Horsehead and flame nebulae in orion

July 7th, 2011 by admin | No Comments | Filed in Zazu

Horsehead and flame nebulae in orion

Better when viewed Original size… and F11 . Bright star is Alnitak, is most eastern star in Orion’s belt. . Exposure was 600 seconds (600s x1) with a SBIG ST-8300C camera. 8 inch f/4 on CGEM mount. Dark sky location, breezy. . Horsehead 600s X1 MPCC-2_001_1900-2367_ BPM Acolor Levels filteredCr

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Zodiacal light

June 24th, 2011 by admin | No Comments | Filed in Stars

Zodiacal light

And some very thin clouds faintly illuminated by distant city lights

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Come true

June 14th, 2011 by admin | No Comments | Filed in Stars

Come true

Andromreda Heights Lyrics Artist: Prefab Sprout We’re building a home on the side of a mountain Above the clouds, next to the sky And after our labours the stars will be neighbours We’ll take our place with them in space We’re not using concrete or plaster or wood …

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Starry night / milky way

April 28th, 2011 by admin | No Comments | Filed in Stars

Starry night / milky way

Longtime exposure with the Nikkor 50mm 1.4D lens of 30 seconds to illustrate, how many stars are actually in the sky out there – we just have to look long enough ;)

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Startrail

April 25th, 2011 by admin | No Comments | Filed in Sky

Startrail

Una exposición bastante larga. Desde donde yo estaba no se veía ese árbol. Según cálculos posteriores, la foto capta la rotación de la Tierra por 0,125 grados.

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Black sea

April 16th, 2011 by admin | No Comments | Filed in Other

Black sea

One clear night while the others slept, I climbed the stairs to the roof of the house and under a sky strewn with stars I gazed at the sea, at the spread of it, the rolling crests of it raked by the wind, becoming like bits of lace tossed in …

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Winter wear

February 28th, 2011 by admin | No Comments | Filed in Zazu

Winter wear

For my husband’s birthday I made him Green Pepper 550, Tuck-away balaclava hat, and Green Pepper 529, gloveits. He likes to spend a lot of time looking at the stars at night, and the winter weather has arrived, so these should help him stay warmer. The hat is super quick …

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How a noctographer keeps warm

February 18th, 2011 by admin | No Comments | Filed in Zazu

How a noctographer keeps warm

Winter temps are definitely cutting my photo time short lately. Last night, however, I had an insatiable craving for some star trails even though it was only about 20 degrees F. Had to warm up somehow ;)

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Cold!!

February 17th, 2011 by admin | No Comments | Filed in Other

Cold!!

We were bundled up during the day and huddled in our sleeping bags when we weren’t walking or eating. We slept with fleece clothes and put our down jackets on top of our bags. After drinking all that water (we were told to drink 4 liters a day- which Patrick …

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