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April 2011 [5 Images] may be available for purchase ![]() Updates for April 2011 |
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Asad and His Telescope [3 Images] may be available for purchase ![]() Asad Mehmood of Okara made this 6" Newtonian reflector. Here are a few pictures of the telescope. |
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August 2011 [1 Image] may be available for purchase ![]() Astronomy pictures in August 2011 |
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Badro Jabal, Nov 2010 [10 Images] may be available for purchase ![]() Pictures from our astronomy session at Badro Jabal in November 2010. |
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Celestron 127 EQ [2 Images] may be available for purchase ![]() |
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Comet C-2011 W3 (Lovejoy) Dec 2011, Tasmania [4 Images] may be available for purchase ![]() Comet C/2011 W3 (Lovejoy) from Tasmania, Australia (27/12/2011). This comet was discovered by Terry Lovejoy and survived an extremely close flyby around the sun and is now shining above the Southern skies in pre-dawn skies as of Dec 2011. |
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Construction of SK'EYE-4 [24 Images] may be available for purchase ![]() These are the pictures of the construction of 12.5" Newtonian Reflector SK'EYE-4. |
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Construction of SK'EYE-5 [8 Images] may be available for purchase ![]() SK'EYE-5, 10" Newtonian reflector, through various stages of its construction by Dr. Ashraf in Umerkot. |
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Dr. Ashraf's Moon Gallery [10 Images] may be available for purchase ![]() A collection of images of Moon taken through Sky-Watcher 100ED apochromatic refractor with a digital camera by Dr. Ashraf in Umerkot, Sindh |
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H-Alpha Sun [6 Images] may be available for purchase ![]() Images of Sun in H-Alpha wavelength using Lunt LS35THa and Sony Ericsson C902 5MP Cybershot mobile. |
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Halifax Solar Viewing in H-Alpha [6 Images] may be available for purchase ![]() Akbar and Salman viewing Sun in H-Alpha using Lunt LS35T Hydrogen Alpha telescope. |
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Hello Mars, from Pakistan, 2010 [4 Images] may be available for purchase ![]() |
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Jewel Box open cluster [3 Images] may be available for purchase ![]() A comparison of the pictures of Jewel Box open cluster (NGC 4755) in Crux, taken through a mobile camera held at eyepiece of Skywatcher 8" dobsonian and an example of the actual view through eyepiece and a reference picture with stellar magnitudes. |
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JUPITER [1 Image] may be available for purchase ![]() |
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KAAS AT HINGOL, May 2010 [6 Images] may be available for purchase ![]() These are a few pictures from the star party at Hingol National Park by Karachi Amateur Astronomers Society in May 2010. |
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KAAS Session, Jan 23, 2010 [4 Images] may be available for purchase ![]() |
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LUNAR ECLIPSE 2003 [4 Images] may be available for purchase ![]() These are the pictures of the Lunar Eclipse on Nov 09, 2003. |
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LUNAR ECLIPSE, MAR 04, 2007 [4 Images] may be available for purchase ![]() |
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Lunt LS35 Hydrogen-Alpha Telescope [4 Images] may be available for purchase ![]() These are the pictures of the newly acquired Lunt LS35 Hydrogen-Alpha solar telescope. |
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Miscellaneous [2 Images] may be available for purchase ![]() A collection of miscellaneous pictures. |
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Moon Test, Skymax 127 on Celestron CG-5 mount (06-10-2011) [8 Images] may be available for purchase ![]() Moon through Skymax 127 mounted on Celestron GG-5 goto mount with a simple astro webcam. (6th October 2011) |
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Moon Test, Skywatcher 100ED on Celestron CG-5 mount (07-10-2011) [6 Images] may be available for purchase ![]() Moon through Skywatcher 100ED apochromatic refractor mounted on Celestron GG-5 goto mount with a simple astro webcam. (7th October 2011) |
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Moon Testing of Skywatcher Dobs [10 Images] may be available for purchase ![]() Moon through new Skywatcher 8" Dobsonian taken through Sony Ericsson C902 5MP mobile camera. |
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Mr. Belal Tehseen and his Skywatcher [1 Image] may be available for purchase ![]() |
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New Equipment for PAAS [9 Images] may be available for purchase ![]() These are the pics of some of the equipment purchased by us at different times. |
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November 2011 [5 Images] may be available for purchase ![]() Activities in November |
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Photoshoot PAAS Feb 2011 [6 Images] may be available for purchase ![]() Just a leisure photo session of the equipment in Karachi. The telescopes included are Dr. Ashraf's Sk'eye-5 10" Dobsonian, Lunt LS35T hydrogen-alpga solar telescope on a motorized EQ-1 mount, and Skymax 127 Maksutov-Cassegrain coupled with Skywatcher 100ED Apochromatic refractor on a twin-view Giro-3 German Altazimuth mount. (We have named this combination as the ApoMaks Supercombo, but any suggestions are welcome.) |
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Planets [9 Images] may be available for purchase ![]() A collection of photos of planets taken through our telescopes. |
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Public Mars Viewing, Feb 2010 [1 Image] may be available for purchase ![]() Activity organized by PAAS at PIA Planetarium Karachi on Feb 03, 2010. |
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Public moon viewing through Sk'eye-5 in Umerkot [2 Images] may be available for purchase ![]() A public event to view Moon through Sk'eye-5 in Umerkot on 16th Dec 2010, by Dr. Ashraf |
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Session in D.G.Khan, April 2010 [2 Images] may be available for purchase ![]() These are the pictures from Moon observing session in D.G. Khan by Shahzad Gohar and his team of amateur astronomers using Celestron 127mm Newtonian mounted on the home-built Altazimuth mount. |
