Observation Log Category Archives
Comet Madness
Published on 8 Nov 2007 at 3:35 pm.
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Greetings, I realize it has been some time… even longer since I’ve had the scope out (almost 2 years!). Hopefully this winter I’ll get to break in the new ETX125.
At any rate, Comet 17P/Holmes got me outside the other night with my tripod mounted Canon EOS 300D. These were the best two of about 20.
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Moon/Venus Conjuntion
Published on 20 May 2007 at 2:40 pm.
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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 […]
Crescent Moon and Venus/Where am I?
Published on 23 Feb 2007 at 9:23 am.
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Well, so much for my triumphant return to the amateur astronomy blogworld. I would say my observing season is about two-thirds over and I haven’t gotten the new scope out ONCE. It’s not that I don’t want to because I really do, it’s just that I’ve never been so busy with work in my life […]
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Night Launch
Published on 11 Dec 2006 at 8:54 am.
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This past Saturday they had a night launch of the shuttle (Discovery STS-116). I was on my way off to work but I delayed 15 minutes to bring the video camera outside and catch it. There were some hazy clouds near the horizon that weren’t visible to me until illuminated by the launch. I’m about […]
Mercury Transit 2006
Published on 12 Nov 2006 at 12:32 am.
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We’ll I’m happy to say that the skies miraculously cleared and I was able to pull the scope out and get some shots of the November 8th solar transit by Mercury. The sun was perched right above my neighbors heat radiating rooftop so it could have been better, but I’m glad to have seen it. […]
