPS 11"
telescope. The camera was either a Meade LPI CMOS or a Nikon Coolpix
4500.
>11/27/04
- November sights
>09/19/04
- Best
views of 2004
NIGHT SKY RESOURCES
>Tonight's
Sky
- EarthSky.org
>Sky
Watching
- EarthSky.org
>Astronomy
for Kids
- KidsAstronomy.com
>Star
Map - WeatherUnderground.com
SUN & MOON DATA
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