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MY GOD...IT WORKS!!!!!
Submitted by:
michel tournay at Fri Oct 26 08:39:01 2007 UTC
Have you ever wonder if the nice graphs on the net or softwares are good?
A few hours ago I went outside to take pictures of the 17P Holmes comet and I tried to superimpose part of a graph from a program called COELIX from Jean Valli鋨es....WOW!...ITS VERY ACCURATE!
So all the white dots (in circles) and the comet are from my picture and the circles, dates and trajectory are from COELIX.
I blew up the "main course" to show, with 2 red arrows, the dates where the comet was (25th) and where it will be on the 27th. And low and behold the comet is right smack in the middle of them....that I took around midnight...on the 26th!
I am impressed!
Enjoy!
和ichel Tournay and jean valli鋨es
micheltournay@yahoo.ca
or visit: www.aurora-borealis.ca
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CORPUSCULAR RAYS
Submitted by:
michel tournay at Sun Sep 2 03:25:01 2007 UTC
Going to Montreal a few weeks ago, I saw nice
rays from the top of a small cloud in front of
me.
Murphys law didn't apply that day...I did have a
camera with me in the truck...accessible with one
arm (while driving)
Enjoy!
和ichel Tournay
micheltournay@yahoo.ca
or visit:
www.aurora-borealis.ca
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DARK SKY # 1
Submitted by:
michel tournay at Sat Aug 25 13:06:01 2007 UTC
Last week, the sky was absolutely black on my way back to James-Bay. No cities from miles away! Time to have some fun with the sky! No telescopes, but only my camera gear! About 2 min exposure on 3200 ASA equivalent, 10.5mm fisheye f2.8
Can you spot Andromeda?
Enjoy!
和ichel Tournay
micheltournay@yahoo.ca or visit: www.aurora-borealis.ca
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DARK SKY NIGHT #2
Submitted by:
michel tournay at Sat Aug 25 02:55:01 2007 UTC
A small lake, only one camper there.
A longer exposure actually reveals presence of
green!!!!...in that dark sky????...who would have
guessed!
Enjoy!
和ichel Tournay
micheltournay@yahoo.ca
or visit:
www.aurora-borealis.ca
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DARK SKY NIGHT # 3...LETS GO CRAZY!
Submitted by:
michel tournay at Sat Aug 25 02:55:01 2007 UTC
A 15 min exposure on an equivallent of 3200 ASA
at f2.8 with a 10.5mm fisheye gives a
circumpolar-milkyway-green-aurora-lit-camper
gallore!
Enjoy!
和ichel Tournay
micheltournay@yahoo.ca
or visit:
www.aurora-borealis.ca
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FINALLY SOME GREEN ...AND PINK!
Submitted by:
michel tournay at Mon Jul 16 19:57:01 2007 UTC
It all started yesterday around 23:00. A small green band...that, eventually, showed some "pinkish" features at the bottom telling me to get my "solar-minimum-dusty" equipment and go out for the night!
Enjoy!
和ichel Tournay
micheltournay@yahoo.ca
or visit:
www.aurora-borealis.ca
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FINALLY SOME GREEN !!!
Submitted by:
michel tournay at Sun Jul 15 19:36:01 2007 UTC
Finally after the solar minimum, some rain, clouds, you name it, they arrived here yesterday even if the sky at night here is not completely dark at night.
I went to bed at 4:30 AM.....BUT I DON'T MIND!!!!
Enjoy!
和ichel Tournay
micheltournay@yahoo.ca
or visit:
www.aurora-borealis.ca
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MOON may 24th
Submitted by:
michel tournay at Sat May 26 04:22:01 2007 UTC
Just fooling around at my friends place with his 10 in. sc and my camera!
Enjoy!
Michel Tournay
micheltournay@yahoo.ca
or visit:
www.aurora-borealis.ca
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POSITIVE AURORA !!!
Submitted by:
michel tournay at Thu Apr 12 22:54:01 2007 UTC
Yesterday, when the Bz index was positive, we still where fortunate enough to get a nice display outside!!! I dont know why? I always thought it had to be negative to get auroras!!! Oh well...another effect of global warming... I guess!!...hahaha!
