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Forces of Nature

Last post by Don Quixote « Sun Sep 15, 2019 6:17 am
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by OzEclipse » Sun Sep 15, 2019 2:19 am

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Migrants from Astronomy Forum may recognise this image. Taken on the island of Java in Indonesia 3.5 years ago. I have spent some time reprocessing...

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Hi Joe.
I cannot remember what this image looked like on AF, but what you have here is very good. The light in the forground terrestrial seems...

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Last post by Don Quixote
Sun Sep 15, 2019 6:17 am
Setting moon influence on nightscape

Last post by OzEclipse « Sun Sep 15, 2019 1:56 am
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by Kanadalainen » Wed Sep 11, 2019 6:59 pm

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I took this last weekend. You can see the havoc induced by the moon in the bottom of the southern sky.

Taken ~ 1:30 am. D90 with Rokinon 10mm, 30...

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Havoc?

I think it has lit up the horizon and water surface very nicely. Makes for a much nicer picture IMHO.

Joe

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Last post by OzEclipse
Sun Sep 15, 2019 1:56 am
Pleiades make their appearance

Last post by OzEclipse « Sun Sep 15, 2019 1:53 am
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by Kanadalainen » Wed Sep 11, 2019 7:11 pm

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This nightscape is looking north... you can see the ubiquitous aurora due north, but in the northeast is also the emergence of some of the winter...

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Oh ho hum, poor Kanadalaien who wrote, This nightscape is looking north... you can see the ubiquitous aurora due north.
I'm with David, show me the...

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Last post by OzEclipse
Sun Sep 15, 2019 1:53 am
Wanipigow Aurora - different flavours

Last post by OzEclipse « Sat Sep 07, 2019 4:02 am
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by Kanadalainen » Wed Sep 04, 2019 3:39 pm

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Comparison of high intensity aurora vs lower intensity aurora borealis. The bottom image was taken last July 30, 2019, and the top a few days...

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Ian,

Lovely. I saw a bright show on Kvaløya in Norway in 2015. A Kp5. Lit up the ground around us. One day I'll get back up north!

Joe

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Last post by OzEclipse
Sat Sep 07, 2019 4:02 am
Black Island nightscape

Last post by OzEclipse « Sat Sep 07, 2019 3:40 am
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by Kanadalainen » Thu Sep 05, 2019 6:56 pm

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This was added to a post on one of my visual reports but I thought it could go here too... depicts the very edge of a hyperactive aurora impinging on...

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Ian

Great shot. Looks like the aurora is a big cosmic bow and the milky way is an arrow that's shooting out of it.

Really must get more sleep, I'm...

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Last post by OzEclipse
Sat Sep 07, 2019 3:40 am
Star Trail and decaying barn

Last post by fatboy1271 « Fri Sep 06, 2019 5:19 am
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by jrkirkham » Fri Aug 30, 2019 3:32 am

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This spring a storm took out much of the roof of the old barn. I suspect the barn will soon be torn down as it is no longer safe.

Here are the...

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I absolutely love it! I want to get into this type of imaging as well as deep sky AP :)

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Last post by fatboy1271
Fri Sep 06, 2019 5:19 am
Milky Way

Last post by Ozypic « Thu Sep 05, 2019 10:42 pm
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by Piet Le Roux » Sun Aug 18, 2019 6:50 am

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This is a photo of the Southern African Large Telescope (SALT), the largest single optical telescope in the southern hemisphere with the milky way in...

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terrrrific for sure . Thanks for sharing them . great to see the full arc like that .. Phill

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Last post by Ozypic
Thu Sep 05, 2019 10:42 pm
An emu on its head, skyglow, Eta Carina

Last post by Kanadalainen « Thu Sep 05, 2019 6:52 pm
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by OzEclipse » Mon Aug 26, 2019 9:06 pm

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Still processing images from last weekend. This was staring into the void. I knew what the view looked like but staring out with full dark...

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WOW!! This is really good, thanks Joe!

