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Auroras & Atmospherics
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PhotographerJim RoselliLocationHillsborough, NJ 08844DateAug 13, 2011 11:35pmEquipmentNikon D700, ISO 800,14-24mm LensDescriptionI setup my Nikon D700 DSLR with a F2.8 14-24mm on the tripod. Set the ISO to 800 and the focal length to 15mm and took a few test shots. 15-second exposures gave me a reasonably saturated star without too much sky glow. In summary, if I had kept the shutter open for 25 minutes with a Full Moon at ISO 800, there would be nothing but a white frame to look at. By using 100 fifteen-second exposures and statistically stacking them, I was able to achieve the familiar star trail image familiar to all. Let me not forget the "1" Perseid fireball... |
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PhotographerJames PowersLocation38deg 57min 16.8sec; 104 deg 30 min 4.2secDate31 Jul 11, 22:30 MDTEquipmentNikon D90, 18-105mm lens @ 18mm, 30sec exposure, F/3.5, ISO 1250DescriptionA meteor near Cassiopia and the Milky Way. |
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PhotographerBob JohnsonLocationSaskatoon SaskatchewanDateJuly 31 2011, 1 amEquipmentCanon 40D and fisheye lens, exposure 25 seconds and ISO of 1600.DescriptionWith all the current solar activity going on some very beautiful auroras appeared as I was taking some pictures of the night sky, very beautiful. |
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PhotographerRichard SessionsLocationCape Town,South AfricaDate30 June 2011,15:48 UTEquipmentNikon D80+500mm(x1.5)f8 lens@f16,ISO 100,1/200sec,tripod.DescriptionIt was ten minutes before sunset looking across the South Atlantic ocean at a wonderfully clear horizon as I set up the camera with thoughts of a possible green flash.With five minutes to go,however,a large bank of clouds obscured the sun but just at the right moment,in a most serendipitous movement of the clouds,a gap appeared and a green flash could be seen by the naked eye for about a second. |
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PhotographerKent BlackwellLocationVirginia Beach, VADate29 June 2011 11:13 AM EDTEquipmentCanon 20D camera 28mm f/3.2 36-second exposure ISO 800DescriptionThe NASA Minotaur 1 rocket was launched from Wallops Island, VA, about 100 miles from where I took the picture in Virginia Beach, VA and presented a beautiful sight! |
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PhotographerMartin DawsonLocationYork, EnglandDate2011 June 04 00:10:06EquipmentCanon EOS450d with Tamron 18mm-200mm (set at 18mm) mounted on a Topcon/Slik 88 hybred tripod. 15 sec exp. F4 ISO 200DescriptionHaving heard of a Iridum flare taking place just after midnight, I set my camera up while some members of the York AS where stood talking and putting equipment away. I shot a few exposures checking focus, ect. The alloted time came and went but the Iridium was a no-show. I moved my equipment to look north, again I checked my settings when I noticed a moving object, I thought at first it was a Iridium but it grew in brightness and developed a lovely trail. When I checked my camera I could not believe my luck. Martin Dawson York Astronomical Society |
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PhotographerNicolae IliutLocationSibiuDate05.06.2011EquipmentBenq Digital CameraDescriptionSun Halo |
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PhotographerBob JohnsonLocationSaskatoon SaskatchewanDate1:00 am April 23, 2011EquipmentCanon 40D and Tokina Fisheye Lens.DescriptionA rising Milky Way complete with Aurora add to the Lyrid Meteor I was able to capture, very beautiful. |
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PhotographerjuanLocationlongirodDate2/04/2011Equipmentcelestron gem 925Descriptionmeteorite over switzerland 12 AM,was a casuality shot! |
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PhotographerWilliam r EdwardsLocationYellowknife, NT CanadaDate3/10/2011 09:56:37EquipmentExposure: 20.0 sec at f3.5 18mm Lens ISO 1600 Sony Alpha 100DescriptionAurora just after new moon |
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