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<em>image by [mailto:johndouk@astroforum.gr John Doukoumopoulos], Aegina Island, Greece</em><br /> | <em>image by [mailto:johndouk@astroforum.gr John Doukoumopoulos], Aegina Island, Greece</em><br /> | ||
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| − | Today is my 44th birthday! I am on Aegina island for | + | Today is my 44th birthday! I am on Aegina island for |
| − | summer holidays and I was about to capture some | + | summer holidays and I was about to capture some |
| − | + | deep sky image last night, but I was also thinking that | |
| − | moon light would be quite enough...<br /> | + | moon light would be quite enough... |
| − | Therefore, I was trying to get some sleep... But I was | + | <br /> |
| − | somehow ...nervous, thinking that I am getting older and older...<br /> | + | <br /> |
| − | A couple of hours ago, I got around for a walk | + | Therefore, I was trying to get some sleep... But I was |
| − | and I could not help throwing a glance to the night sky. And there was it. | + | somehow ... nervous, thinking that I am getting older and older... |
| − | A peculiar view, with a bright moon quarter surrounded by a small halo | + | <br /> |
| − | but at the same time I could easily see all constellations around | + | <br /> |
| − | fully shaped, with very bright stars, even by moon's neighbourhood.<br /> | + | A couple of hours ago, I got around for a walk |
| − | In the end I thought that the sky view was so clear, not disturbed by | + | and I could not help throwing a glance to the night sky. And there was it. |
| − | the moonlight, that I could have even tried to pick some deep-sky images. | + | A peculiar view, with a bright moon quarter surrounded by a small halo |
| − | I tried to capture this view. Of course moon is like a very bright | + | but at the same time I could easily see all constellations around |
| − | in this image, but it is 10 whole seconds capture, where one may see | + | fully shaped, with very bright stars, even by moon's neighbourhood. |
| − | a considerable part of 48x32 degrees of night sky !<br /> | + | <br /> |
| − | Actually it is not a moon image, but an image which shows that | + | <br /> |
| − | moon would not prevent deep sky view, even at a quarter's phase. | + | In the end I thought that the sky view was so clear, not disturbed by |
| − | I hope you like it.<br /> | + | the moonlight, that I could have even tried to pick some deep-sky images. |
| + | I tried to capture this view. Of course moon is like a very bright light source | ||
| + | in this image, but it is 10 whole seconds capture, where one may see | ||
| + | a considerable part of 48x32 degrees of night sky! | ||
| + | <br /> | ||
| + | <br /> | ||
| + | Actually it is not a moon image, but an image which shows that | ||
| + | moon would not prevent deep sky view, even at a quarter's phase. | ||
| + | I hope you like it. | ||
| + | <br /> | ||
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<em>[mailto:johndouk@astroforum.gr John Doukoumopoulos]</em><br /> | <em>[mailto:johndouk@astroforum.gr John Doukoumopoulos]</em><br /> | ||
Latest revision as of 12:38, 15 March 2015
Who Says You Can't Have It All?
image by John Doukoumopoulos, Aegina Island, Greece
Today is my 44th birthday! I am on Aegina island for
summer holidays and I was about to capture some
deep sky image last night, but I was also thinking that
moon light would be quite enough...
Therefore, I was trying to get some sleep... But I was
somehow ... nervous, thinking that I am getting older and older...
A couple of hours ago, I got around for a walk
and I could not help throwing a glance to the night sky. And there was it.
A peculiar view, with a bright moon quarter surrounded by a small halo
but at the same time I could easily see all constellations around
fully shaped, with very bright stars, even by moon's neighbourhood.
In the end I thought that the sky view was so clear, not disturbed by
the moonlight, that I could have even tried to pick some deep-sky images.
I tried to capture this view. Of course moon is like a very bright light source
in this image, but it is 10 whole seconds capture, where one may see
a considerable part of 48x32 degrees of night sky!
Actually it is not a moon image, but an image which shows that
moon would not prevent deep sky view, even at a quarter's phase.
I hope you like it.
John Doukoumopoulos
Technical Details
Aug 23, 2008 04:30 local (=UTC+3). Canon EOS300D - 18-55lens @18mm - 10sec f/4 ISO400 raw
Related Links
John's astro website
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Tomorrow's LPOD: The Dark of the Moon
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