Astronomy
Every month astrophotographers cringe at two words "full moon" as the great glowing orb in the sky makes it very difficult to image. Narrowband or photographing the moon are the two main options if you want to take advantage, as I do, of the few clear nights I get (even if it falls on a full or near-full moon). A few days past the full moon this month I noticed the moon rising with a beautiful orange color. I realized that it would pass right by the tree in my front yard where the cherry blossoms are currently blooming so I popped out with my camera to catch it.
This is a combination of two photos, taken at the same exposure but different focuses then merged so both the moon and the cherry blossoms would be in focus in the final product. The tree was lit up by an off camera flash, hand-held the lower left of the camera and set to fire at the last moment of exposure.
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I was surfing net when i stumbled upon a term "Harvest Moon" which i would like to share with you all in my this post.Harvest moon is defined as the full moon closest to autumnal equinox . It is not an annual phenomenon but occurs once every four years...
- New Year's Eve And "blue Moon"
This December 31, 2009 will observe a blue moon. Now, don't think that moon will turn visibly blue. Blue moon means a full moon that is not timed to regular monthly pattern . Most years have 12 full moons , which appear approximately monthly , but...
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- Meteor Shower In The Sky
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- Jupiter Moon Conjunction
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Astronomy
Astrophotography with a bright moon
Every month astrophotographers cringe at two words "full moon" as the great glowing orb in the sky makes it very difficult to image. Narrowband or photographing the moon are the two main options if you want to take advantage, as I do, of the few clear nights I get (even if it falls on a full or near-full moon). A few days past the full moon this month I noticed the moon rising with a beautiful orange color. I realized that it would pass right by the tree in my front yard where the cherry blossoms are currently blooming so I popped out with my camera to catch it.
This is a combination of two photos, taken at the same exposure but different focuses then merged so both the moon and the cherry blossoms would be in focus in the final product. The tree was lit up by an off camera flash, hand-held the lower left of the camera and set to fire at the last moment of exposure.
- What Is Harvest Moon?
I was surfing net when i stumbled upon a term "Harvest Moon" which i would like to share with you all in my this post.Harvest moon is defined as the full moon closest to autumnal equinox . It is not an annual phenomenon but occurs once every four years...
- New Year's Eve And "blue Moon"
This December 31, 2009 will observe a blue moon. Now, don't think that moon will turn visibly blue. Blue moon means a full moon that is not timed to regular monthly pattern . Most years have 12 full moons , which appear approximately monthly , but...
- Chandrayaan-i Moon Mission Over
Ten months after it was launched, India's maiden moon mission the Chandrayaan-1 came to an abrupt end today after ISRO lost communication with the spacecraft. Project Director of the Chandrayaan-1 mission said that the mission is over as we have lost...
- Meteor Shower In The Sky
The meteor season is into full swing over the next few days as the Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak over the nights of 11-12 and 12-13 August. If we can blot out some of the Moon?s light behind a tree or nearby building, we can see at least one...
- Jupiter Moon Conjunction
Recently, on September 2, there was a conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter, meaning that they appeared very close together in the sky. While observing it, I decided to take a picture of the event with a digital camera. I was surprised to see that Jupiter...