Yet another Mercury transit photo sequence
Copyright: György Soponyai
Photos were taken in every 5 minutes.
2019.11.11, Dunakeszi, Hungary
Canon EOS 5D Mark II + SkyWatcher 254/1200 Dobsonian
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- Mon Nov 11, 2019 8:23 pm
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submissions: 2019 November
- Replies: 120
- Views: 140591
- Sat Oct 26, 2019 6:52 pm
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submissions: 2019 October
- Replies: 105
- Views: 198237
Re: Submissions: 2019 October
Sitting at the Riverbank Copyright: György Soponyai 47-hour-old waning crescent Moon is rising above Freedom Bridge, Budapest. The driftwood "guerilla art" sitting at the bank of river Danube was made by Dima Shlyonkin. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48963145113_82a7020a64_z.jpg Phot...
- Thu Oct 03, 2019 10:33 am
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submissions: 2019 October
- Replies: 105
- Views: 198237
Re: Submissions: 2019 October
A Bridge Not Too Far Copyright: György Soponyai 47-hour-old crescent Moon is about to set behind Eastern pillar of Megyeri bridge. This bridge is the northernmost and youngest one of Budapest. Fun fact: it was opened on 30th September 2009 so the photo was taken on its 11th birthday. :) https://liv...
- Mon Sep 16, 2019 3:44 pm
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submissions: 2019 September
- Replies: 99
- Views: 143968
Re: Submissions: 2019 September
Analemma of the Sun Copyright: György Soponyai My fourth Solar analemma photo was taken between 2018-09-24 and 2019-09-15 at local noon (11:44 CET) in Budapest. Standing on Margaret Bridge and looking to South you can enjoy the most breathtaking panorama of the capital city of Hungary: the building...
- Sat Aug 31, 2019 10:11 am
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submissions: 2019 August
- Replies: 95
- Views: 123467
Re: Submissions: 2019 August
Fireball Copyright: György Soponyai After the first night of the annular astro camp of Hungarian Astronomical Association, on the morning of 26th July 2019 I wrote the following post about my experiences: The most beautiful, brightest, most spectacular fireball of my life so far! My first fireball ...
- Wed Jul 31, 2019 8:18 am
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submission: 2019 July
- Replies: 127
- Views: 224569
Re: Submission: 2019 July
A Cloudy Night in the Astro Camp Copyright: György Soponyai The annual astro camp of Hungarian Astronomical Association is held in Gerecse Mountain near Tarján (~50km southwest from Budapest). Every year ~ 300-400 amateur astronomers come together for common sky-wathcing in a long weekend. This yea...
- Wed Jul 17, 2019 8:52 am
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submission: 2019 July
- Replies: 127
- Views: 224569
- Fri Jul 05, 2019 12:55 pm
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submission: 2019 July
- Replies: 127
- Views: 224569
Re: Submission: 2019 July
Some Minimalist Moonset Copyright: György Soponyai Hey, if you are bored of the wonderful-indeed solar eclipse photos here is a minimalist moonset photo captured yesterday: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48203824757_0bebdb1c21_z.jpg :) 2019.07.04. Dunakeszi, Hungary Canon EOS 5D Mark II + Tamr...
- Fri Jun 21, 2019 2:19 pm
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submission: 2019 June
- Replies: 94
- Views: 130131
Re: Submission: 2019 June
Moonset at Tromsø Copyright: György Soponyai The picture was taken shortly before local midnight (at 00:27) . The snow of the mountains is being painted to pale pink by the Midnight Sun above the Northern horizon: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48103023291_2290128679_z.jpg Photo details: 2019....
- Thu Jun 20, 2019 2:11 pm
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submission: 2019 June
- Replies: 94
- Views: 130131
Re: Submission: 2019 June
The Longest Day (another approach) Copyright: György Soponyai Last week I spent two days in Northern Norway in order to observe and capture the Midnight Sun the first time in my life. Atop Storsteinen mountain 420 meters above the sea level there is a good overview towards Northern direction with t...
- Tue Jun 18, 2019 11:00 pm
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submission: 2019 June
- Replies: 94
- Views: 130131
Re: Submission: 2019 June
The Longest Day Copyright: György Soponyai Last week I spent two days in Northern Norway in order to observe and capture the Midnight Sun the first time in my life. Atop Storsteinen mountain 420 meters above the sea level there is a good overview towards Northern direction with the Tromsøya Island ...
