Very expected comet C/2011 L4 Pan-STARRS kind of dissapointed. But not in its shame, only because of observing conditions only minutes in twilight. I waited for every possibility to catch this “hairy beauty”, but had bad weather. Finally on 20th March 2013 I succeeded from Úpice observatory, Czech republic. Used Canon 6D, RL 0,28 m/10,…
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A single shot of Orion constellation above frozen Sec reservoir on 2nd March 2013. The winter has still its magic… Canon 6D, Samyang 24 mm, f4, ISO 5000, 15 s.
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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Colors of winter Sec reservoir just few minutes after sunset. Canon 550D, Samyang 8 mm, ISO 100, f11, HDR; 28th December 2012.
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.
First stack of short tripod exposures of the south sky pole. Observed on 16th November 2012 from Mulligan Hwy, nearby Mt. Carbine, Queensland, Austraila. Used Canon 550D, Samyang 24 mm/1.4, f2.8, ISO 1600, 68×15 s.
And here is it. The whole total solar eclipse on 14th November 2012 from Mulligan Hwy, Australia. This eclipse was one of the two best in my life (the first one was in Turkey, 2006). Image shows how the Sun was rising above tree horizon, effected by atmospheric turbulation, also beautiful sunspots and, of course,…
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