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Summertime Surprise
Submitted by:
Ian Cooper at Wed Feb 15 09:17:02 2006 UTC
This beautiful Circum Horizontal Arc (CHA) graced our southern summer
skies for nearly 30 minutes on January 30th, 2005. This was easily the
best example that I have seen of a CHA.Many people in our area who had
never noticed a CHA were stunned by the brilliant colours and the
longevity of the display.
Taken from Glen Oroua, Manawatu, North Island, New Zealand. 70mm lens @
f/11500/sec on Fuji 200.
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Flyingfish No. 2 Close Up
Submitted by:
Ian Cooper at Wed Feb 15 09:03:01 2006 UTC
A final zoom in on the iridescent fish just before it was swallowed by
the sun.
200mm @ f/32 1000/sec Fuji 200.
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Flying Fish No. 2
Submitted by:
Ian Cooper at Wed Feb 15 09:03:01 2006 UTC
Within 5 minutes of the first two pictures in this series the fish had
chaged shape.
100mm @ f/32 1000/sec Fuji 200.
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Flying Fish No. 1 Close Up
Submitted by:
Ian Cooper at Wed Feb 15 09:03:01 2006 UTC
A close of this iridescent fish seen from Glen Oroua, Manawatu, North
Island, New Zealand on Nov 9th 2005.
200mm lens @ f/32 1000/sec on Fuji 200.
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Flying Fish No. 1
Submitted by:
Ian Cooper at Wed Feb 15 08:48:01 2006 UTC
This fish-like iridescent cloud appeared near my home on Nov 9th 2005.
All of the colours were visible to the un-aided eye. This photo was
taken with a 100mm lens at f/32 and 1000/sec on Fuji 200.
Taken from Glen Oroua, Manawatu, North Island, New Zealand.
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Last Hurrah?
Submitted by:
Ian Cooper at Sat Nov 20 22:47:01 2004 UTC
The Southern Cross and Pointers feature on the left while the tail of
Scorpius and Sagittarius are on the right in this intense part of the
sub-storm that occurred at 9.50 U.T. on November 8th, 2004. We had to
drive 150km to get a clear view but it was well worth it.
This was the first aurora that I had seen for just over a year. Is it
the last fling of Solar Cycle 23 especially for lower to mid latitude
observers?
This is two 28mm shots @ f/2.5. 30 seconds on Fuji X-Tra 400 taken from
Carterton in the North Island of New Zealand.
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Canopus Nadir
Submitted by:
Ian Cooper at Mon Sep 29 09:53:03 2003 UTC
>From 40 degrees South the sky's 2nd brightest star, Canopus, is
circumpolar. This nearly 2 hour exposure with a 210mm lens on Fuji 200
film shows Canopus swinging down from the right to reach its'lowest
point above the peaks of the Tararua Ranges, Lower North Island, New
Zealand, using near Full Moonlight to show the foreground. Notice the
film's reciprocitry failure kicking in as Canopus fades off to the left.
(c) Copyright 2003 Ian Cooper. All rights reserved. Contact:
icoops@inspire.net.nz
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Smoke Signals
Submitted by:
Ian Cooper at Mon Sep 29 09:32:01 2003 UTC
In 1996 Mt Ruapehu (pronounced - Roo-ah-pay-who) started another period
of eruptive activity with this early morning series reminiscent of
controlled 'smoke signals.' Taken on June 17th, 1996 with a 70mm lens
from Glen Oroua, Manawatu, New Zealand.
(c) Copyright 2003 Ian Cooper. All rights reserved. Contact:
icoops@inspire.net.nz
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Morning Cough!
Submitted by:
Ian Cooper at Mon Sep 29 09:12:02 2003 UTC
In 1995 New Zealand's highest volcanoe, Mt Ruapehu, underwent a period
sustained eruptions that were seen from great distances. This sunrise
eruption was captured with a 400mm lens from Glen Oroua, Manawatu, some
118 km's (75 miles) south of the mountain on September 27th, 1995.
(c) Copyright 2003 Ian Cooper. All rights reserved. Contact:
icoops@inspire.net.nz
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HALLEY Remembered
Submitted by:
Ian Cooper at Sun Sep 28 10:12:01 2003 UTC
Hard to believe that we are still getting images from Earth of this
famous visitor 17 years after it graced our skies. Halley wasn't a
"Great" comet on it's last visit but from New Zealand it certainly was a
'good' comet. This is how we saw Halley rising in the morning sky.
