14th July Noctilucent Clouds |
Just a shot from mid run of the NLC display ( 14/15 July
2006 @ 22 h 11 m UT ). Minolta Dimage Z1 @ 400 ASA 4 secs
exposure
Aurora |
This picture was taken on the 6/7th April 2000. It was taken
using 100 ASA transparency film as this was the only film available
at short notice. (400 ASA is recommended). It shows the red
patch across Gemini.
Cassiopea/Lyra |
This picture was taken using a driven Haig Mount. The film was
black and white using a 16mm lens to supplement an undriven
All Sky Camera. This lens, a Zenitar covers 1800
Venus from Cyprus |
Driven 30 second exposure of Sagittarius and Scorpio from a
beach side car park in Cyprus after Venus Transit 2004 ( Minolta
Dimage Z1 at 400 ASA)
Iridium Flare |
This is a - (minus) 8 Iridium ( Iridium 36 ) flare recorded
from my location in Elland at 22 h 18 m 04 s BST on 29/04/2005
using a Minolta Dimage Z1 camera set on the head of Draco
for a 30 second exposure starting at 22 h 17 m 55 secs at
400 ASA. Some cloud and vapour trails about.
Aurora 21.1.05 |
Auroral active band from Elland , West Yorkshire on 21/1/2005
@ 22h 39m UT with Minlolta Dimage Z1 Digital camera ( 4 seconds)
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Sagittarius/Scorpio |
This picture is a driven shot of the Sagittarius / Scorpio region
taken in Crete, 01/06/2000. It was taken using a 50mm lens @
F2.8. It was held on a driven clockwork platform, the timer
was the type used to switch off and on gas Lanterns before street
lights.
Comet 153P Ikeya - Zhang |
Photographed on 12/4/2002 with a 135 mm Carl Zeiss Jena
( M42 ) lens . Some notes added to allow identification of
field stars as the field is only 15 deg by 10 deg.
Comet 153P Ikeya - Zhang |
Photographed on 12/4/2002 with a 135 mm Carl Zeiss Jena (
M42 ) lens on an Asahi Pentax . The film used was Kodak Royal
Gold 1000 ASA print film and was given 1 hr processing by
Jessops then straight to CD. No other processing has been
carried out.
Aurora 21.1.05 |
Auroral homogenous band at 21 h 22 m on 21 st January 2005.
Deneb and O1 , O2 Cygni are visible in the auroral glow. Minolta
Dimage Z1 Digital Camera. Set at 400 ASA. 4 secs exposure
Set at 38 mm equiv (35 mm) |
