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I usually try to get a lofty view of the full moon so I can capture it as soon as it rises above the horizon, but alas it was not aligned. I decide to go for the ground assault at the Wallace Monument and to my amazement it was in perfect alignment 4.2degrees above the horizon at 2.5Km away. The thin veil of high cloud softened the brightness of the moon.
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Another Space Song · Failure
As we were heading home from Carrizo I saw the bright red/pink/ orange flames of a SpaceX rocket launch and told my son to pull over so the four of us could watch. Luckily we were in a wide open agricultural area and the night was crystal clear. It's always fun to go out in the darkness and watch from home too.
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket shortly after launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.
It was carrying another batch of its Starlink internet satellites into orbit. You can see the first stage, nearly center of the photo after it separated, which comes back to Earth for a vertical touchdown about 8.5 minutes after liftoff. That landing occurs on the deck of the drone ship OCISLY "Of Course I Still Love You", which is stationed in the Pacific Ocean. The first stage will then be reused for future launches. Those two smaller bright spots behind the second stage are the fairings.
As I type this - March 28, 2024 - there will be a launch tonight (3/28/2024) which will be the 30th Falcon 9 flight of 2024, and the 20th dedicated to building out the Starlink megaconstellation. To date, SpaceX has lofted 6,077 Starlink satellites, 5,610 of which are currently operational, according to astrophysicist and satellite tracker Jonathan McDowell.
Those already-staggering numbers will continue to grow far into the future. SpaceX has permission to deploy 12,000 Starlink craft in LEO and has applied for approval for another 30,000 on top of that.
"If people sat outside and looked at the stars each night, I bet they'd live a lot differently." -Bill Watterson
This is one of my favorite images from a recent trip to Arizona, and really my first attempt at some Milky Way photography. Did a bit of light painting here with my flashlight to bring out the details in the creosote shrubs and saguaro cacti.
Woke up at 2:30 am and drove 45 mins out to a rugged dirt road into the remote Sonoran Desert wilderness to capture this shot of the Milky Way. It was a bit spooky being out there by myself, but it was also so peaceful and humbling to look up and gaze at the billions upon billions of stars that were present in the night sky. Often one's daily stresses start to seem insignificant once you look up towards the stars and try and wrap your head around the vastness and scale of our universe.
Best viewed on black background. Really looking forward to getting this one printed out large!
Nikon D810; 14-24mm lens at 14mm; 20 sec at F/2.8; ISO 2500
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The data for this Narrowband 10,P mosaic of SH2-115 and Abell 71 was shot at my Home observatory in Valencia and in Sicily by Carmelo.
SH2-115 an emission nebula. It is approximately 7500 light years away. Also featured in this image is the Planetary Nebula Abell 71.
By combining the data from these two very different telescopes the fast refractor telescope and Carmelo’s 16″ home build RC, we were able to benefit from the two very different optical systems.
Image credits:
Processing by Paul C Swift
Photography by Carmelo Falco and Paul C Swift
Enjoy!
Technical card
Paul
Imaging telescopes or lenses: Vixen VSD100 f/3.8 Astrograph
Imaging cameras: Starlight Express SXVR-814
Mounts: MX
Guiding telescopes or lenses: Vixen VSD
Guiding cameras: sx loadstar
Software: PixInsight 1.8, Photoshop CS5
Filters: Baader O III 8.5nm, Baader Ha 8.5nm
Accessories: Starlight Xpress USB filter wheel, Starlight Xpress Lodestar Guider
Carmelo
Imaging telescope: RC 410mm f7.8 customed
Imaging camera: Apogee Alta F9 (kaf6303)
Mount: RM500 customed
Guiding system: Orion SteadyStar + Lodestar
Filters: Baader LRGB set, Baader Ha 3.5nm
Hiking towards Mount Sinai, Egypt
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The central element in this photo is a single dandelion seed with a water drop sitting in the centre of it.
This one turned out better than I expected. I was shooting with the setting sun directly behind the seed head.
I like how the sun in the lower right, the big drop, and the weird, colorful area of bouncing light in the lower left form a trio of elements in the classic pyramid. Not sure what's happening in the lower left. Almost looks like a visualization of data. Hmmm...that's what a digital photo is after all...
I shot this macro with my Casio EX-F1 through reversed 10x Celestron binoculars. Pretty awkward. Good optics though.
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This image is a stacked composite of 6 individual frames (20 secs, ISO 6400, ƒ/2.8, 14mm) which were captured down at Roches Point located at the east entrance to the Cork Harbour.
RAW files were processed using Adobe Lightroom and then stacked using Starry Landscape Stacker for noise reduction.
Conditions for this Milky Way Panorama workshop were already good and on this last night at Delicate Arch, we were super fortunate to see Aurora Borealis. But this was just the prelude… the real show got started soon after this sequence was captured. What a thrill that was!
My training partner, Darren White and I have just two more big events to go and we'll wind up our 2017 workshop season. With arcing Milky Way panoramas and Aurora Borealis and a cloud inversion and a big boatload of awesome students, this season was one for the history books! If you weren't part of the incredible experience this year, make sure to stay tuned for the 2018 schedule when it's released on December 1st from NightPhotographyWorkshop.com.
Innenhof Passauer Straße mit Schlüsselloch ähnlicher Rahmung des Himmels.
Courtyard Passauer Straße with keyhole like framing of the sky.
‘if you could see what i see, you’ll be blinded by the colors. yellow red orange and green and at least a million others’
Strongly recommend to view on larger size.
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