Archives for May 2007
Moon/Venus Conjuntion
Published on 20 May 2007 at 2:40 pm.
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Filed under Images, Observation Log.
I almost missed this. I was putting the dog out the back door and happened to see it just before it set. I quickly grabbed my camera and tripod. Cannon EOS 300D 100-300mm zoom telephoto. 21:42:43 EDT.
ISO 1600 - 2 sec exposure to illuminate the foreground.
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Note the haze and skyglow of the Florida [...]
Martian Astronomer Images Jupiter
Published on 4 May 2007 at 5:22 pm.
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Filed under Images, In the News.
What looks initially like a Hubble photo or an exceptional ground based image of Jupiter was indeed taken from Mars!
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Image courtesy NASA/JPL/University of Arizona
The martian astronomer responsible for this outstanding shot is actually not a native but a terran immigrant. The HiRISE camera aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter snapped this picture on January [...]
