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Not mine.
Took a cool pic?
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Not mine.
The Horvaths
Young man with a cowboy hat
From the Power Wagon rally.
The Horvaths
Young man with a cowboy hat
300rag
It's Not Going to Shift Itself
We have yet to have a clear sky to get a picture.
Today was last, best day to catch this event. The arc span today was too wide for my meager Canon to catch them all, clouds rolled in as I was trying to get to the highest elevation within 20 miles of home (1,350 ft) making Venus and Mercury impossible to see, and it was 6:30 am February 5, 2016, 19 degrees F.
So, I got Mars, Saturn, and Jupiter --- and colors -- in closeup. To me, no doubt "these are them" to max magnification of my camera.
So, I got Mars, Saturn, and Jupiter --- and colors -- in closeup. To me, no doubt "these are them" to max magnification of my camera.
1. Mars is reddish (50 million miles away), with some striations in colors (dunno why its flattish - could be camera operator error)
2. Saturn looks white-ish (750 million miles away), and appears to be bisected by its rings on a tilt down toward the right, southern hemisphere illuminated the brightest and
3. Jupiter (350 million miles away) is swirly with colors, maybe a moon transiting it (upper middle dark spot) and maybe the "Great Red Spot" is visible (lower right, about to move to dark side).
A decade from now, I hope to be around to try this again. 2. Saturn looks white-ish (750 million miles away), and appears to be bisected by its rings on a tilt down toward the right, southern hemisphere illuminated the brightest and
3. Jupiter (350 million miles away) is swirly with colors, maybe a moon transiting it (upper middle dark spot) and maybe the "Great Red Spot" is visible (lower right, about to move to dark side).
polara71
Old Man with a Hat
Frigging cool...!
I could never get that shooting through the smog here
I could never get that shooting through the smog here
polara71
Old Man with a Hat
During the 2008 world series the camera guy zoomed in on an unusually close Jupiter. Absolutely stunning and amazing how much those cameras magnify.
yup..they DO get great detail ..right up there with some of best optical telescopes ...300x to 400x if i had to guess.
all I have is 8x - good enough for most terrestrial stuff but not the celestials obviously.
compare all that to Hubble Telescope shot of Jupiter...see what 5,000x and no atmospheric distortion gets ya
polara71
Old Man with a Hat
I don't know if you posted this.... what camera are you using?
I use a Canon EOS 60 ..I can't be specific on the lenses ,certainly not top of the line but not bad. Do you use a tripod for these shots?
I use a Canon EOS 60 ..I can't be specific on the lenses ,certainly not top of the line but not bad. Do you use a tripod for these shots?
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Great shots Ray! I would imagine you'd have to use a tripod. Last eclipse I couldn't get a clear shot until I used the Webber to rest the camera on and then I was golden.
polara71
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That's why I asked Matt.... especially on Night shots and maxed out on your magnification you would almost have to be
Amazinblue takes some nice shots
Amazinblue takes some nice shots
I have a strictly "amateur" point/click skill set ..no tripod but try to have steady hand and camera software/features to compensate for any "shakiness" and focus issues.
Anyway, I have a Canon A810, about five years old now I guess. 16 MP, no special lens attachments, has HD video, etc. For my skill level and requirements, its very adequate .. and its probably capable of much better shots but I just don't know enough to utilize its full potential.
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This is a fantastic pic!
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You took those without the camera resting on something?? Hands of a surgeon!
polara71
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I had a feeling you were shooting from the hip. I basically do too and just don't have the time to enhance my skill set
more credit than I deserve fellas...but thanks. many others who have posted here have both good "eyes" and "good" gear versus me.
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naw matt...three shots to get one good one sometimes. ok for digital cameras, bad for appendectomies
300rag
It's Not Going to Shift Itself
The shadow of the plane I am on, on the top of the clouds.
polara71
Old Man with a Hat
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thats a cool shot...good eye and/or good luck to catch that at right time
was the "halo" around the plane and caught on the cloud with the shadow OR is that some sort of property on/in the inner plastic/outer glass of the window creating that effect?
if the former, i gotta research the refractory science behind that to learn how it happens in this context. its the nerd in me..can't help it
could be this? a "glory" .. if so, its definitely outside the plane.
Glory (optical phenomenon) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A glory is an optical phenomenon that resembles an iconic saint's halo about the shadow of the observer's head, caused by light of the Sun or (more rarely) the Moon interacting with the tiny water droplets that make up mist or clouds. The glory consists of one or more concentric, successively dimmer rings, each of which is red on the outside and bluish towards the centre. The effect is believed to happen due to classical wave tunneling, when light nearby a droplet tunnels through air inside the droplet and, in the case of a glory, is emitted backwards due to resonance effect
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