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Well, I went out tonight to try my hand at night sky time lapse during the Gemenid meteor shower, but it didn’t turn out too well. I’m not very experienced at astrophotography, but at least I got a nifty little gif out of it.
On march 7, Dutch astronaut André Kupiers took this picture from the ISS, showing the 50 kilometers wide rock formation called Eye of Africa. The structure sits in Mauritania, at the Sahara desert, and can only be seen from space.
Source: NASA, ESA.
So my boyfriend and I were out stargazing earlier tonight and we took these pictures of the stars. The pictures turned out really great so I thought I would post them up here for other people to enjoy.
Lick Observatory Moonrise
Image Credit & Copyright: Rick Baldridge
Explanation: As viewed from a well chosen location at sunset, the gorgeous Full Moon rose behind Mount Hamilton, east of San Jose, California on March 7. The lunar disk frames historic Lick Observatory perched on the mountain’s 4,200 foot summit. Both observatory and Moon echo the warm color of sunlight (moonlight is reflected sunlight) filtered by a long path through the atmosphere. Substantial atmospheric refraction contributes the Moon’s ragged, green rim. Of course, the March Full Moon is also known as the Full Worm Moon. In the telescopic photo, Lick’s 40 inch Nickel Telescope dome is on the left. The large dome on the right houses Lick’s Great 36 inch Refractor.
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Tempest Milky Way
Extreme star trails
Aurora Over Greenland
Image Credit: Copyright: Juan Carlos Casado (TWAN)
This aurora arched from horizon to horizon. During the current Shelios expedition to observe and learn about the northern lights, the sky last weekend did not disappoint. After sunset and some careful photographic planning, the above image was taken from the expedition’s Qaleraliq campsite in southern Greenland. Visible straight through the center of the aurora, found with a careful eye, is the Big Dipper and the surrounding constellation of the Big Bear (Ursa Major). The brightest orb on the far right is the Moon, while Jupiter can be seen even further to the right. The Shelios expedition is scheduled to last until the end of August and include live broadcasts of ongoing auroras. (via APOD: 2011 August 23 - Aurora Over Greenland)
Colorado Sky
Taken about twenty minutes ago from my balcony. Learning some astrophotography tricks… slowly but surely. Expect many more experiments soon :)
For the past five nights in a row, sky watchers around the Arctic Circle have witnessed green luminous tendrils dancing across the waning twilight of summer. It’s safe to say: Aurora season has begun. Here is the view from Arjeplog, Sweden, just after midnight on August 27th.
“The sky cleared up at midnight and I went out to have a quick look for Northern Lights,” says photographer Nenne Åman. “The sky turned green just as I reached the shores of Lake Hornavan—perfect timing. This was my first aurora this season, so I am very happy at the moment!”
What a “Shooting Star” looks like from Space. Taken on August 13, 2011 by Astronaut Ron Garan on the International Space Station during Perseids Meteor Shower.
Source: NASA SDO Facebook page.
