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April 2011 [5 Images]
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Updates for April 2011


Asad and His Telescope [3 Images]
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Asad Mehmood of Okara made this 6" Newtonian reflector. Here are a few pictures of the telescope.


August 2011 [1 Image]
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Astronomy pictures in August 2011


Badro Jabal, Nov 2010 [10 Images]
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Pictures from our astronomy session at Badro Jabal in November 2010.


Celestron 127 EQ [2 Images]
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Comet C-2011 W3 (Lovejoy) Dec 2011, Tasmania [4 Images]
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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.


Construction of SK'EYE-4 [24 Images]
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These are the pictures of the construction of 12.5" Newtonian Reflector SK'EYE-4.


Construction of SK'EYE-5 [8 Images]
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SK'EYE-5, 10" Newtonian reflector, through various stages of its construction by Dr. Ashraf in Umerkot.


Dr. Ashraf's Moon Gallery [10 Images]
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A collection of images of Moon taken through Sky-Watcher 100ED apochromatic refractor with a digital camera by Dr. Ashraf in Umerkot, Sindh


H-Alpha Sun [6 Images]
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Images of Sun in H-Alpha wavelength using Lunt LS35THa and Sony Ericsson C902 5MP Cybershot mobile.


Halifax Solar Viewing in H-Alpha [6 Images]
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Akbar and Salman viewing Sun in H-Alpha using Lunt LS35T Hydrogen Alpha telescope.


Hello Mars, from Pakistan, 2010 [4 Images]
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Jewel Box open cluster [3 Images]
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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.


JUPITER [1 Image]
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KAAS AT HINGOL, May 2010 [6 Images]
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These are a few pictures from the star party at Hingol National Park by Karachi Amateur Astronomers Society in May 2010.


KAAS Session, Jan 23, 2010 [4 Images]
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LUNAR ECLIPSE 2003 [4 Images]
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These are the pictures of the Lunar Eclipse on Nov 09, 2003.


LUNAR ECLIPSE, MAR 04, 2007 [4 Images]
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Lunt LS35 Hydrogen-Alpha Telescope [4 Images]
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These are the pictures of the newly acquired Lunt LS35 Hydrogen-Alpha solar telescope.


Miscellaneous [2 Images]
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A collection of miscellaneous pictures.


Moon Test, Skymax 127 on Celestron CG-5 mount (06-10-2011) [8 Images]
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Moon through Skymax 127 mounted on Celestron GG-5 goto mount with a simple astro webcam. (6th October 2011)


Moon Test, Skywatcher 100ED on Celestron CG-5 mount (07-10-2011) [6 Images]
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Moon through Skywatcher 100ED apochromatic refractor mounted on Celestron GG-5 goto mount with a simple astro webcam. (7th October 2011)


Moon Testing of Skywatcher Dobs [10 Images]
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Moon through new Skywatcher 8" Dobsonian taken through Sony Ericsson C902 5MP mobile camera.


Mr. Belal Tehseen and his Skywatcher [1 Image]
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New Equipment for PAAS [9 Images]
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These are the pics of some of the equipment purchased by us at different times.


November 2011 [5 Images]
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Activities in November


Photoshoot PAAS Feb 2011 [6 Images]
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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.)


Planets [9 Images]
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A collection of photos of planets taken through our telescopes.


Public Mars Viewing, Feb 2010 [1 Image]
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Activity organized by PAAS at PIA Planetarium Karachi on Feb 03, 2010.


Public moon viewing through Sk'eye-5 in Umerkot [2 Images]
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A public event to view Moon through Sk'eye-5 in Umerkot on 16th Dec 2010, by Dr. Ashraf


Session in D.G.Khan, April 2010 [2 Images]
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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.


Shahzad's Full Moon images [2 Images]
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Pictures of full Moon taken by Shahzad and his team in D.G. Khan using Celestron 127mm Newtonian reflector and a 2MP mobile camera.


Shahzad's Moon Gallery [8 Images]
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This is a collection of Lunar images by Shahzad. (July 2010) These pictures were taken through Celestron 127mm Newtonian using a 3MP mobile camera.


Shazia and Sadaf's project [6 Images]
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Pictures of the six inch refractor constructed by Shazia Rana and Sadaf Zaidi of Bahria University Karachi.


Sidewalk Astronomy Event, KAAS, 04 April 2010 [2 Images]
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These are the pictures of a sidewalk astronomy event organized by KAAS on 04 April 2010 at PIA Planetarium Karachi.


SK'EYE-3 [4 Images]
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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.


Sk'eye-4 Redesigning and Construction [14 Images]
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Sk'eye 12.5" Newtonian redesigned and constructed (October 2011)


SK'EYE-I AND SK'EYE-II [2 Images]
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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.


SKYMAX 127, March 2010 [2 Images]
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These are the pictures of the newly purchased SKYMAX 127 Maksutov-Cassegrain telescope and the photograph of Moon through a mobile camera.


Skywatcher 8" Dobsonian, Feb 2011 [5 Images]
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This is the recently purchased Skywatcher 8" Dobsonian in Tasmania, Australia


SOLAR ECLIPSE 2006 [5 Images]
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SOLAR ECLIPSE 2008 [6 Images]
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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.


SOLAR ECLIPSE 2009 [2 Images]
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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.


Solar Studies, April 2011 [7 Images]
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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.


Solar Study, 26th Oct 2011 [8 Images]
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Solar study session with Lunt LS35 Hydrogen alpha solar telescope and Skywatcher 100ED coupled with a Baader film filter. (26th Oct 2011, Karachi)


SOLAR TRANSIT OF VENUS [4 Images]
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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.


Sonmiani April 2010 [2 Images]
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These are the pictures from the sky viewing session at Sonmiani on 17-18th April 2010 by Karachi Amateur Astronomers Society.


Star Party At Kalri Lake, Sindh, Feb 2010 [4 Images]
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These are a few pictures from the star party at Kalri lake on Feb 20, 2010.


STAR PARTY, JUNE 2009 [7 Images]
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These are the pictures of the star party conducted by our society at PixSense, Karachi, on June 06, 2009.


Star Party, Nov 11, 2009 [5 Images]
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A small star party was held at our roof top in Gulistan-e-Jauhar, Karachi, on Nov 11, 2009.


Star Party, Nov 21, 2009 [5 Images]
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A star party was held at Mr. Khalid Marwat's place in Malir Cantt on Nov 21, 2009.


THE MOON [8 Images]
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THE RAJANPUR ASTRONOMERS [2 Images]
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The Solar Gallery [10 Images]
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Images of the Sun taken at different times through our various solar gears.


Umerkot July 2010 [2 Images]
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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.


VENUS OCCULTATION BY MOON, JUNE 18, 2007 [6 Images]
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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.


VENUS, JULY 25, 2007 [1 Image]
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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.


VIEWING SUN IN HYDROGEN ALPHA [2 Images]
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Sun as seen in Hydrogen Alpha light using a Lunt LS35THa solar telescope.