Astrophotography Gallery
By Armando Caussade.
Uploaded: May 30, 1998. Revised: July 18, 2005.
- Wide Angle Views (8 images)
- Solar System (4 images)
- Eclipses and Transits (4 images)
- Milky Way and Deep Sky (4 images)
WIDE ANGLE VIEWS
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The Moon and Venus at Sunset
Copyright © 2000 Armando CaussadeDate: November 29, 2000 at 6:18:16 PM, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Camera: Nikon FM-2 SLR on tripod
Optics: AF Nikkor 24 mm f/2.8 lens @ f/2.8
Exposure: 30 seconds, using Fujicolor Super HQ 100
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The Moon and Venus at Sunset
Copyright © 2000 Armando CaussadeDate: November 29, 2000 at 7:30:01 PM, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Camera: Nikon FM-2 SLR on tripod
Optics: AF Nikkor 50 mm f/1.8 lens @ f/2.8
Exposure: 15 seconds, using Fujicolor Super HQ 100
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Mars Near Opposition
Copyright © 2005 Armando CaussadeDate: August 6, 2003 at 9:52:30 PM, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Camera: Nikon FM-2 SLR on tripod
Optics: AF Nikkor 50 mm f/1.8 lens @ f/4
Exposure: 15 seconds, using Fujicolor Super HQ 100
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Venus, Mercury and Saturn at Sunset
Copyright © 2005 Armando CaussadeDate: June 26, 2005 at 7:52:47 PM, Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Camera: Nikon FM-2 SLR on tripod
Optics: AF Nikkor 50 mm f/1.8 lens @ f/4
Exposure: 15 seconds, using Fujicolor Superia Xtra-800
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Comet Hale-Bopp before Sunrise
Copyright © 1997 Armando CaussadeDate: March 9, 1997 at 5:25 AM, Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico
Camera: Nikon FM-2 SLR on piggyback
Optics: AF Nikkor 50 mm f/1.8 lens @ f/1.8
Exposure: 2 minutes, using Fujicolor HG-1600
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Comet Hale-Bopp from the Suburbs
Copyright © 1997 Armando CaussadeDate: April 6, 1997 at approx. 7:30 PM, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Camera: Nikon FM-2 SLR on tripod
Optics: AF Nikkor 50 mm f/1.8 lens @ f/1.8
Exposure: 20 seconds, using Fujicolor HG-1600
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Northern Star Trails
Copyright © 2000 Armando CaussadeDate: December 30, 2000 at 12:00 AM, Guayanilla, Puerto Rico
Camera: Nikon FM-2 SLR on tripod
Optics: AF Nikkor 24 mm f/2.8 lens @ f/2.8
Exposure: 4 hours, using Fujicolor Super HQ 100
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Southern Star Trails
Copyright © 2000 Armando CaussadeDate: May 27, 2000 at 8:30 PM, Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico
Camera: Nikon FM-2 SLR on tripod
Optics: AF Nikkor 24 mm f/2.8 lens @ f/2.8
Exposure: 4 hours, using Kodak Gold 100
SOLAR SYSTEM
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Waxing Gibbous Moon
Copyright © 2004 Armando CaussadeDate/Location: September 3, 2004 at 11:45:40 PM, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Camera: Kodak Easyshare CX6200 using afocal technique with a 20mm eyepiece
Optics: 80 mm f/11.4 refracting telescope @ f/21.0 (F=1,684 mm)
Exposure: single exposure, 1/99 second @ ISO-200
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Waning Gibbous Moon
Copyright © 1988 Armando CaussadeDate: September 23, 1988 [time not recorded], Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Camera: Minolta X-370 using prime focus technique
Optics: 406 mm f/11 classic Cassegrain telescope @ f/11 (F=4,500 mm)
Exposure: 1/30 second, using Kodak Gold 100
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Waning Gibbous Moon
