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Epic capture, from his facebook page
"Selection of the best elves from the night of 26.8.2022 over the north of Bohemia. Photographed by the Golden Mountains. Sony A7S modified + 135GM, ISO 2500, F/2, 3.2s"

Kudos Jeremy on this capture and the magnificent video, very cool and inspiring

I got into a debate on EarthSky facebook site https://www.facebook.com/EarthSky of this image: https://fbcdn-photos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xfl1/v/t1.0-0/p480x480/12046736_10152972481321853_768145900295230648_n.jpg?oh=704489b14793eb7b7138db1c3a546e60&oe=5692F2A0&__gda__=1453100875_25b022...

If this is a scientifically accurate photo why the stars don't trail along with the moon and why a few stars are inside Moon's diameter in the seventh photo? The answer is obvious. This is what it is. A photoshop composite. It was stated as being a composite, which is a legit astrophotography techn...

Q: Is the color of a meteor streak due to it's temperature as it heats up and burns or due to it's material composition, or both? Aug 11-12, 2015. Did some imaging last night-early morning for the Perseids Meteor Shower. These are the best. Looking North-East in the sky, 11:30pm thru 1:30am. Used Ca...

I may be in my 50's but thought this looked familiar....and posted just 3 years ago, that's kinda short turnaround for repeating, no? http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap110814.html Astronomy Picture of the Day 2011 August 14 http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap050613.html http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap060702.html h...

I may be in my 50's but thought this looked familiar....and posted just 3 years ago, that's kinda short turnaround for repeating, no? Do a search on "speeding". APOD'S been CMB Dipole: Speeding Through the Universe ten times, and worth it every time. Hey - I remember 55mph national speed ...

re-booted.....

I may be in my 50's but thought this looked familiar....and posted just 3 years ago, that's kinda short turnaround for repeating, no?
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap110814.html

Astronomy Picture of the Day
2011 August 14

Doyle Slifer - One of the neatest image I've seen of the partial solar eclipse last week, kudos to you!

Kudos Alex on what you've accomplished here, having the right skill with the right gear at the right time and place....

You need to be a true Michigander to grasp all this, helps to watch this movie also for those who want the quick initiation. http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTIyNDE1MTc0N15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMzM1OTAzMQ@@._V1_SY317_CR10,0,214,317_.jpg fwiw, for me the greatest snow in Michigan was the 1974 Thanks...

What are the odds? Posted on November 12, 2013 - copyright Scott Rinckenberger https://www.facebook.com/scottrinckenberger http://blog.scottrinck.com/conceptual/odds/ http://blog.scottrinck.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Scott-Rinckenberger-Meteor-marked.jpg I’ve been shooting photos for 20 years. I...

very beautiful APOD, taken with Canon 5D mkIII & a MINITRACK-LX July-20, congratulations Cristian Fattinnanzi.

Congrats Jeff on a really nice capture and earning APOD.

Love the colors in the streaks, nice capture!

Going frame-frame thru the images in this stacked photo taken July-13-2013, originally posted above https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-spNttf3cOJ8/UeXtRC9oLQI/AAAAAAAAQao/EVQatWII-b4/s400/July-13-2013%2520H20%2520-%2520Version%25202.jpg I noticed 4 meteorites - looks like 1 exploded? (the meteorites...

it got humid/hot and the fireflies came alive again, so was out Thursday July-12-20123 night. Via http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/RS_OneDay.php 12 July 2013 Eastern Daylight Time SUN Begin civil twilight 5:35 a.m. Sunrise 6:09 a.m. Sun transit 1:41 p.m. Sunset 9:13 p.m. End civil twilight 9:47 p.m...

Has there been any db estimates on the SPL of the initial shock wave and the others that immediately followed due to the meteorite that exploded over Russia yesterday?
Must be huge to cause so much damage!

Wow, this full moon rising video is something to behold, I watched it and felt the joy in my heart.
Great submission!

Stephen first posted this in our little Canon astrophotography forum.....congrats again!
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/sho ... ?t=1247784

For all the geeks out there: Find it hard to pick your favorite episode from the original TV series? Now you don't have to with this amazing poster from artist Dusty Abell . His poster encompasses every single episode in one impressive poster. CLICK HERE to view it in full size to see the detail! ht...

A night at Wallaman Falls, Queensland, Australia. A bright meteor crosses the Milky Way, while the light of the gibbous Moon causes a moonbow with the waterfall. http://legault.perso.sfr.fr/wallamanfalls.jpg Great capture! Nicely done. Looking at your exif data must have been very still for those l...

I really love the detail here, however looking at the exif data: Camera Model = Canon EOS 7D Focal Length = 50/1 mm ===> 50 mm Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 1/160 second ===> 0.00625 second Exposure Program = manual control (1) ISO Speed Ratings = 100 I can't believe a 50mm lens took this! Can...

My only gripe about the photo is it showed too much foreground and not enough sky, I hope newer ones take and stitch in sky shots, the rule of 1/3's applies for these as well. Every pixel that shows sky is a pixel with little or no scientific value, but which costs resources: time, energy, bandwidt...