Astro Photos

November 19, 2015Alex Castillos

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I love Algonquin Park, I'''ve been going there since I was a kid. (Located in Northern Ontario, Canada) Here are some shot'''s of I have taken recently. All the planets...

The Constellation Orion and Neighbours (with labels)

September 14, 2015Alex Castillos

The Constellation Orion and Neighbours (with labels)

Nikkor 24-70 mm lens; ISO 200; 50 mm focal length, f/5.6; three stacked exposures, 2 minutes each

September 9, 2015Alex Castillos

Neptune

This is actually a snapshot from actual footage I took of the planet Neptune. The image has been brightened so everyone is able to see it better as we all...

September 9, 2015Alex Castillos

Total Eclipse of the Moon, as seen from LaSalle County, Illinois, USA

Nikon D800 camera body on Explore Scientific 152-mm (6") f/8 refracting telescope. Images captured over a period of 2 hours, 55 minutes, from 00:57 CDT to 03:52 CDT. Multiple frames for...

September 9, 2015Alex Castillos

M51

Majestic M51 with Spiral arms. As observed and imaged from Downtown Ottawa, Canada. Using the Mallincam CCD Video Camera.

September 9, 2015Alex Castillos

M51

A most impressive image of M51 taken by amateur astronomer Bob Stikeman from his cottage in Muskoka, Ontario. Canada. It was taken with a Celestron CGEM 1100 with a Canon EOS 60Da...

September 9, 2015Alex Castillos

Sun - Color

- Coronado SolarMax 60, 60 mm H Alpha 0.7 Angstrom, - MallinCam 2.5X Apochromatic 3 elements CCD Barlow, - MallinCam SSIc for color image, - MallinCam SSIm for monochrome image,...

September 9, 2015Alex Castillos

Sun - Monochrome

- Coronado SolarMax 60, 60 mm H Alpha 0.7 Angstrom, - MallinCam 2.5X Apochromatic 3 elements CCD Barlow, - MallinCam SSIc for color image, - MallinCam SSIm for monochrome image,...

September 9, 2015Alex Castillos

Messier 31 - The Andromeda Galaxy

Shot through a 135 mm Canon lens @f/2.2, ISO 1600, 16 frames @ 2minutes on a Canon EOS60Da stacked with Images Plus and processed with Photoshop. Done with Sky-Watcher Star...

September 9, 2015Alex Castillos

Comet Jacques (C/2014 E2)

Shot through a 135 mm Canon lens @f/2.2, ISO 1600, 16 frames @ 2minutes on a Canon EOS60Da stacked with Images Plus and processed with Photoshop. Done with Sky-Watcher Star...