Starship Asterisk*

My family enjoying the spectacle of the eclipse.
This is a composite of individual images from a small telescope ( 80mm f6 refractor) superimposed on a wide field view of the eclipse.
The timing of the partial phases is chosen to dramatize the buildup to totality.

This image is a composite of individual images taken at a one second interval at C2 and C3 to show prominences and a composite of images at multiple exposure times during totality. Taken at Cambridge Idaho in a perfectly clear sky using an 80mm f6 triplet refractor and a Canon S1 camera under the co...

Flash spectrum 2017 2.jpg Perfect conditions at Cambridge, Idaho. This is a single frame of a video of the flash spectrum at third contact. It shows the transition from the emission lines of the chromosphere to the continuum of the photosphere. The video is at 25% speed. Cropped from a 4k video mad...

Perfect conditions at Cambridge, Idaho. I am unable to figure out how to include a small version of the video so I have attached a single frame of the video of the flash spectrum at third contact. It shows the transition from the emission lines of the chromosphere to the continuum of the photosphere...

This "Firefall" effect is caused by the setting sun lighting up Horsetail Falls in Yosemite Valley. It appears in early February when enough water is flowing and the sky is clear at sunset. It should also appear in the fall when the Sun's declination is similar, but seldom is there enough ...

Flash Spectra from 44,000 feet These spectra were captured during the eFlight from Bermuda. A 100 line/mm grating in front of a 55mm lens on a DSLR captured a moderately wide field of view making it possible to point the camera without using the viewfinder allowing me to view the eclipse directly. T...

Partial Eclipse from Bermuda
copyright: Jeanie and Bob Minor

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Composite with variable time between images taken from the south east shore of Bermuda.

The attached image shows the evolution of the spectrum of Nova Delphini over 2 1/2 weeks. Taken from my backyard in Berkeley CA., dodging clouds and fog on the first two nights, but as clear as it ever gets in Berkeley for the rest. Taken with a modified Canon T1i (filters removed) Celestron C8 with...