This is a gallery of Images by HAS members which were selected to be on the “front cover” of the monthly GuideStar email newsletter. Many of these images were selected by the vote of other HAS astro-imagers to be the HAS astro-image of the month.
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This image was used as the cover image of the August 2020 Guidestar. It was an Astrobin IOTD, and was captured by Jeff Lepp at the HAS Dark Site in Columbus.
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Jeff Lepp - The Iris Nebula - NGC 7023
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This image appeared on the December 2020 HAS Guidestar.
It was captured by Simon Tan using a ZWO ASI 533 OSC camera and a 500mm camera lens
It was captured by Simon Tan using a ZWO ASI 533 OSC camera and a 500mm camera lens
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Simon Tan - IC434 the Horsehead Nebula
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This image by Chen Wu was featured on the cover of the January 2021 GuideStar.
It was honored as Image of the Day on Astrobin for 12/27/2020.
Chen calls it Wolf's Call - Eagle Eye.
It was honored as Image of the Day on Astrobin for 12/27/2020.
Chen calls it Wolf's Call - Eagle Eye.
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NGC 1333 - Chen Wu
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This Image was featured on the February 2021 cover of the GuideStar. It was the first cover image to be selected HAS Image of the Month by a vote of HAS astro-imagers and other HAS members.
Jeff captured 28.3 hours of HaLRGB data over 6 different nights in November and December 2020.
Jeff captured 28.3 hours of HaLRGB data over 6 different nights in November and December 2020.
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LDN 1584 Cederblad 51 - Jeff Lepp
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This image was the cover photo for the March 2021 Guidestar. It is an 18 panel mosaic of the Orion Horsehead, and Flame nebulae imaged in January 2021 at the HAS Dark Site by HAS member Rob Torrey
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Orion to Flame
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This awsome image of the Great American Eclipse on August 21, 2017 was captured by HAS member Don Taylor. It was used as a reminder that another eclipse, dubbed the "Great Texas Eclipse" by GuideStar editor Don Selle, will occur on April 8th 2024, only three years from the publication date of this GuideStar issue.
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Total Solar Eclipse Aug 21st 2017
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This excellent image of the Sunflower Galaxy was captured by HAS member Loyd Overcash and was used for the May 2021 Guidestar cover photo. May is in the middle of "Galaxy Season" and Loyd'e image is a great example of the wonders that can be observed from reasonably dark skies in May.
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M-63 The Sunflower Galaxy
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June 2021 Cover Image
by HAS Member Andrew Burwell
26,000 frames in all, reduced down to 13 panels. All taken on a Celestron C5 with the ZWO ASI224MC camera.
by HAS Member Andrew Burwell
26,000 frames in all, reduced down to 13 panels. All taken on a Celestron C5 with the ZWO ASI224MC camera.
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13 Panel Lunar Mosaic
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Image by HAS Member Chris Ober
IC-405, IC-410 & IC-417
Imaged with a RedCat 51 and STF-8300
Total Exposure - 9hrs & 20min - LRGB + Ha
IC-405, IC-410 & IC-417
Imaged with a RedCat 51 and STF-8300
Total Exposure - 9hrs & 20min - LRGB + Ha
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Flaming Star and Tadpoles
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Image by HAS Member Don Selle from Custer South Dakota
Using Canon 6D + Sigma Art 24mm f/1.4 lens
2 x 2 Mosaic
Using Canon 6D + Sigma Art 24mm f/1.4 lens
2 x 2 Mosaic
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Comet NEOWISE
