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M101, the Pinwheel Galaxy On the downward pointing arm to the right, note the two bright stars. The larger, brighter is a supernova, SN2023ixf, discovered this month by an amateur astronomer, Koichi Itagaki. This "cosmic explosion" is the result of a massive star collapsing in on itself. The pinwheel is approx. 21 million light years from Earth; so it took a while for us to learn of the bang.

 

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The image of the pinwheel galaxy was snapped to try and capture the supernova (SN2023ixf) that emerged on May 19th.

 

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M64, Blackeye Galaxy...

 

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M104 Sombrero Galaxy...

 

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In the heat of July, fickle, capricious Selene dons her Halloween raiment...

 

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Even with her frivolity, the great waters of the Earth feel her beauty and power; yielding to the touch...

 

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The Sun this afternoon, with spots...

 

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39 minutes ago, snolly50 said:

The Sun this afternoon, with spots...

That’s amazing. This is a great thread 

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Hi,

 

How do you do a picture like that ?

 

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OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici

Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici
Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici
Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici
Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici
Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici
Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici

Un Greg...

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8 hours ago, Coco said:

How do you do a picture like that ?

 

Coco, The image above was made with a Nikon D600 DSLR. A Nikkor 200-500mm zoom lens was attached, set at maximum zoom. Even with the long telephoto lens, the final image is cropped a great deal from the original frame. I have an inexpensive solar filter (short cardboard tube faced with a very dark solar film). It is a left-over from the time of the last major solar eclipse. A filter of this type is essential to protect the camera's sensor and the operator's eyes. I utilize the "shutter priority" setting of the camera and snap 4 or 5 photos, changing the shutter speed in succession. It seems that the same speeds I use when photographing the full Moon are useful (approx. 1/360 sec to 1/800 sec). I then select the best exposure from the group of RAW files and process that pick in Photoshop Elements to produce the final image. Thank you for your interest. Photographing the Sun is not as technically difficult as getting good Moon images, however, the safety precautions needed add steps to the process.

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Hi,

 

That’s amazing, Snolly ! Thank you for your explanations !

 

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OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici

Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici
Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici
Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici
Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici
Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici
Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici

Un Greg...

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Selene cavorts in the daytime blue, caring not for the Sun's angry, reproachful countenance. 

 

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Sol glares, in a foolhardy effort to assert his majesty.

 

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Supermoon...

 

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4 hours ago, snolly50 said:

Supermoon...

 

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I had a similar view last night while at work, but to get a good pic would have required not only a camera, but a tripod as well. And since I work the graveyard shift in a hotel, showing up for work with a camera AND tripod would generate a lot of questions.... :unsure:

Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties.

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Half Moon at Noon...

 

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The Iris Nebula, 13,000 light years from Earth in the constellation Cepheus. At the center of the dust cloud is a hot, young star...

 

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2 hours ago, Scylla said:

Does this count?

 

In terms of an absolutely lovely, Cheshire grinning Moon, why yes.

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4 hours ago, snolly50 said:

absolutely lovely

 

Snolly is right on with his assessment of the photo!!!!!

 

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Ghostly Moon...

 

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The Western Veil Nebula, remains of the explosion of an ancient supernova, is punctuated by the bright star, 52Cyg.

 

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The Eastern Veil Nebula (with satellite streak)....

 

"Life is much clearer under the stars than under a roof." - Terri Guillemets

 

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2 minutes ago, minnbuckeye said:

@SPrice, this is where we tinker with photographing the sky!!!

Got it! Would not have expected astro images on a fossil forum though.  I will post some now and then. Thanks!

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Here's a few from the past year or so. I've only done this since June of '21. 2086639280_PXL_20220109_025059859.NIGHT2.thumb.jpg.ab8b3ecda0f511d342eed9c2f075f5a6.jpg

 

 

 

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This single exposure shows a good example of airglow. Utah's dry high mountain desert climate produces some amazing airglow. Green is predominant with red or magenta and sometimes a yellowish color.  It often is banding with red and green constantly moving but unseen except for the camera sensor.

 

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i haven't done any DSO imaging, yet. My focus has been mostly on the Milky Way and Luna while waiting for the new moon.

 

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@SPrice Very much enjoyed the images above, especially the 2nd Moon with the color gradation.

 

Here is a recent run at M27, the Dumbbell Nebula...

 

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