:Clap:

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Last post by Kanadalainen
Thu Sep 05, 2019 6:52 pm
Faint auroral glow

Last post by Lady Fraktor « Mon Sep 02, 2019 4:57 am
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by OzEclipse » Sun Sep 01, 2019 8:43 pm

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The weather cooperated on Saturday night for Murrumbidgee Midnight Madness, a nightscape photography event I ran for the Photoaccess Art Centre here...

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A beautiful image, thank you for sharing it :)

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Last post by Lady Fraktor
Mon Sep 02, 2019 4:57 am
River of Stars repercharge

Last post by 10538 « Mon Sep 02, 2019 1:46 am
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by OzEclipse » Sun Sep 01, 2019 9:09 pm

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During my nightscape event on Saturday 31 August the weather forecast was for low cloud / fog forming at 2am. At 1:34 right on schedule, in she came....

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Awesome image! Thanks Joe!

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Mon Sep 02, 2019 1:46 am
A New Direction

Last post by OzEclipse « Thu Aug 29, 2019 9:53 pm
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by OhNo » Sat Aug 24, 2019 7:06 pm

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It took a while, but the night sky wasn't looking promising (aka a write-off). As not to waste any opportunity I decided to attempt my first go at a...

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Hi Brent,
If possible, I image both land and sky together. It's the best way and most natural looking. However in some locations such as the location...

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Thu Aug 29, 2019 9:53 pm
Big Haul this weekend - rivers of stars

Last post by OzEclipse « Sun Aug 25, 2019 1:51 pm
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by OzEclipse » Sun Aug 25, 2019 6:20 am

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Had two perfectly clear nights this weekend with last quarter moonrise at roughly 1230 and 0130 on Friday and Saturday.
Got home at 3am this...

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Pegasus, in the saddle
The great square of Pegasus sits just above the saddle between these two hills!
M31 is frustratingly just below...

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Last post by OzEclipse
Sun Aug 25, 2019 1:51 pm
Murrumbidgee midnight madness

Last post by OzEclipse « Sat Aug 24, 2019 4:06 am
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by OzEclipse » Sat Aug 24, 2019 1:54 am

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I went down to the Murrumbidgee river at midnight last night scouting locations for an activity I'm running next weekend for the Photography Art...

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That's almost surreal; great picture Joe! And best of luck at the Photography Art Centre :D

Thanks Mark & Jim.
The surreal thing is, I think, a...

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Last post by OzEclipse
Sat Aug 24, 2019 4:06 am
The Best Noctilucent Clouds So Far This Year.

Last post by Juno16 « Tue Aug 20, 2019 6:39 pm
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by Aratus » Fri Jul 12, 2019 4:18 pm

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On the evening of the 11th July at around 11:30pm local time I observed the electric blue glow of Noctilucent cloulds on the north. There are large...

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Aratus,

Your images are magnificent!

I really love look at clouds and your images are of a type of cloud that I am not familiar with.

Thanks for...

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Last post by Juno16
Tue Aug 20, 2019 6:39 pm
Borealis glow through the trees

Last post by Don Quixote « Thu Aug 15, 2019 10:01 pm
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by Kanadalainen » Thu Aug 15, 2019 6:43 pm

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Taken July 27, 2019

Camera: D90
Settings: 30 s; 3200 ISO; F3.3
Post-processing: Lightroom

Locale: Cabin near Black Island

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This is a stunning catch, Ian !
Well done.
Thank you.

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Last post by Don Quixote
Thu Aug 15, 2019 10:01 pm
Milky Way - new moon in Wanipigow MB

Last post by Kanadalainen « Thu Aug 15, 2019 12:34 pm
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by Kanadalainen » Wed Aug 14, 2019 5:15 pm

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This was taken the end of July.. taking advantage of a very much reduced moon. This was taken at 3 am from our deck overlooking Lake Winnipeg, view...

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THankyou Mark and Andrey. This was taken the same night as my report filed for July 28. A bit of luck to see the waning moon collaborating with good...

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Last post by Kanadalainen
Thu Aug 15, 2019 12:34 pm
Aurora borealis over Lake - Black Island

Last post by Don Quixote « Thu Aug 15, 2019 12:17 am
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by Kanadalainen » Wed Aug 14, 2019 5:29 pm

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This was taken at the end of July. I noted how poor the contrast was to the north while looking around with the XT10 on the shore of the lake, and...

