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Post by Martin Mc kenna on Oct 10, 2006 15:23:17 GMT
In the early hours of the morning a band of delicate high level virga passed over the moon. Since these clouds are packed with ice crystals I was not surprised to see atmospherics manifesting around our satellite. The E section of a 22 degree moon halo formed.... Followed shorlty after by a 22 degree E Moondog with a possible section of parhelic circle. The dog was elongated vertically and made a for a pleasant visual experience. No colours were visible to the eye however the camera picked up strong blue and red tones at ISO400 15 sec at F/3.2
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Post by Veronica on Oct 11, 2006 7:15:35 GMT
Martin, two great images! I like the first one especially - lovely halo and Auriga stands out so clearly! I really like the way you manage to get the stars so clearly in your images: you'd need to use the tripod wouldn't you?
I'm hoping I get a clear night at the weekend as I wouldn't mind trying to piggyback my camera to my telescope to try some star shots. I have a mount that I can use to set the camera up to the eyepiece, but I don't know if I can adapt it for piggybacking. I'd love to try imaging around Lyra and Cygnus...guess I'm going to wish away the next couple of days for a clear night...
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Post by Martin Mc kenna on Oct 11, 2006 15:06:11 GMT
Thanks very much Veronica Yes I do use a tripod for the nocturnal atmospherics but the exposures are short enough not to cause significant star trails. With the exception of brightness and darkness adjustments I never process star images so that they look more natural. I try to capture them in the way which nature intended them to look. This was my first proper moondog image and I will be watching for more. Good luck with your observing Veronica - as far as I can see the weather looks good for observing from now until the weekend.
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Post by Veronica on Oct 12, 2006 8:35:20 GMT
Thanks Martin - I'm hoping for a long session tonight as I don't have to get up for work in the morning! Comet Swan here I come!
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