- Thu May 16, 2019 8:39 am
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submission: 2019 May
- Replies: 77
- Views: 109317
- Thu Feb 07, 2019 8:06 am
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submission: 2019 February
- Replies: 88
- Views: 119330
- Mon Feb 04, 2019 3:36 pm
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submission: 2019 February
- Replies: 88
- Views: 119330
Re: Submission: 2019 February
Analemma of the Sun Copyright: György Soponyai Two and half year ago I completed my third analemma project. My original idea was to create an all-sky scene with positioning the camera upwards but then somehow I found a wide-screen approach seems more exciting. Now I was wondering how the photo woul...
- Tue Jan 22, 2019 2:38 am
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submission: 2019 January
- Replies: 113
- Views: 161309
Re: Submission: 2019 January
Halo over the Sleeping City Copyright: György Soponyai One day after the first Lunar Eclipse of the year, the still-almost-full Moon surrounded by a wonderful halo was passing the meridian shortly after midnight. This photo was taken by standing on the middle of Margaret Bridge. Facing south the ba...
- Mon Jan 07, 2019 5:49 am
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submission: 2019 January
- Replies: 113
- Views: 161309
Re: Submission: 2019 January
The Statue of Miska the Hussar Copyright: György Soponyai Pákozd village was the location of one of the most important battle in the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, fought on 29th September 1848. The greatest part of the Hungarian victory was contributed by the Hussars. Hussars were members of a clas...
- Tue Nov 06, 2018 6:58 am
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submission: 2018 November
- Replies: 109
- Views: 98757
- Mon Nov 05, 2018 7:49 am
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submission: 2018 November
- Replies: 109
- Views: 98757
Re: Submission: 2018 November
My little prison planet Copyright: György Soponyai Taken atop of Ranzinger Vince lookout tower, near Tatabánya. The tower is a 30-meter-high mine cage built in 1980 in the memory of stone mining of the area. https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4853/31873194648_2d90783c5b_z.jpg Photo details: 2018.10.31....
- Mon Oct 29, 2018 1:34 am
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submission: 2018 October
- Replies: 104
- Views: 86263
Re: Submission: 2018 October
Moontrail Copyright: György Soponyai I wanted to create some kind of black-yellow-black "Lunar flag" photo. This is an experimental image as using long exposure times I have always been preferring star stacking instead of one long shot. But with extreme telephoto lens the 1 - 1.5 second g...
- Thu Oct 18, 2018 10:36 am
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submission: 2018 October
- Replies: 104
- Views: 86263
Re: Submission: 2018 October
Epicycle Copyright: György Soponyai This photo depicts the retrograde loop of Mars as seen between 2018-07-11 and 2018-10-16. The foreground was taken near Tarján, Hungary on 5th October. https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1902/30462968437_23ffabe06c_z.jpg Foreground details: Canon EOS 5D Mark II + Can...
- Tue Sep 11, 2018 8:02 am
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submission: 2018 September
- Replies: 141
- Views: 79017
Re: Submission: 2018 September
Startrails at the Danube Copyright: György Soponyai This coal loader station is located at the shore of river Danube near Esztergom, Hungary. The station was built in 1927 as destination of a six-kilometer-long cableway connecting the nearby coal mines with transporter ships. The daily capacity of ...
- Mon Aug 13, 2018 11:14 am
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submissions: 2018 August
- Replies: 177
- Views: 144997
Re: Submissions: 2018 August
The Crystal Ball Copyright: György Soponyai The annual astro camp of Hungarian Astronomical Association is held in Gerecse Mountain near Tarján (~50km southwest from Budapest) . Every year ~ 300-400 amateur astronomers come together for common sky-wathcing in a long weekend. I always try to figure ...
- Mon Jun 04, 2018 1:39 pm
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submissions: 2018 June
- Replies: 98
- Views: 161220
- Fri May 18, 2018 8:50 am
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submissions: 2018 May
- Replies: 90
- Views: 149417
Re: Submissions: 2018 May
Lunar Cycle Copyright: György Soponyai I've been unsuccessfully trying to complete a whole Lunar cycle capturing project for months as bad weather and clouds always made me stop after 5-10 days. The previous month was an exceptionally cloudless/clear one so here is the result at last: https://farm1...
- Fri Dec 15, 2017 12:19 pm
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submissions: 2017 December
- Replies: 114
- Views: 147696
Re: Submissions: 2017 December
Geminids 2017 Copyright: György Soponyai On the night of 13th December 2017 I decided to travel to Galyatető in the Mátra mountains for capturing the outburst of Geminids meteor shower. Here the elevation is 985 meters (955 + 30 of the tower) that is slightly lower than the height of Kékes (1014m),...