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- Fri Jan 27, 2023 5:09 am
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submissions: 2023 January
- Replies: 136
- Views: 196762
Re: Submissions: 2023 January
Mars and giants Image credit & copyright: Steve Johnston. A fog filter was used to enhance Mars and the brighter stars in this image taken from Noojee, Victoria, Australia on 17 December 2022. The bright yellowish hues of Mars dominates the scene in the lower left just above the treeline. Above...
- Sun Jun 26, 2022 12:17 am
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submissions: 2022 June
- Replies: 101
- Views: 176517
Re: Submissions: 2022 June
Holy Grail planetary alignment at dawn on 26 June 2022, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Copyright: Steve Johnston IMG_2504-12_sph.JPG A break in the clouds this morning allowed me to capture not only the five naked-eye planets, but to also image Uranus and Nepture, the latter being just a smudge on ...
- Fri Jul 31, 2020 12:31 pm
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submissions: 2020 July
- Replies: 243
- Views: 313967
Re: Submissions: 2020 July
Moon Halo captures Jupiter & Scorpius Copyright: Steve Johnston IMG_7643_Moon halo.JPG A 22 degree halo around the Moon with Jupiter (lower right) and the majority of Scorpius (top) both inside the halo. Saturn is outside the halo near Jupiter. Taken form Melbourne, Victroria, Australia on 31 J...
- Sun May 24, 2020 2:16 am
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Found Images: 2020 May
- Replies: 52
- Views: 35859
Re: Found Images: 2020 May
Comet SWAN http://www.astrostudio.at/2_Bright%20Comets.php Image and copyright: Gerald Rhemann. https://mk0astronomynow9oh6g.kinstacdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/SWAN-4-May-Gerald-Rhemann-553_2020F8_Mosaic_04_05_1588971006.jpg http://www.astrostudio.at/images/2_Bright%20Comets/thumb2/553_2020F8...
- Sun May 24, 2020 12:38 am
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submissions: 2020 May
- Replies: 153
- Views: 215774
Re: Submissions: 2020 May
Meteor train Copyright: Steve Johnston IMG_2160.jpg I’ve been going through some older images taken in 2016. The image shows the Milky Way, Saturn-Mars-Antares forming a triangle, green airglow, blue bioluminescence in the surf and in the upper left, a meteor train that I hadn’t noticed until now. ...
- Sun Mar 24, 2019 5:55 am
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submission: 2019 March
- Replies: 77
- Views: 105524
Re: Submission: 2019 March
Church of the Good Shepherd at night Copyright: Steve Johnston Church_Lake_Tepako.jpg Taken in the early morning of 22 January 2019, Lake Tekapo, New Zealand, just prior to waxing gibbous moonset and after the crowds have departed. Canon 6D, 28mm, F2.8, ISO-6400, 20s, 4 image stack to clean up fore...
- Fri Nov 16, 2018 9:11 pm
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submission: 2018 November
- Replies: 109
- Views: 97975
Re: Submission: 2018 November
Moon-Mars conjunction Copyright: Steve Johnston Moon-Mars_conjunction.jpg Taken from Melbourne, Australia on 16 November 2018. Composite image, Canon 6D, Sigma 180m lens, 1/100s F/8 ISO-100 for Moon and 1s f/4 ISO-1600 for Mars, merged and cropped in Photoshop. Closest separation was 1.1° during da...
- Mon Aug 06, 2018 1:19 pm
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submissions: 2018 August
- Replies: 177
- Views: 144258
Re: Submissions: 2018 August
Total Lunar Eclipse & Mars, Melbourne
Copyright: Steve Johnston A three image panorama taken from the Batman Avenue Bridge, Melbourne, Australia about 15 minutes into the total eclipse phase on 28th July 2018.
Copyright: Steve Johnston A three image panorama taken from the Batman Avenue Bridge, Melbourne, Australia about 15 minutes into the total eclipse phase on 28th July 2018.
