Hector's House Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 ^^ Lovely views Skyumpi, what exposure did you get them with? Had an email from spaceweather.com at 22.45 about bright auroras, but that was too late and all I got was the green glow above the cloudline over Yell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyumpi Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 what exposure did you get them with? Bit of trial and error for me..... First three are with a 28mm f1.8 lens and exposures from 4-7 seconds and ISO speeds of 400-800.The fourth and fifth were taken on a slower f4 zoom at 14mm and 24mm with ISO's of 800 and 2500 respectively. Saw quite few meteors as well but only captured one small one on camera. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveh Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 ^^ Skyumpi - whereabouts are you? Here in Cunningsburgh, I was going out at about every 15 to 20 minutes from about 9-30pm but saw only a few hazy streaks and a glow in the distance. Certainly nothing like in those great pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyumpi Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 These were taken in Stromfirth, Dave. There was a really short window where the lights were really active, maybe only 15-20 mins. The camera always gathers more light than the human eye in these sort of pics so the display is less intense in "realtime". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveh Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 Thanks. By the way, the skydive attempt is currently live on here : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mogling Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 Beautiful photos! Thanks everyone! Next meteor shower not due for a peerie while, so weel done on seeing so many! October 21, 2012, before dawn. Orionids With the waxing crescent moon setting before midnight (on October 20), that means a dark sky between midnight and dawn, or during the best viewing hours for the Orionid meteors. On a dark, moonless night, the Orionids exhibit a maximum of about 15 meteors per hour. These fast-moving meteors occasionally leave persistent trains and bright fireballs. If you trace these meteors backward, they seem to come from the Club of the famous constellation Orion the Hunter. You might know Orion’s bright, ruddy star Betelgeuse. The radiant is north of Betelgeuse. The Orionids have a broad and irregular peak that isn’t easy to predict. More meteors tend to fly after midnight, and the Orionids are typically at their best in the wee hours before dawn. The best viewing for the Orionids in 2012 will probably be before dawn on October 21.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizzyKipper Posted October 15, 2012 Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 Missed it all Great pics! Loads of stars tonight though! Sadly no northern lights grr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJ Posted November 1, 2012 Report Share Posted November 1, 2012 HUGE halo round moon right now (5am nov 1st) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizzyKipper Posted November 2, 2012 Report Share Posted November 2, 2012 I saw that, it was very nice! I tried taking a pic but no way I could fit it all in Having even looked at them! Jupiter is just to the left of the moon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stilldellin Posted November 26, 2012 Report Share Posted November 26, 2012 Nice fat moon tonight so plenty reflections :-http://i1207.photobucket.com/albums/bb479/beenister/sdsumbevening800x529.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulb Posted November 26, 2012 Report Share Posted November 26, 2012 impressive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stilldellin Posted November 26, 2012 Report Share Posted November 26, 2012 ^ Cheers. It's a big almost empty ocean out there tonight, maybe best without the colour :-http://i1207.photobucket.com/albums/bb479/beenister/sdnortseabw.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizzyKipper Posted November 28, 2012 Report Share Posted November 28, 2012 I think I prefer it with the colour... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stilldellin Posted November 28, 2012 Report Share Posted November 28, 2012 Tonight's the night for seeing Jupiter close to the smallest full moon of the year. :-http://i1207.photobucket.com/albums/bb479/beenister/sdjupandmoon.jpg take two :-http://i1207.photobucket.com/albums/bb479/beenister/sdjupfmoon.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longdog Posted November 28, 2012 Report Share Posted November 28, 2012 Wondered what planet it was. Nice shot and nice night for moonbows Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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