Because it’s Saturday night, there were lots of people still walking along the beach enjoying the bright moonlight on the water…Image was taken with a Canon 70D Camera and a Tamron 18-400mm lens @18mm, the exposure time was 10 seconds and ISO 400.
It was such a beautiful evening with the nearly full Moon between the planets of Saturn and Jupiter rising above the ocean on Cotton Tree beach at Maroochydore. (Jupiter is now at opposition)
Because it’s Saturday night, there were lots of people still walking along the beach enjoying the bright moonlight on the water…Image was taken with a Canon 70D Camera and a Tamron 18-400mm lens @18mm, the exposure time was 10 seconds and ISO 400.
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We are away at the moment on the Sunshine Coast in QLD and the weather today was just perfect!
When I looked up into the afternoon sky I saw this bright gibbous Moon embedded into a beautiful clear blue sky…. a few hours later at 10pm, I went back outside and took some more images in the dark night time sky :-) The orientation of the Moon is how it’s seen here in the Southern Hemisphere… I used a Canon 70D camera and a Tamron 18-400mm lens with a 2x tele converter making a focal length of 1280mm that was attached to a camera tripod, both images are cropped. The exposure time for the daytime image was 1/50th second and ISO 100, the night time image exposure was 1/80th second and ISO 100, 10 images each were captured and stacked in RegiStax6 and processed in PS CS4. Have fun looking for a daytime Moon :-) Venus was only 5 degrees away from the crescent moon this evening in the western sky; the tiny bright red star just below the moon is called Omega Virginis in the constellation of Virgo. Because it was only a three-day-old moon, there was some lovely earthshine showing up on the lunar surface. Image taken with a Canon 70D camera and a Tamron 18-400mm lens @400mm, the exposure time was 2 seconds and ISO800. ~ Earthshine on Crescent Moon with red star Omega Virginis nearby ~ Earthshine is a very pretty phenomenon that only occurs when the Moon is close to the Sun as the reflected sunlight from Earth softly illuminates the dark portion of the lunar surface.
You will see it a few days after new Moon (waxing crescent) in the western sky or a few days before new Moon (Waning Crescent) in the eastern sky; keep a look out for it an hour after sunset or an hour before sunrise. Canon 70D camera and Tamron 18-400mm lens @400mm, one second exposure and ISO800. The beautiful ringed planet Saturn has just passed opposition and is at prime viewing in the eastern sky. The planet is just stunning to look at through even a modest size telescope, so please try to go outside and have a look at our own Solar Systems ‘Lord of the Rings’ planet ☺
I took these images a few nights ago with a Meade 10 inch LX200 Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope and a ZWO 120 MC-S camera. AVI movie files were captured with 3000 frames and stacked in RegiStax6 and processed in PS CS4. In the second image below you can see four of Saturn’s largest moons, Titan is the farthest away with Tethys, Rhea & Dione closer to the planet. This second image is a composite, as I had to overexpose Saturn to capture the faint moons. A wide-angle lens was attached to the ZWO camera to give a wider field of view to capture all the moons on show. On the evening of the 7th August I captured some images of Jupiter with its four largest moons all on display and on the one side of the planet. The moons of Jupiter are in constant motion orbiting the planet and they can be so exciting to watch as they disappear behind the planet in an eclipse or transit across the face to create a dark shadow on the surface of the planet. This is sometimes referred to as ‘The dance of the planets’ and it’s like looking at a mini solar system in action. There is an excellent planetary app called Gas Giants that helps greatly with identifying which moons are orbiting Jupiter & Saturn right at the time of viewing. You will find the free app at: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/gas-giants/id397831483 I took these images with a Meade 10-inch LX200 Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope and a ZWO 120 MC-S camera and 3x Barlow lens. AVI movie files were captured with 3000 frames and stacked in RegiStax6 and processed in PS CS4. In the second image below I’ve marked the Galilean moons. This image is a composite, as I had to over expose Jupiter to capture the fainter moons. A wide-angle lens was attached to the ZWO camera to give a wider field to capture all the moons on show While away camping on a very dull and drizzly afternoon last week, a beautiful vibrant rainbow appeared in the eastern sky with the waxing gibbous moon just under the bow, everybody including lots of children were outside enjoying the beautiful sight…the colours were just stunning :-)
Images were taken on the 22nd June 2021 with a Canon G7X Mark 11 camera on manual focus and ISO320. We were on a trip to Tweed Heads and visited the Tweed Regional Art Gallery at Murwillumbah in NSW and what a delight it was to come across some stunning night sky paintings in the ‘Void exhibition. I’ve really enjoyed discovering all about the lives of these three incredible artists and the story about country related to their paintings. You never know where what you’ll discover when out and about in your travels and if you find your way to Murwillumbah in NSW please visit this awesome Art gallery…it’s also FREE admission :-) Void Friday 7 May 2021 to Sunday 4 July 2021 The Temporary Exhibitions Gallery https://artgallery.tweed.nsw.gov.au The void is a multifaceted concept, not simply of presence and absence, but a place that exists between distinct worldviews, is occupied by meaning and is imbued with personal, historical and ancestral significance. The artists presented in this exhibition do not simply define the void as denoting a lack, but rather they utilise form to represent the formless. Void brings together contemporary Aboriginal artistic practice from across the country. Curated by Emily McDaniel, the exhibition features existing works across the mediums of drawing, painting, sculpture, ceramics, textiles, video and photography by artists including Pepai Jangala Carroll, Jonathan Jones, Mabel Juli, John Mawurndjul AM, Hayley Millar-Baker, Mick Namarari Tjapaltjarri, Mr R Peters, Doreen Reid Nakamarra, Andy Snelgar, Dr. Thancoupie Gloria Fletcher AO, Freddie Timms, James Tylor, Jennifer Wurrkidj and Josephine Wurrkidj. An exhibition curated by Emily McDaniel, in conjunction with UTS Gallery and Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, presented nationally by Museums & Galleries of NSW. This project has been assisted by the Australian Government’s Visions of Australia program, and through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body. (Please click on images for larger view)Three Nyawana in Yariny Country by Mr R Peters |
AuthorI just love being under the heavens, come on a journey with me and I’ll share some of the amazing wonders of the Universe with you. Noeleen :-) Archives
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