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Onjala Observatory
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Dear Guests of the Onjala Observatory We hope that you had an exiting star gazing at our lodge and you could enjoy the amazing Namibian starry sky. After having admired the vast firmament we are often asked by our visitors for the possibility to get some images of the observed astronomical objects. Due to this reason we are presenting here a collection of some coloured images of astronomical objects, which you may have observed - depending on the season you enjoyed the star gazing. All images were taken with the Onjala telescopes. The image files are in such a high resolution/quality, that you can produce photographic prints in size of maximum 30 x 40 centimeters without any loss in image quality (just click the thumbnail images to load the high resolution pictures). The use of the images for private purposes is free. Any commercial use of the images is strictly forbidden and only permitted by the written permission of Hofmann/Paech or the management of Onjala lodge. |
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If you want to know more about the Onjala Observatory, just follow this link. Detailed image descriptions can be downloaded as a pdf-file.
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The constellation Southern Cross
and the Coal Sack For almost all travelers coming to Namibia from Europe, the Southern Cross is probably THE constellation that fascinates most in a dark sky. We therefore offer you a high-resolution mosaic, consisting of 20 individual segments with a total exposure time of 20 hours, for download. In the highest resolution, the image can be printed as a poster in the format 50 x 60 cm. download: 2048 x 1500 pixel download: 3500 x 2500 pixel download: 6600 x 4700 pixel |
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| NGC 4755 - the jewel box |
NGC
6231 - open star cluster in the constallation Scorpion |
Messier 11 - open star cluster in the constallation Eagle |
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| NGC 3293 - open
starcluster
in the constallation Carina |
NGC 5139 - globular cluster Omega Centauri | NGC 3372 - Eta Carina nebula, complte view |
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| NGC 3372 - Eta Carina nebula,
deatil |
Messier 8, the Lagoon nebula | Messier 17, the Omega nebula |
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| The center of our milky way |
The large Magellanic cloud | The
star Antares and its
nebulae |
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| The southern celestial pole |
Startrails and the 3m dome | Startrails |
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| Our moon |
mooncraters Copernikus and Erathostenes | The
large crater Clavius and the south pole of our moon |
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| Onjala and Chamäleon Observatory | Onjala and Chamäleon Observatory | Onjalas big telescope |