Copyright © 1988 Armando CaussadeDate: September 23, 1988 [time not recorded], Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Camera: Minolta X-370 using positive projection technique
Optics: 406 mm f/11 classic Cassegrain telescope @ f/40 (F=16,000 mm)
Exposure: 1/2 second, using Kodak Gold 100
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Mars
Copyright © 2003 Armando CaussadeDate: August 4, 2003 at 2:02:14 AM, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Camera: Nikon FM-2 using afocal technique with a 6mm eyepiece
Optics: 203 mm f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope @ f/83 (F=17,000 mm)
Exposure: Stack of 4 exposures, 1/8 second ea. using Fujicolor Super HQ-100
ECLIPSES AND TRANSITS
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Venus Transit
Copyright © 2004 Armando CaussadeDate: June 8, 2004 at 6:26 AM, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Camera: Nikon FM-2 using prime focus technique
Optics: 80 mm f/11.4 refracting telescope @ f/11.4 (F=910 mm)
Exposure: 1/60 second with solar filter (density 5.0), using Kodak Gold 100
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Total Lunar Eclipse
Copyright © 2004 Armando CaussadeDate: October 27, 2004 at 11:25:40 PM, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Camera: Nikon FM-2 using prime focus technique
Optics: 80 mm f/11.4 refracting telescope @ f/11.4 (F=910 mm)
Exposure: 30 seconds, using Kodak Gold 100
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Partial Solar Eclipse
Copyright © 2005 Armando CaussadeDate: April 8, 2005 at 4:16:24 PM, Penonomé, Panama
Camera: Nikon FM-2 using prime focus technique
Optics: 80 mm f/11.4 refracting telescope @ f/11.4 (F=910 mm)
Exposure: 1/125 second with solar filter (density 5.0), using Fujicolor 100
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Mercury Transit
Copyright © 2006 Armando CaussadeDate: November 8, 2006 at 4:50:00 PM, Toa Baja, Puerto Rico
Camera: Kodak Easyshare CX6200 using afocal technique with a 28mm eyepiece
Optics: 80 mm f/11.4 refracting telescope @ f/16.8 (F=1,347 mm)
Exposure: single exposure with solar filter (density 5.0), 1/387 second @ ISO-100
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Total Lunar Eclipse
Copyright © 2008 Armando CaussadeDate: February 20, 2008 at 11:23:38 PM, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Camera: Nikon FM-2 using prime focus technique
Optics: 80 mm f/11.4 refracting telescope @ f/11.4 (F=910 mm)
Exposure: 30 seconds, using Fujicolor 100
MILKY WAY AND DEEP SKY
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The Sagittarius Milky Way
Copyright © 1988 Armando CaussadeDate: June 12, 1988 at approx. 12:00 AM, Yauco, Puerto Rico
Camera: Minolta X-370 SLR on piggyback
Optics: Minolta 50 mm f/1.7 lens @ f/1.7
Exposure: 20 minutes, using Konica SR-1600
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The Cygnus Milky Way
Copyright © 1988 Armando CaussadeDate: June 12, 1988 at approx. 1:00 AM, Yauco, Puerto Rico
Camera: Minolta X-370 SLR on piggyback
Optics: Minolta 50 mm f/1.7 lens @ f/1.7
Exposure: 20 minutes, using Konica SR-1600
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Orion
Copyright © 1988 Armando CaussadeDate: September 18, 1988 at approx. 4:00 AM, Yauco, Puerto Rico
Camera: Minolta X-370 SLR on piggyback
Optics: Minolta 50 mm f/1.7 lens @ f/1.7
Exposure: 15 minutes, using Konica SR-1600
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M42The Orion Nebula
Copyright © 2005 Armando CaussadeDate: January 15, 2005 at 11:56:55 PM, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Camera: Nikon FM-2 using prime focus technique
Optics: 80 mm f/11.4 refracting telescope @ f/11.4 (F=910 mm)
Exposure: 4 minutes, using Fujicolor Superia Xtra 800
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