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Shahzad's Full Moon images [2 Images] may be available for purchase ![]() Pictures of full Moon taken by Shahzad and his team in D.G. Khan using Celestron 127mm Newtonian reflector and a 2MP mobile camera. |
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Shahzad's Moon Gallery [8 Images] may be available for purchase ![]() This is a collection of Lunar images by Shahzad. (July 2010) These pictures were taken through Celestron 127mm Newtonian using a 3MP mobile camera. |
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Shazia and Sadaf's project [6 Images] may be available for purchase ![]() Pictures of the six inch refractor constructed by Shazia Rana and Sadaf Zaidi of Bahria University Karachi. |
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Sidewalk Astronomy Event, KAAS, 04 April 2010 [2 Images] may be available for purchase ![]() These are the pictures of a sidewalk astronomy event organized by KAAS on 04 April 2010 at PIA Planetarium Karachi. |
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SK'EYE-3 [4 Images] may be available for purchase ![]() SK'EYE-3, a 150mm refracting telescope, designed and constructed by us in 2003. Incorporating a convex lens of 6" diameter in a 2 meters long optical tube assembly, it rendered a magnification conveniently up to 220x. |
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Sk'eye-4 Redesigning and Construction [14 Images] may be available for purchase ![]() Sk'eye 12.5" Newtonian redesigned and constructed (October 2011) |
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SK'EYE-I AND SK'EYE-II [2 Images] may be available for purchase ![]() SK'EYE-I & II were our main equipment from 1999 till the construction of SK'EYE-3 in 2003. SK'EYE-I was a 65mm refractor in a folded dobsonian-like assembly with an optimum magnification of 85x (max 140x). SK'EYE-II was a 65mm simple refractor. |
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SKYMAX 127, March 2010 [2 Images] may be available for purchase ![]() These are the pictures of the newly purchased SKYMAX 127 Maksutov-Cassegrain telescope and the photograph of Moon through a mobile camera. |
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Skywatcher 8" Dobsonian, Feb 2011 [5 Images] may be available for purchase ![]() This is the recently purchased Skywatcher 8" Dobsonian in Tasmania, Australia |
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SOLAR ECLIPSE 2006 [5 Images] may be available for purchase ![]() |
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SOLAR ECLIPSE 2008 [6 Images] may be available for purchase ![]() These are the pictures of Partial Solar Eclipse of Aug 01, 2008 taken at the activity organised by Pakistan Amateur Astronomers Society and other astronomers in Karachi at PIA Planetarium. |
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SOLAR ECLIPSE 2009 [2 Images] may be available for purchase ![]() These are the pictures of the Solar Eclipse of July 22, 2009 as seen in Karachi at Sunrise. These pictures were taken by Zain Ahmed and Mr. Imran Rasheed. |
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Solar Studies, April 2011 [7 Images] may be available for purchase ![]() A collection of photographs from our solar studies sessions from 25/04/2011 to 27/04/2011, using Lunt LS35THa solar telescope and Skywatcher 100ED apochromatic refractor with Baader solar filter. |
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Solar Study, 26th Oct 2011 [8 Images] may be available for purchase ![]() Solar study session with Lunt LS35 Hydrogen alpha solar telescope and Skywatcher 100ED coupled with a Baader film filter. (26th Oct 2011, Karachi) |
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SOLAR TRANSIT OF VENUS [4 Images] may be available for purchase ![]() These are the pictures of Solar Transit of Venus on June 8, 2004, taken through SK'EYE-3, 150mm refractor coupled with a simple photographic camera. |
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Sonmiani April 2010 [2 Images] may be available for purchase ![]() These are the pictures from the sky viewing session at Sonmiani on 17-18th April 2010 by Karachi Amateur Astronomers Society. |
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Star Party At Kalri Lake, Sindh, Feb 2010 [4 Images] may be available for purchase ![]() These are a few pictures from the star party at Kalri lake on Feb 20, 2010. |
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STAR PARTY, JUNE 2009 [7 Images] may be available for purchase ![]() These are the pictures of the star party conducted by our society at PixSense, Karachi, on June 06, 2009. |
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Star Party, Nov 11, 2009 [5 Images] may be available for purchase ![]() A small star party was held at our roof top in Gulistan-e-Jauhar, Karachi, on Nov 11, 2009. |
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Star Party, Nov 21, 2009 [5 Images] may be available for purchase ![]() A star party was held at Mr. Khalid Marwat's place in Malir Cantt on Nov 21, 2009. |
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THE MOON [8 Images] may be available for purchase ![]() |
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THE RAJANPUR ASTRONOMERS [2 Images] may be available for purchase ![]() |
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The Solar Gallery [10 Images] may be available for purchase ![]() Images of the Sun taken at different times through our various solar gears. |
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Umerkot July 2010 [2 Images] may be available for purchase ![]() Pictures from the session held by Dr. Ashraf and Ayaz in Umerkot on 19th July 2010. The equipment used is Sky-Watcher 100ED apo refractor and Explore Scientific 100degrees eye-piece, mounted on a Giro-3 German Alt-Az mount. |
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VENUS OCCULTATION BY MOON, JUNE 18, 2007 [6 Images] may be available for purchase ![]() These are the pictures of the Occultation of Venus by Moon, on June 18, 2007. The equipment used was SK'EYE-3, 150mm refracting telescope and Nokia 6230i. 1.3MP mobile camera. |
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VENUS, JULY 25, 2007 [1 Image] may be available for purchase ![]() This is the picture of Venus as seen by SK'EYE-3, and captured by Nokia 6600. Low on the sky and very near to the dusty horizon, the Venus shines bright in its crescent phase. |
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VIEWING SUN IN HYDROGEN ALPHA [2 Images] may be available for purchase ![]() Sun as seen in Hydrogen Alpha light using a Lunt LS35THa solar telescope. |
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