Category: 60 Second Science

Saturn

Saturn

Posted on by Jim Roberts

The other night I was out shooting images of the moon which was near to Jupiter and Saturn. I pointed my camera at Saturn not sure if I would get an image or not. I left the exposure set for the moon shot and aimed (as best I could) in the direction of the ringed planet. Wasn’t expecting much and was 3 plus stops underexposed but here is a fairly tight crop that shows Saturn and it’s magnificent rings. It’s always there, it’s just nice to see it. Image was taken hand held with my Fujifilm X-T2 and XF 100-400mm telephoto with 1.4. extender.

Neowise

Neowise

Posted on by Jim Roberts
Neowise

The comet on Monday July 20, 2020 from the front yard of Noded South. Click on image to to embiggen. Was a bit of a struggle finding the comet. Ended up using compass to get the general direction then shooting long exposures. There is so much light pollution around here that i couldn’t even see the big dipper. In this image there is a trace of a satellite going thru the handle of the big dipper. I hope you can see it. Note: Yeah the bigger image make a lot more stars visible.

Half Moon

Half Moon

Posted on by Jim Roberts
Half Moon

The dust storm from Africa seems to have cleared the other night so the moon was clear and sharp. The previous couple of nights were not as clear although there were no clouds. Anyone who thinks the best time to photograph the moon is when it’s full needs to look at images like this where the shadows on the craters give it such nice definition. I’m particularly fond of the crater on the edged of night that has such a bright wall.

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