Photo taken on March 18th, 1986 at 15.45 U.T. using a 50mm @ f/2.8.
Exposure was 15 minutes on Agfa 1000 colour film.
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Moonlit Rays
Submitted by:
Ian Cooper at Mon Sep 29 08:39:02 2003 UTC
Despite the presence of a Moon 3 days from Full these bright southern
rays were still impressive during the Great Storm of August 12th, 2000.
The 'Diamond Cross,' top right, the 'False Cross,' bottom centre-right
and Canopus bottom left are the 'stars' of this picture taken from Glen
Oroua, Manawatu, New Zealand.
50mm lens @ f/1.4. 12 seconds on Fuji Superia 400.
(c) Copyright 2003 Ian Cooper. All rights reserved. Contact:
icoops@inspire.net.nz
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Break-up Time
Submitted by:
Ian Cooper at Mon Sep 29 08:39:02 2003 UTC
One of the early displays for mid-latitude observers in Cycle 23 came on
February 18th, 1999. This shot came at the height of the "Break-up"
period as seen from the Manawatu, Lower North Island, New Zealand.
28mm lens @ f/2.5. 30 seconds on Fuji 400 colour film.
(c) Copyright 2003 Ian Cooper. All rights reserved. Contact:
icoops@inspire.net.nz
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The Blue Staircase
Submitted by:
Ian Cooper at Mon Sep 29 08:18:01 2003 UTC
The Great Auroral Storm of November 24th, 2001 produced this
sun-bleached set of ascending rays in the southern sky as seen from the
Manawatu, Lower North Island, New Zealand.
Lens was a 28mm @ f/2.5, 30 seconds on Fuji Superia 400.
(c) Copyright 2003 Ian Cooper All rights reserved.
Contact: icoops@inspire.net.nz
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Volcanoe Eclipse
Submitted by:
Ian Cooper at Sun Sep 28 10:12:01 2003 UTC
Mt Taranaki/Egmont is an Andesite volcanoe that stands at 8,260 feet out
on the western part of the North Island of New Zealand. From 100 miles
south east of the mountain the volcanoe is just the right size to
'eclipse' the sun as it sets.
This photo was taken with a 1000mm lens at f/10 using a double exposure
of 1/4000th second at sun set then a 1/125th second five minutes later
to catch the twilight.
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UFO Lurking
Submitted by:
Ian Cooper at Sun Sep 28 09:17:01 2003 UTC
This UFO looking lenticular cloud was part of a Nor' West arch sequence
over the Tararua Ranges, Lower North Island, New Zealand.
400mm lens.
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Menacing Shadows
Submitted by:
Ian Cooper at Sun Sep 28 09:17:01 2003 UTC
These dark crepuscular rays closed in on the setting sun one summer's
night from home.
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Crepuscular Tree
Submitted by:
Ian Cooper at Sun Sep 28 08:52:01 2003 UTC
Foggy morning winter sunrise filtering through a Macrocarpa tree out on
the farm.
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SUN PILLAR
Submitted by:
Ian Cooper at Sun Sep 28 08:27:01 2003 UTC
Every now and then conditions become just right to see this phenomena
known as a sun pillar. The right sort of ice cystals can make it appaer
that a beam of light is standing upright above the sun. This is of
course illusory in much the same way that advertisers paint their stuff
on sports fields in such a way that the words appear to 'pop' out of the
ground.
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Golden Delight
Submitted by:
Ian Cooper at Sun Jul 20 09:44:01 2003 UTC
In February 18th, 1999 this delightful bunch of rays in the south west
annouced the unexpected ( the computer was in getting repaired) arrival
of this Aurora Australis display. The orange was very noticeable as was
the green but the blue appeared whiter to the naked eye.
Taken with a 50mm lens @ f/1.4 for 12 seconds on Fuji Xtra 400 from Glen
Oroua, Manawatu, New Zealand.
Copyright (c) Ian Cooper. Contact: icoops@inspre.net.nz
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NEAT CABBAGES AND AURORAL GLOW
Submitted by:
Ian Cooper at Sat Mar 8 21:17:01 2003 UTC
On March 4th at 8.38 U.T. I caught Comet NEAT (C/2002 V1) between two
cabbage trees on the side of the road near my home in the Manawatu,
North Island, New Zealand. I hadn't noticed the glow as it was just at
the end of twilight. The lens was 50mm @ f/1.4, exposure 20 seconds on
Fuji P800. The comet was mag 4.0-4.5, and tail was 4 degrees long in
bino's.
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