- Fri Jul 06, 2018 10:54 am
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submissions: 2018 July
- Replies: 148
- Views: 126891
Re: Submissions: 2018 July
Milky Way & Mars, Olympus XZ-1 Copyright: Steve Johnston P7044041-1.2.jpg Taken at Mt Baw Baw Alpine VIllage, Victoria, Australia, 4 July 2018, Olympus XZ-1, 6-24mm at 6mm (EFL 26mm), f/1.8, ISO-1600, 25 sec. The camera has a 1/1.63" CCD sensor which is 1/19th the area of a Canon full fram...
- Mon Jun 25, 2018 11:49 am
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submissions: 2018 June
- Replies: 98
- Views: 160387
Re: Submissions: 2018 June
Bass Strait winter nightscape
Rye ocean beach, Mornington Peninsula National Park, Victoria, Australia earlier this month.
Seven panel mosaic of Milky Way setting over Bass Strait.Rye ocean beach, Mornington Peninsula National Park, Victoria, Australia earlier this month.
- Mon Apr 23, 2018 12:51 pm
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submissions: 2018 April
- Replies: 78
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Re: Submissions: 2018 April
Autumn Milky Way
Copyright: Steve Johnston A single exposure of 20s captures the Milky Way rising over the Alpine National Park to the north of Mansfield, Victoria, Australia on 20 April 2018. Jupiter is in the upper left of the image.
Copyright: Steve Johnston A single exposure of 20s captures the Milky Way rising over the Alpine National Park to the north of Mansfield, Victoria, Australia on 20 April 2018. Jupiter is in the upper left of the image.
- Tue Mar 13, 2018 12:28 pm
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submissions: 2018 March
- Replies: 128
- Views: 455303
Re: Submissions: 2018 March
Halley's Comet 1986 Copyright: Steve Johnston Halleys_Comet.jpg Image taken with an Olympus OM-1, 50mm f/1.4 lens, Kodak Ektachrome E6 400 ASA in early 1986 from Harkaway, 40 km southeast of Melbourne, Australia. The original color positive has been scanned and converted to B&W with inverted im...
- Sun Feb 11, 2018 4:20 am
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submissions: 2018 February
- Replies: 116
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Re: Submissions: 2018 February
Southern Summer Sky from Bruny Island Copyright: Steve Johnston IMG_5686-1.jpg Image taken from Dennes Point, Bruny Island, Tasmania, Australia on 5 January 2018, looking north across D'Entrecasteaux Channel. Foreground cliff is Triassic sandstone, 205-251 million years old, which is relatively you...
- Sat Feb 03, 2018 12:02 am
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submissions: 2018 February
- Replies: 116
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Re: Submissions: 2018 February
2018 Total Lunar Eclipse Over Melbourne Copyright: Steve Johnston Lunar Eclipse_20180131.jpg Multiple exposures taken over 4+ hours using a Canon 5D MkII and 28mm f/2.8 lens, ISO 400, f/5.6 with exposures ranging from 1/4000 second for full moon to 2 seconds at totality. Taken from Murrumbeena Rese...
- Sat Jan 27, 2018 11:04 am
- Forum: Starship Asterisk: Handbook
- Topic: The Observation Deck: Post sort order
- Replies: 3
- Views: 44328
Re: The Observation Deck: Post sort order
Thanks Geck. I didn't know about the page-shaped icons.
Steve
Steve
- Sat Jan 27, 2018 7:19 am
- Forum: Starship Asterisk: Handbook
- Topic: The Observation Deck: Post sort order
- Replies: 3
- Views: 44328
The Observation Deck: Post sort order
My apology in advance if this topic has already been addressed. Why is the default sort order for The Observation Deck ascending, rather than descending, for the current month? If it was descending, it would be easier to view the latest image posted, rather than having to go to the last page button ...
- Sat Jan 27, 2018 6:34 am
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submissions: 2018 January
- Replies: 100
- Views: 156797
Re: Submissions: 2018 January
Three planets and a moon
Copyright: Steve Johnston Waxing crescent moon, Mercury on right, Venus forming a triangle at top and Earth in the field of view.
Noojee, Victoria, Australia, 7 February 2016 at 4.33am AEST.
Canon 5dMkII, 28-105mm, F/3.5, ISO-100, 5 sec exposure.
