A 10-in wall-mounted remote-controlled LED lunar night light displays the different phases of the moon. This wonderful lunar model was given to me as a present and is ready to illuminate my room with a touch of a button. In the future, the white LEDs will be replaced with red ones to function as a dim light (to preserve dark-adaptation) for the observatory that I will soon build :) For my other areas of interest which may or may not be related to astronomy at all, click here.
Stargazing with students, teachers,and parents at Mines Elementary School, Quezon City, as part of their Science Camp which aims to develop students’ awareness and appreciation of the beauty of heavenly bodies. Saturn, currently in opposition, presented the best possible view of its rings through a telescope, while the moon was also observed to have dimmed considerably as it enters Earth’s penumbral shadow during the partial lunar eclipse which also occurred during the stargazing activity (April 25-26, 2013). For previous observations, click here.
Wide-field image of the Milky Way near the constellation Orion, taken with a Canon 450D DSLR and an 18-55 mm lens set to 18 mm, f/3.5, ISO 1600, 60 sec exposure, on November 11, 2012 under the dark clear skies of Boso-boso, Rizal, Philippines. Photo Credit: Anthony Urbano. For more Milky Way images, click here.
Wide-field image of the constellation Cassiopeia taken with a Canon 450D DSLR and a 50 mm f/1.8 kit lens, ISO 1600, 4 x 15 sec exposure, on November 11, 2012 under the dark clear skies of Boso-boso, Rizal, Philippines. The Milky Way stretching (horizontally) through the constellation is visible in this photo as a rich background of stars. Photo Credit: Anthony Urbano. For more images of constellations, click here.
The Triangulum Galaxy (sometimes referred to as Pinwheel Galaxy) is the most distant object that can be seen with the unaided eye, approximately 3 million light-years from Earth. This wide-field image of the Triangulum Galaxy was taken with a Canon 450D DSLR and a 50 mm f/1.8 kit lens, ISO 1600, 30 sec exposure, on November 11, 2012 under the dark clear skies of Boso-boso, Rizal, Philippines. The low surface brightness of Triangulum Galaxy makes it an extremely difficult target to observe visually in light-polluted skies. Photo Credit: Anthony Urbano. For more images of galaxies, click here.
Wide-field image of the California Nebula (right) and the dark nebula beside it (left) taken with a Canon 450D DSLR and a 50 mm f/1.8 kit lens, ISO 1600, 12 x 20 sec exposure, on November 11, 2012 under the dark clear skies of Boso-boso, Rizal, Philippines. The low surface brightness of California Nebula makes it an extremely difficult target to observe visually, but shows up nicely in photos. Photo Credit: Anthony Urbano. For more images of nebulas, click here.
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