Good ol magnesium shit-rate
Wasn't expecting much with the last night's geomagnetic storm, but seeing the aurora come in on the camera was definitely an "oh shit" moment for me and my wife, especially when it got overexposed. The initial burst in the gif was very noticeable to the naked eye, despite our light pollution. Sadly it died down a bunch, but seems to have come back (although not as strong) after 3am (video timestamp is in UTC). Tonight definitely wont be as strong, but I'm hoping the camera might pick something up on another timelapse. Captured on May 10th, 2024 from Atlanta, GA
(probably) Better quality version on youtube
Places where I host my other images:
Equipment:
- ASI290mc + the all sky lens it comes with
Acquisition:
- looped 15" exposures at gain 160
Capture Software:
- Sharpcap
Processing:
- just PIPP to debayer and handbrake to convert it
Hello, OP! Please include ALL acquisition and processing details.
They’re still going to launch the 6 operational starliner flights on Atlas V’s, and Amazon has bought several of them for their Kuiper satellite constellation.
Personally I doubt starliner is going to keep flying once the 6 ISS missions are over, regardless of launch vehicle.
Could you edit your equipment out of your title?
Also any and all astro photos are allowed here, regardless of how “low effort” they are (as long as they follow the couple rules on the sidebar. I don’t want there to be any kind of arbitrary minimum quality standard to prevent people from posting their space photos on here.
This is already the highest res (at least in terms of being zoomed in), but here's the entire uncropped photo
Finally done with classes and I got some time to at least star processing my pics. Gonna be a while before I figure out all the HDR stuff, so here's a pic of the prominences about 10 seconds before C3. It was absolutely nutty seeing them naked eye during the eclipse, and visually through my other telescope. Captured on April 8th, 2024 from Sikeston, MO.
Places where I host my other images:
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TPO 6" F/4 Imaging Newtonian
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Orion Sirius EQ-G
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Canon T3i (Ha modded)
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Skywatcher Quattro Coma Corrector
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Moonlite Autofocuser
Acquisition:
- Single 1/4000" exposure at ISO 100
Capture Software:
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Eclipse Orchestrator Free for automating the capture sequence
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NINA for controlling the mount and autofocuser
- Crop, and some minor adjustments to exposure, contrast, shadows, whites, and blacks, and slight S curve
Finally done with classes and I got some time to at least star processing my pics. Gonna be a while before I figure out all the HDR stuff, so here's a pic of the prominences about 10 seconds before C3. It was absolutely nutty seeing them naked eye during the eclipse, and visually through my other telescope. Captured on April 8th, 2024 from Sikeston, MO.
Places where I host my other images:
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TPO 6" F/4 Imaging Newtonian
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Orion Sirius EQ-G
-
Canon T3i (Ha modded)
-
Skywatcher Quattro Coma Corrector
-
Moonlite Autofocuser
Acquisition:
- Single 1/4000" exposure at ISO 100
Capture Software:
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Eclipse Orchestrator Free for automating the capture sequence
-
NINA for controlling the mount and autofocuser
- Crop, and some minor adjustments to exposure, contrast, shadows, whites, and blacks, and slight S curve
I watched it in imax opening night and the energy in that room was incredible.
The saturation is increased, but looking at the moon through a telescope you can barely see some faint blue/tan colorations that line up with this pic. The blue areas have more titanium minerals and the tan/orange areas have more iron
JWST primarily looks at very large objects that are far away. Titan (and really everything in the solar system) is relatively close to us, but are tiny in comparison to galaxies/nebulae, so their actual size as they appear in the sky is a lot smaller.
Hi OP, this community is for amateur/original content only, not professional photos.
PLEASE do not look at the sun unless you are wearing proper eclipse glasses.
On Monday April 8th, 2024 there will be a total solar eclipse over the USA, Mexico, and Canada. If you are able to travel to the path of totality, I'd highly recommend it, as the next eclipse over the US won't be until 2045. The difference between a 99% partial eclipse and totality is literally night and day. Remember: it is only safe to look without solar filters during the totality period if you are in the narrow band where totality occurs.
These are good resources for finding out exactly when/how long totality will occur for your location, as well as recommended camera exposure settings:
http://xjubier.free.fr/en/site_pages/solar_eclipses/TSE_2024_GoogleMapFull.html
http://xjubier.free.fr/en/site_pages/SolarEclipseExposure.html
Here is some random assortment of advice:
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Don't forget your solar filter. This goes on the FRONT of your lens/telescope before the light hits any of the optics. Do not look through a telescope or viewfinder with only eclipse glasses on your eyes. You will burn your retinas and damage your equipment.
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Have backup location(s) in case your main observing spot is cloudy on the day of.
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Use an intervolometer or control your camera via PC to automate your camera during totality. It's better to take in the eclipse with your own eyes instead of fiddling with camera settings. If something goes wrong at the last minute just leave it be and enjoy the eclipse.
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Do a full practice run to test out all of you equipment before hand. Get used to taking your solar filter on and off quickly. Bring extra batteries, cables, SD cards, etc.
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You're gonna be outside for a while on a (hopefully) sunny day. Bring plenty of water, suncreeen, and snacks.
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Don't forget your solar filter. You want to focus your camera during the partial phases with the filter on, so that way you're ready to go as soon as totality starts.
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Be prepared for eclipse traffic. During the 2017 eclipse I drove to my site in 3 hours the day before, and took 9 hours to drive back right after the eclipse. Top off on gas beforehand.
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For those with widefield setups, comet 12P will be fairly close to the eclipse and about mag +4.7. Several planets will be visible too.
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It's okay if you aren't exactly on the centerline in the path of totality. Even going 2 miles into the zone of totality will get you a whole minute of total eclipse time, and going halfway to the centerline will get you over 3 minutes.
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At this point it's probably too late to book a flight or hotel that isn't stupidly expensive. Personally, I'm gonna sleep in a walmart parking lot the night before the eclipse.
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DON'T forget your solar filter.
Please keep our community rules in mind when sharing your eclipse pics (titles, acquisition/processing info, etc). I can't wait to see what everyone is going to capture in just a few more weeks!
