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PhotographerMiguel ClaroLocationAlmada - PortugalDate26-04-09EquipmentCanon 400D ISO400 18mm F6.3 and exposures between 8" and 15".DescriptionI went to the coast of my city, bathed by the Atlantic Ocean. I was very wind and many clouds in the sky. I went up the rocks on the beach of Costa da Caparica, in Almada, Portugal and tried to record the beautiful conjunction between the Moon, the Pleiades and the planet Mercury, one of his rare appearances. I took several photos with different exposures, in some images we can see the track of an airplane. In the Crescent Moon we also can se a strong Earthshine. |
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PhotographerAlex ConuLocationBucegi Mts., RomaniaDateJune 19th, 2009EquipmentCanon EOS 5D and Canon EF 17-40 f/4L, 30s exposure at f/4.5, ISO 3200.DescriptionMilky Way above the Sphinx in Bucegi. The Sphinx is a famous geomorphological structure in Bucegi mountains. Some people think it was carved by the Dacians and is an astronomy related monument. |
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PhotographerElias ChasiotisLocationKeratea, Greece.DateApril 9, 2009, 16:49 UT.EquipmentBresser Skylux 70mm F10 refractor, Canon EOS 450D.DescriptionVery beautiful moonrise tonight. I had noticed this nice shaped and well placed tree long ago, but this was the first time i managed to capture it inside the rising moon. The moon appeared quite dark photographically because of thin clouds and i had to work at ISO 400. |
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PhotographerRoy FinleyLocation10M SE of Mechanicsville, VA 23111Date4/27/09 8:40 PM EDTEquipmentCanon EOS Rebel w/ 100-300mm Canon zoom lens @approx 200mm setting on fixed tripod. Camera was used in programmable auto mode w/ ISO400 selected as film speed. All that and a LOT of luckDescription2 Photos to be considered: One shows the Moon, Mercury, and Pleiades as a wide shot w/ trees on the horizon to provide context. Second image is a tightest possible shot of the 3 with the exposure better suited to showing the whole scence (and particularly the moon) to much better effect. First image is perhaps more "aesthetically appealing" but the 2nd image is much better technically. In either event I think they're good examples of the kind of photo opportunity that your magazine informs amateurs about and that's a good thing. Sending photo #1 now - please reply to tee_whun@yahoo.com if you want the other image because it's too large to send at a decent resolution. Speaking of which, do you folks have any facility for accepting 3-4 Mb full resolution files?? |
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PhotographerClement ElechiLocationRoanoke, VADate4/22/2009 about 6.20 amEquipmentHand-held Canon Digital Rebel XSiDescriptionThe crescent moon and Venus rising together in the east. |
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PhotographerDoug ZubenelLocation9 miles NW of Topeka, Kansas.DateApril 23, 2009.EquipmentCanon Rebel XTi (Hutech modified) with an 85mm Nikkor lens @ f/2.8; 6 second exposure at ISO 100. Wide-beam flashlight used to paint the windmill and tree with light.DescriptionAs I was driving north on Humphrey road in rural Kansas just northwest of Topeka, I spotted this fully intact windmill that beckoned to be the foreground for a twilight image of the planet Mercury. |
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PhotographerClement ElechiLocationRoanoke, VADate4/22/09 6.20amEquipmentCanon Digital Rebel XSi, handheld. 18-55mm lens.DescriptionVenus and the crescent moon have risen in the east. |
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PhotographerRick BaldridgeLocationLos Altos, CA, USADateApril 26, 2009 9:30pm PDTEquipmentCanon XTi Rebel with 200mm F2.8 lens.DescriptionWaxing crescent Moon with very bright Earthshine above the Pleiades (Seven Sisters) which are also above the bright planet Mercury. Below Mercury is the very red variable star AS Arietis. |
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PhotographerMichael BoschatLocationApartment balcony in Halifax,Nova Scotia,CanadaDateApril 26,2009 at 9:30pmEquipmentTripod mounetd Canon Rebel 350D with 18-55mm lens set at 55mm with a 10 second exposure at f/5.6, 400 ISO.DescriptionImage of cresent Moon with Pleiades (M45) and Mercury over Halifax. |
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PhotographerPaul WalkerLocationAlto, New MexicoDate2008-06-03, 11:20 PM MDT to 12:05 AM MDTEquipment2 Canon Rebel XTi cameras with 18-55mm zooms. Homemade tracking plateform (Haig Mount) (stepper motor driven). Camera settings: 18mm (28mm efl), f/4.5, iso 1600. 4 minute exposures.Description2x4 image mosaic. 4 with each camera. Covers more than 180 degrees rom Little dipper on left to Scorpio on the right. Noise reduction with Noise Ninja 2, cropping and histogram stretch (modest stretch) with Picture Window Pro 2.5, auto stitching done with Panorama Plus 3 (Serif, Inc in the UK). Did an extreme historgram stretch. |
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