Two eclipses of same lunar period. Lunar eclipse observed from Ustupky, Czech republic and the solar one from Pokwero, Uganda. Used Canon 6D, 1000/10; lunar eclipse: ISO 500, 6×1/400 s, stacked in Registax, 40% saturated; solar eclipse: ISO 250, 3×1/500 s.
Stars during total solar eclipse 14th November 2012, Mulligan Hwy, Queensland, Australia. 11×1/4 s, ISO 400, Samyang 8 mm (f3.5). Detail of corona processed by Miloslav Druckmüller from datas by Jan Sladecek.
What an inetresting evening on 24th May 2013. As expected, the twilight western horizon offered three planets (Venus, Jupiter and Mercury). But that wasn’t all. In the same moment high above south-east the Moon was in company with planet Saturn. High clouds came for making it even better and scattering moonlit created colorful corona around…
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Partial lunar eclipse on April 25th from Úpice observatory, Czech republic. Used Canon 550D, MTO 500/10, 12×1/40 s, ISO 400. Images of the Moon are situated relatively to the center of the Earth’s shadow.
Timelapse of 2012 sky phenomena: Moon haloes, Venus transit 2012, NLCs 15th June, airglow, Perseids, storms and total solar eclipse on 13th November. Locations: Seč reservoir, Czech republic (melting ice, Milky way, Venus-Jupiter conjunction, north pole, sunset with fishermen); Kunětická hora, Czech republic (Venus transit); Korčula island, Croatia (Milky way, skywatchers); Ondřejov observatory, Czech republic…
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A two minutes of indescribable show… Canon 550D, MTO 500/10, HDR from HD video frames; Canon 450D, Samyang 8 mm, 1/3 s, ISO 400, f/3.5; 14th November 2012, Mulligan Hwy, Australia.
This image is very symbolic. Even if there is just the Moon, in the time of capturing it was happening another phenomenon – Venus transit. Yes, this is the Moon before sunrise of 6th June 2012, when the last Venus transit occured. Right in the moment I cought up this image, another “big eye” was…
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