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The place where images are stored ! If you would like to show off some of your images here, just send your photo to sales@astrobargains.com, the date it was taken, your name and a brief description of the target and techniques used. If you are concerned about copyrights, please do place your own watermarks. Even though we display your photo here, Astro Bargains will not use your photos for any other purpose without your explicit permission.

Digital Camera Imaging		Date
M42 - Orion Nebula Canon 500D prime focus on Meade LX200R 12", 8 sec x 10 ISO 1600, stacked and post processed with Photoshop. by KJB. Photo is from backyard - in spite of all the light pollution lots of detail can still be obtained.		12 Dec 09
The Moon Canon 500D prime focus on C9.25. 1/25 sec ISO100. From Punggai. by KJB. The Moon is always a good starting target for photography. Good detail can be obtained with any telescope and very fast shutter speeds.		27 Sep 09
Moon Halo Canon 500D prime focus on C9.25. 1/25 sec ISO100. From Punggai. by KJB. This optical phenomenon is due to ice crystals in the clouds. If you zoom in, you can actually see the colours of the rainbow in the halo!		27 Sep 09
M42 - Orion Nebula Canon 300D prime focus on C9.25-GT, 30 sec, post processed with Photoshop. by KJB		1 Mar 05

CCD Imaging		Date
M42 - Orion Nebula M42 image with Celestron C102 wideview f/5 achromatic refractor and Orion Starshoot Imager from condo balcony. Total exposure 30s X 120 subframes unguided. Processed with DL Essential. by Alfred Cheang		13 Feb 10
Horsehead & reflection nebula Taken from condo grounds with Orion starshoot imager, f/6 4in refractor and unguided shot. Processing includes colour balancing and gamma stretching. 30s subframe, about 50 minutes in total after discarding bad frames by Alfred Cheang		13 Feb 10
Flame Nebula Taken from condo grounds with Orion starshoot imager, f/6 4in refractor and unguided shot. Processing includes colour balancing and gamma stretching. 30s subframe X 30 by Alfred Cheang		13 Feb 10


Microscope Images		Date
Centipede Stinger ! Canon Ixus 700, stack of 4 images, with custom white balance, and post processed with Photoshop. by KJB		25 Sep 05
Aliens You don't need to go to the movies to see Aliens. They're right outside - in rain-water that's been standing for a while. No larger than a millimetre in length. It's name - harpacticoid copepod! by KJB		11 Oct 03
Sand Even normal sand from the sea-side, when put under a microscope, take on new properties. Some are transparent like crystals. by KJB		13 Sep 03
Moth dust Anyone touched a moth before and noticed the "dust" on their fingers. Under a microscope, they resolve into these nice "feather"-like particles. by KJB		16 Aug 03
Bacteria on Human Cheek Cells This is a simple experiment that everyone can do. Appreciate the fact that there are more bacteria in our mouth than number of people on this planet! by KJB		26 Jul 03

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