Great pic
Space Distraction
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Got up earlier for the eclipse and just as the moon was getting ready to go into totality the clouds started moving in. 
I was able to snap this before it was covered up.
I was able to snap this before it was covered up.
DW booted me out of my bed and the clock said: 4:44am to see it.Got up earlier for the eclipse and just as the moon was getting ready to go into totality the clouds started moving in.
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I remembered that because I am a .444 fan
.It was a good thing, because just minutes later it was completely obscured by clouds for the rest of the eclipse.
I was out this morning at about 5:15 walking my dog when I looked to the west and saw the moon. I stopped dead in my tracks - it was gorgeous and very much like your picture. Thanks for sharing this!
I was up and outside(dog pee) too early. Was a beautiful moon and sky though!!
My golf partner was up at 5:00 and tried to see it, but it was too cloudy. He said he couldn't see a thing. Oh well. Maybe next time.
The Moon with Jupiter this evening.
Jupiter
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@Patchouli Nope, not me…
I went out of a look at Jupiter. I remembered the down side of star gazing. It’s cold out side!!! Winter, with low humidity gives the best viewing though.
I went out of a look at Jupiter. I remembered the down side of star gazing. It’s cold out side!!! Winter, with low humidity gives the best viewing though.
I have never been a star gazer, but we were having a neighborhood party back in mid October, and we were sitting around a fire at night. One of the neighbors had an app on his phone where he could point it at the sky, and it would tell what you were seeing. I was very impressed. Do any of you have that app?
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I have the app “Sky Map”. Does the same as the other ones, point the phone around at the sky, it shows stars, constellations, planets and such. Been happy with it, no issues except calibrating the phone now and again.
Yes, two of them!
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@Morgan101 I use Stellarium on my phone and laptop.
I have 2 apps i use. Sky Map is one of them.
I took a shot with my phone of the moon and Jupiter last night. But the moon flared so bad Jupiter is barely visible. They were very close together. Quite impressive
I took a shot with my phone of the moon and Jupiter last night. But the moon flared so bad Jupiter is barely visible. They were very close together. Quite impressive
I made a solar filter for my camera with poster board, craft super glue, and a black polymer solar sheet that lets 1/1,000th of 1% of light pass. The sky finally cleared for a test.
This coming Sunday night Venus and Saturn will be 1/2 of 1° apart and will make an interesting site in the night sky just after sunset. I’m scheduled to have rain. 
If the skies ever clear I’ll try to photograph the ‘green’ comet.
If the skies ever clear I’ll try to photograph the ‘green’ comet.
We are expecting rain to. Ill start watching it tomorrow night so I can catch some of the show
Got a mostly clear sky Saturday night for a few hours after sunset. Wasn’t able to see the comet, too low and in the trees where I was. But, took some others since I was out.
This is a day before bright Venus and Saturn (above) appear closest to each other from our view.
Orion Nebula
This is a day before bright Venus and Saturn (above) appear closest to each other from our view.
Orion Nebula
Beautiful pics. Orion is my favorite constellation. That is one of the better pics I've seen of it
I am curious, is that Orion pic as time exposure? Or just a snapshot? Taken with the 10" reflector?
I still don't have a good handle on "viewing" vs "timed exposure" images.
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@PopPopT Maybe he's started using photo pills or photoshop. There are a few different programs you can use to enhance the images. I'm sure others can explain it better, but there are some amazing things that can be done with tech to make things look different from how we see it, which isn't to say that the created images are false.
@PopPopT It is a single 1 minute exposure on my camera attached to a tracking mount. I did take five pictures to see about combining them later for a more enhanced view on the computer, there’s multiple steps and different programs that have to be used , when I have time I will try that.
The timed exposure allows the faint bits of light to build on the camera sensor and usually brings out more detail. Orion is the brightest nebula in the night sky so it’s a relatively easy target.
My biggest obstacle in choosing the dslr or telescope is the size. If I have a good view from home and time I’ll use the telescope (along with hooking up the laptop to capture the images), but the camera alone is quick and easy to set up.
, when I have time I will try that.The timed exposure allows the faint bits of light to build on the camera sensor and usually brings out more detail. Orion is the brightest nebula in the night sky so it’s a relatively easy target.
My biggest obstacle in choosing the dslr or telescope is the size. If I have a good view from home and time I’ll use the telescope (along with hooking up the laptop to capture the images), but the camera alone is quick and easy to set up.
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Thankfully I won’t have to wait another 50,000 years! I set up the telescope last night and was able to get an image of the comet as it’s heading away.
I finally started to learn about stacking images. There is MUCH more I have to learn about processing the images after stacking but here is the Orion Nebula that I posted on January 22 here. This is a stack of four different photos each of them were one minute exposures.
