Featured Photograph
Messier 42, the magnificent Orion Nebula
© 2024 Klaus Brasch
Messier 42, the magnificent Orion Nebula, a favorite object in any amateur telescope, is usually portrayed in vivid, high contrast colors. While that looks spectacular, the reality is that one of our closest stellar nursery’s true colors are likely much more subdued. I have attempted to depict it in hues one might expect as seen in a large aperture telescope, showing the light pink emission regions and the bluish reflection veils surrounding the nebula’s core.
DETAILS: Astro Physics AP 155 Starfire shooting at f/5.2, though an IDAS LPS-V4 filter and a spectrally modified Canon EOS 6D Mrk II. Total exposure: 8 minutes at ISO 4000.
Klaus Brasch
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Title: “Grand Canyon Star Party”
Saturday, June 1-8, 2024
Link: TBD
Club Contact TBD
Title: “Flagstaff Festival of Science”
Saturday, June 1-8, 2024
Link: TBD
Club Contact TBD
Monthly Meeting for August
Saturday, August 17, 2024
Presenter: Michael Stump
Title: “Night Photography”
This presentation covers photogrpahy of the night sky excluding planetary and deep sky. Included is photography of the Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights), Milky Way, Star Trails, Meteor Showers, and the applicaiton and tools used in this field.
CAS Monthly Meetings and Astronomical Programs are held the
Saturday closest to the Full Moon at the Mars Hill Campus of
Lowell Observatory, Hendricks Center for Planetary Studies
Auditorium (6:45 pm - 8:00 pm)., unless otherwise noted) followed
by refreshments, and informal discussion. Meetings are open and free
to the public.
