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Post by tod2 on Jun 16, 2011 16:09:12 GMT
We took about 100 shots and those were about the best -( most very similar except when we changed a few settings of course). I am so glad you liked the pics Deyana! Made it all worthwhile nipping in and out of the house to check on the proceedings.....Unfortunately couldn't stay outdoors as I said before, it was pretty nippy in our winter air!
Now I know we had a comet pass over about 2 years ago but maybe if I can track down the pics you may want to see how fantastic it appears?
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Jun 16, 2011 17:46:50 GMT
Excellent...beautiful shots Tod...respect ;D
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Post by Kimby on Jun 16, 2011 17:47:39 GMT
Oh, these are wonderful tod (sorry the page break pushed them off the page)
Interesting how in the 9.07 shot, the visible detail shifted from the lighted portion of the moon to the dark side of the moon.
Thanks for sharing and yes, comet pics please!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 17, 2011 16:04:23 GMT
Stunning,outstanding photos Tod2. Thank you ever so much.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jun 20, 2011 19:42:33 GMT
Only now seeing these. Thank you so much! Each picture is fabulous and the sequence makes it even more interesting and meaningful.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2011 13:17:32 GMT
Summer Solstice today,12:15pm here.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jun 22, 2011 1:29:21 GMT
Quarter after eight this evening, and there was still light in the sky despite the fact that it was raining hard. LOVE IT.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 15, 2011 21:21:17 GMT
FULL MOON at 5:30 a.m. this morning caught outside my study window on the second floor.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2011 14:31:13 GMT
FULL Green Corn MOON tonight good people AND the Perseid Meteor shower which will probably get washed out by the full moon's light I'm afraid.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2011 20:31:14 GMT
All I want is for Ramadan to end (next new moon) so that certain people will start acting normal again.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Oct 1, 2011 8:57:08 GMT
In case anyone is interested, there is the possibility of a good show on 7/8 October over Europe. The Draconids meteor shower is predicted to be a good one this year. (heard it before) earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/earthskys-meteor-shower-guideIf you can get to a dark site your chances are better, I'm working a 24 our shift in the dark lonely depths of haematology and won't see a thing..even if I get outside for a few minutes the hospital is lit up like a christmas tree so I won't see anything...grumblegrumble...
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Post by Kimby on Oct 1, 2011 14:13:20 GMT
Northern Lights have been active in the higher latitudes due to recent sunspot activity. I looked but didn't see any in Montana.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Oct 7, 2011 18:28:32 GMT
Don't forget my sweets....tonight and tomorrow night you may have an opportunity to see the Draconid meteor shower if you live in Europe. Hope you get a clear sky
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Post by Kimby on Oct 8, 2011 2:57:52 GMT
cheery beat me to it, but here's more detail. And a link to sign up for emailed alerts on all kinds of celestial events: Space Weather News for Oct. 7, 2011 spaceweather.comDRACONID METEOR SHOWER: On Saturday, October 8th, Earth will pass through a network of dusty filaments shed by Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner. Forecasters expect the encounter to produce anywhere from a few dozen to a thousand meteors per hour visible mainly over Europe, northern Africa and the Middle East. The meteors will stream from the northern constellation Draco--hence their name, the "Draconids." Check spaceweather.com for full coverage of the event including observing times and a live audio stream from a meteor radar.You are subscribed to the Space Weather mailing list, a free service of Spaceweather.com. New subscribers may sign up for free space weather alerts at spaceweather.com/services/
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Post by Kimby on Oct 8, 2011 3:02:12 GMT
And more from the spaceweather.com home page: "Peak rates should occur between 1600 UT and 2200 UT (noon - 6 pm EDT) as Earth grazes a series of filaments nearly intersecting our planet's orbit. Analysts at the NASA Meteoroid Environment Office prepared this plot showing how the meteor rate is likely to vary: If the maximum around 1900 UT reaches 1000 meteors per hour, the 2011 Draconids will be classified as a full-fledged meteor storm. The question is, will anyone see it? Bright moonlight over Europe, Africa and the Middle East will reduce the number of visible meteors 2- to 10-fold. The situation is even worse in North America where the shower occurs in broad daylight. One way to enjoy the Draconids, no matter where you live, is to listen to them. The Air Force Space Surveillance Radar will be scanning the skies over the USA during the shower. When a Draconid passes through the radar beam--ping!--there will be an echo. Tune in to Space Weather Radio for live audio. In Europe, an international team of scientists plans to observe the shower from airplanes flying at ~30,000 feet where the thin air reduces the impact of lunar glare. In Bishop, California, a team of high school students will launch an experimental helium balloon to higher altitudes, 100,000 feet or more, where the sky is black even at noon. Cameras in the balloon's payload might catch some Draconid fireballs during the peak hours of the outburst. Stay tuned for updates as Earth approaches the debris zone. "
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Post by Deleted on Oct 9, 2011 5:02:44 GMT
It was cloudy and drizzling in Paris last night so no meteor showers for us!
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Oct 9, 2011 17:33:54 GMT
I scuttled outside a few times...but the hospital's helipad was lit up so brightly that I saw nuffink at all....typical....
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Nov 17, 2011 16:26:36 GMT
Leonid Meteor shower tonight...allegedly. In the UK it's in the wee small hours ( 0300 - 0600) Good luck... I expect to see nothing at all...sigh....but I'll still set my alarm and go and have a look...ah the bitter taste of disappointment....
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Post by Deleted on Nov 17, 2011 16:38:49 GMT
Leonid Meteor shower tonight...allegedly. In the UK it's in the wee small hours ( 0300 - 0600) Good luck... I expect to see nothing at all...sigh....but I'll still set my alarm and go and have a look...ah the bitter taste of disappointment.... Oh,it's that time of year again my goodness.!! I need to check and see if it's visible here.
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Post by Kimby on Dec 9, 2011 23:18:43 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Dec 10, 2011 1:51:51 GMT
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Dec 11, 2011 11:18:03 GMT
Did anybody get to see the lunar eclipse? we had a brilliant one here a few years ago when I was online at the same time as chums all over the country so we experienced the whole thing together...it was splendid, and so exciting to watch a phenomenon alongside people who had not seen it before.
We didn't see the eclipse here but I watched it online. ;D
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Post by Kimby on Dec 11, 2011 16:29:33 GMT
It was visible in our area, but the mountains and trees hid the moon from my view before the eclipse began. My hairdresser got some great pics, though. (We should have been at the lake cottage - the open sky there would have been perfect for viewing.)
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Post by bixaorellana on Dec 12, 2011 6:56:14 GMT
Incredibly good picture -- really shows the moon as a globe, not a disc.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Dec 12, 2011 19:50:32 GMT
splendid... ;D
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2011 23:22:48 GMT
The WINTER SOLSTICE will occur 12/22/11 at 12:30 a.m. EST in the Northern Hemisphere. The shortest day of the year, and marks the first day of winter.
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Post by imec on Dec 22, 2011 14:10:55 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Dec 22, 2011 21:18:56 GMT
Happy Solstice everyone! Thanks for that Imec, I will definitely "think planetary" when I gaze up at the stars!!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 31, 2011 17:58:02 GMT
An infinity of clouds is visible in French skies....
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Post by Kimby on Dec 31, 2011 18:18:55 GMT
Well aren't you an Eeyore today? Eeyore (i/ˈi¢°ɔr/ ee-or) is a character in the Winnie-the-Pooh books by A. A. Milne. He is generally characterized as a pessimistic, gloomy, depressed, anhedonic, old grey stuffed donkey who is a friend of the title character, Winnie-the-Pooh.
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