Copyright: Steve Johnston Waxing crescent moon, Mercury on right, Venus forming a triangle at top and Earth in the field of view.
Noojee, Victoria, Australia, 7 February 2016 at 4.33am AEST.
Canon 5dMkII, 28-105mm, F/3.5, ISO-100, 5 sec exposure.
- Thu Jan 25, 2018 12:20 pm
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submissions: 2018 January
- Replies: 100
- Views: 156797
Re: Submissions: 2018 January
Sun pillar sunrise
Copyright: Steve Johnston Taken with iPad, Scarborough, Queensland on 1 March 2017.
Copyright: Steve Johnston Taken with iPad, Scarborough, Queensland on 1 March 2017.
- Thu Jan 25, 2018 12:05 pm
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submissions: 2018 January
- Replies: 100
- Views: 156797
Re: Submissions: 2018 January
Moon, Saturn, Mercury
Copyright: Steve Johnston Waxing crescent moon, Saturn (upper right) and Mercury (left).
Taken from Carnegie, Melbourne, Australia, 10.20 UT on 20 November 2017.
Copyright: Steve Johnston Waxing crescent moon, Saturn (upper right) and Mercury (left).
Taken from Carnegie, Melbourne, Australia, 10.20 UT on 20 November 2017.
- Tue Nov 21, 2017 12:01 pm
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submissions: 2017 November
- Replies: 159
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Re: Submissions: 2017 November
Mercury, Saturn and Moon
Copyright: Steve Johnston An alignment of Mercury, Saturn and a waxing crescent moon, partly obscured by cloud.
Taken from Melbourne, Australia at 10:13 UT on 21 November 2017.
Copyright: Steve Johnston An alignment of Mercury, Saturn and a waxing crescent moon, partly obscured by cloud.
Taken from Melbourne, Australia at 10:13 UT on 21 November 2017.
- Sun Oct 22, 2017 5:33 am
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submissions: 2017 October
- Replies: 149
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Re: Submissions: 2017 October
Southern nightscape
Copyright: Steve Johnston Noojee, Victoria, Australia, 14 October 2017. Canon 5DMkII, 14mm @ f/2.8, ISO-3200, 20s.
Copyright: Steve Johnston Noojee, Victoria, Australia, 14 October 2017. Canon 5DMkII, 14mm @ f/2.8, ISO-3200, 20s.
- Tue Sep 05, 2017 11:07 am
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submissions: 2017 September
- Replies: 130
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Re: Submissions: 2017 September
Belt of Venus and Earth's shadow from 30,000 feet
Copyright: Steve Johnston Taken with iPhone 6s enroute from Adelaide, South Australia to Melbourne, Victoria on 5 September 2017
Copyright: Steve Johnston Taken with iPhone 6s enroute from Adelaide, South Australia to Melbourne, Victoria on 5 September 2017
- Thu Jun 29, 2017 11:21 am
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submissions: 2017 June
- Replies: 131
- Views: 69565
Re: Submissions: 2017 June
Eyre sculptures at night Copyright: Steve Johnston IMG_4726-1.jpg Edward John Eyre Sculptures, Kimba, South Australia in silhouette against a background of stars. Eyre is credited as the first man to cross the Australian continent from Sydney to Swan River (now Perth) in 1838-41 assisted by indigen...
- Wed Jun 28, 2017 7:24 am
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submissions: 2017 June
- Replies: 131
- Views: 69565
Re: Submissions: 2017 June
Southern startrails
Copyright: Steve Johnston Location: Wilcherry homestead ruins, northern Eyre Peninsula, South Australia.
Copyright: Steve Johnston Location: Wilcherry homestead ruins, northern Eyre Peninsula, South Australia.
- Wed Jun 28, 2017 6:58 am
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submissions: 2017 June
- Replies: 131
- Views: 69565
Re: Submissions: 2017 June
Galaxies and airglow Copyright: Steve Johnston IMG_4956.jpg The Milky Way and LMC and SMC from Wilcherry homestead ruins, northern Eyre Peninsula, South Australia. The glow near the horizon is airglow. The homestead operated from the early 1900's to the mid 1950's as a sheep station. Image details:...