Astronomy images
Comet Holmes
Submitted by jgarrett on Fri, 01/18/2008 - 8:52am. Astronomy imagesComet Linear c2006vz13
Submitted by jgarrett on Thu, 07/26/2007 - 12:38pm. Astronomy imagesSun and Moon, most northern settings
Submitted by jgarrett on Fri, 02/02/2007 - 8:11am. Astronomy imagesThis image combines two photos taken six months apart and at different times of the day. The left is the sun setting on June 26, when it is close to its most northern position. Six months later, when the sun is setting near its most southern position, the moon was swinging high in its path and set as far north as I've ever recorded. Here, it's shown on Jan. 4, 2007, setting farther north than the sun sets near the solstice.
As these photos were taken with the same magnification, it's interesting to see the apparent size of the sun and moon, which of course varies monthly for the moon and yearly for the sun.
Comet McNaught 13 Jan 07 at sunset
Submitted by jgarrett on Sun, 01/14/2007 - 11:23am. Astronomy imagesSunspot 930, 2006
Submitted by jgarrett on Mon, 12/11/2006 - 8:35am. Astronomy imagesTransit of Mercury, composite
Submitted by jgarrett on Wed, 11/29/2006 - 2:04pm. Astronomy imagesComposite of 13 photos taken during the transit of Mercury on 8 Nov. 2006. The crooked path is a result of my frequently swapping my camera for an eyepiece. John Garrett
Sunset over Santa Ana Peak
Submitted by jgarrett on Wed, 08/02/2006 - 1:03pm. Astronomy imagesSunset over Santa Ana peak, 6/26 Photo by John Garrett The usual caveats apply—never look directly at the sun unless you have proper filters. Since I don’t have a solar filter, I’ve been waiting for the right conditions where the clouds allow the sun to be safely photographed. This event occurred on 6/26. To the naked eye, the sun was a faint disc, barely detectable, and even dimmer through the view finder of the camera. To emphasize how dim this sun was, I had my telephoto lense at its widest aperature and my shutter speed an 1/30 second, and still the light meter reported an underexposed photo. Even then, I didn’t stare at the sun, but took brief glances through the camera’s view finder. My mistake was to shoot too many photos while the sun was above the horizon. After I ran out of film, the sun dipped halfway below the mountains, providing a perfect frame for the distant towers. The sun should set in the same location this same day next year. By then I hope to have a solar filter to get the photo.
Jupiter 6/18/06
Submitted by gdayton on Mon, 06/19/2006 - 11:01pm. Astronomy imagesJupiter in I.R. 6/18/06
Submitted by gdayton on Mon, 06/19/2006 - 10:56pm. Astronomy imagesJupiter 6/17/06
Submitted by gdayton on Sun, 06/18/2006 - 1:19pm. Astronomy imagesMK-91, ToUcam 740, 1.8X TeleVue barlow - 650 of 905 images stacked and processed in Registax 3