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Emerald sky, Ian.
Such a delightful image.
Thank you.

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Last post by Don Quixote
Thu Aug 15, 2019 12:17 am
Milky Way Over The Cornfield, Oakwood Ill.

Last post by Don Quixote « Wed Aug 14, 2019 11:53 pm
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by Don Quixote » Sat Aug 03, 2019 5:59 pm

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Milky Way....

Camera Piggybacked to SW 100 Evostar on LXD75 mount

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30 seconds
Nikon d810
18 MM Nikon AFS Nikor
f 3.5
ISO1600

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Fine MW photos Mark!

Like Bryan, I need to get out and do some of that. I’ve tried it some before I got a scope, but I ought to try it mounting the...

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Last post by Don Quixote
Wed Aug 14, 2019 11:53 pm
Fireflies outshine the stars

Last post by Kanadalainen « Wed Aug 14, 2019 5:33 pm
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by jrkirkham » Wed Jul 10, 2019 9:46 pm
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I was finally able to go camping for the first time this year. I had been so looking forward to an uninterrupted night under the stars. When I got...

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This is an outstanding photo, sublime results on terra firma as well as those objects interstellar. :)
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Last post by Kanadalainen
Wed Aug 14, 2019 5:33 pm
Milky Way - Golden Lake, Ontario

Last post by Thefatkitty « Sat Aug 03, 2019 4:04 am
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by Pitter » Sat Aug 03, 2019 3:13 am

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I took these images last week at Golden Lake, Ontario
It was my first time imaging the Milky Way, so I am pretty happy with the result.
Practice...

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Nice pics Mark! I've been there; just south of Algonquin if I remember right. Was there some years ago, and the skies were unreal. Good for you;...

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Sat Aug 03, 2019 4:04 am
Full Moon Illinois

Last post by bladekeeper « Sun Jul 14, 2019 11:20 pm
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by Don Quixote » Sun Jul 14, 2019 8:57 am

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Full Moon.
No DSO tonight !

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Fun image, Mark!

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Last post by bladekeeper
Sun Jul 14, 2019 11:20 pm
Noctilucent Clouds, June 27

Last post by Aratus « Fri Jul 12, 2019 4:00 pm
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by Pikaia » Thu Jun 27, 2019 11:14 pm

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I was pleased to see noctilucent clouds from my home in Liverpool tonight, the first time I have ever seen them. the Sun was 10 degrees below the...

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You would think that setting it to infinity would give perfect focussing for the sky, but I have found that some lenses let you go 'beyond infinity'...

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Last post by Aratus
Fri Jul 12, 2019 4:00 pm
Noctilucent Clouds - 5th July 2019

Last post by Aratus « Sat Jul 06, 2019 10:06 am

by Aratus » Sat Jul 06, 2019 10:06 am

This was a fading display which was probably more impressive if I had spotted it 30 minutes beforehand. Still it is not too bad. The brighter star is...

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Last post by Aratus
Sat Jul 06, 2019 10:06 am
A Bird to catch the spider

Last post by bladekeeper « Sun Jun 23, 2019 1:39 am
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by Aratus » Thu Jun 20, 2019 9:17 pm

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Having recently been invaded by a giant spider stalking the night sky. I was visted by a Ziz of bird! No doubt intent on catching the spider. Images...

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That's so cool!

Good thing the bird didn't make a deposit. :D

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Last post by bladekeeper
Sun Jun 23, 2019 1:39 am
Rt 150 at Sunset

Last post by Don Quixote « Tue Jun 18, 2019 3:08 pm
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by Don Quixote » Mon Jun 17, 2019 7:52 pm

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I am not sure if this qualifies as a night Scene .
If this is out of the bounds of this topic Mods please move to off topic forum.
This is a shot of...

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That looks like a great observing location.

Thank you JR.
This does appear like it would be good for observing. Unfortunately the light dome from...

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Tue Jun 18, 2019 3:08 pm

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