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Rod Pommier Astrophotography

  • Total Solar Eclipse of 2024-04-08
  • New Pommier Observatory
  • New Images with CDK400 System
  • Nebulae
  • Galaxies
  • Star Clusters
  • Solar System
  • Supernovae
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Pluto on the Night of the New Horizons Flyby

Pluto on the night of the space probe New Horizons' closest approach, July 14, 2015. Pluto was located in a heavily populated area of the Sagittarius Milky Way, but is indicated by the 2 tick marks. Observations by my friend Sean Curry the following night from Pine Mountain Observatory showed that this dot had moved, confirming the observation of Pluto. Exposures:Exposures: 10x30 seconds=5 minutes at f/8.3.

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