Enjoy!
和ichel Tournay
micheltournay@yahoo.ca or visit: www.aurora-borealis.ca
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I DON'T MIND THE MOON SOMETIMES #1
Submitted by:
michel tournay at Sun Apr 1 07:04:02 2007 UTC
After a long wait, in the bottom of the solar cycle, and with the almost full moon, the sky added a nice color to the green.
Taken on march 31rst
Enjoy!
和ichel Tournay
micheltournay@yahoo.ca or visit: www.aurora-borealis.ca
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I DON'T MIND THE MOON SOMETIMES #2
Submitted by:
michel tournay at Sun Apr 1 07:04:02 2007 UTC
Not too cold for the digital camera!
Taken on march 31rst
Enjoy!
和ichel Tournay
micheltournay@yahoo.ca or visit: www.aurora-borealis.ca
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I DON'T MIND THE MOON SOMETIMES #4
Submitted by:
michel tournay at Sun Apr 1 07:04:02 2007 UTC
Even if they where just green, I was still happy to see them!
Taken on march 31rst
Enjoy!
和ichel Tournay
micheltournay@yahoo.ca or visit: www.aurora-borealis.ca
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I DON'T MIND THE MOON SOMETIMES #5
Submitted by:
michel tournay at Sun Apr 1 06:43:01 2007 UTC
After so many months of clouds, finally some green in the sky!
Taken on march 31rst
Enjoy!
和ichel Tournay
micheltournay@yahoo.ca or visit: www.aurora-borealis.ca
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NICE SOLAR HALO!
Submitted by:
michel tournay at Wed Mar 28 15:17:01 2007 UTC
A few days ago, I was fortunate enough to witness a nice solar halo with a longer-than-usual parhelic circle.
It took me a couple of pictures to capture it completely!
The 22 and 46 degree halos where visible and possibly the 120 (with the red arrow)
Hope I'm right about the last one, Les, help me!
Enjoy!
和ichel Tournay
micheltournay@yahoo.ca or visit: www.aurora-borealis.ca
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LUNAR ECLIPSE CORONA?
Submitted by:
michel tournay at Mon Mar 5 04:35:01 2007 UTC
Lots of clouds during yesterdays lunar eclipse, but suddenly a break in the clouds gave me the chance to see the end of it and by doing a long exposure, I could see a bit of a corona around the still-eclipsed moon!!!!!
So I was "kinda" glad about the small clouds still present at that time!
I also like the reflection of the moon showing where I could see the shadow at that time!
Enjoy!
和ichel Tournay
micheltournay@yahoo.ca or visit: www.aurora-borealis.ca
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WHY IS MARS ...GREEN???
Submitted by:
michel tournay at Thu Mar 1 06:45:01 2007 UTC
Another one from last September.
The gwappa* was asking me why Mars was green instead of red!!!!!
*Gwappa: gorgeous in Tagalog
Enjoy!
和ichel Tournay micheltournay@yahoo.ca or visit: www.aurora-borealis.ca
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BIG DIPPER AND BIG...
Submitted by:
michel tournay at Thu Mar 1 06:25:01 2007 UTC
Heres one from last year!
We can see the big dipper over the aurora and the big...photographer enjoying his evening next to the La Grande river in James-Bay!
Enjoy!
和ichel Tournay micheltournay@yahoo.ca or visit: www.aurora-borealis.ca
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ANOTHER "NATURAL LIGHT" POLLUTION!
Submitted by:
michel tournay at Sat Sep 23 09:45:01 2006 UTC
>From last year when my friend brought his 16 in.
dob to see the "pure-black-sky" of the north!
Enjoy!
和ichel Tournay
micheltournay@yahoo.ca
or visit:
www.aurora-borealis.ca
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NATURAL LIGHT POLLUTION!!!
Submitted by:
michel tournay at Mon Sep 18 07:53:01 2006 UTC
Taken on sept 18th, sometimes you don't really
mind "light pollution" when doing astronomy!!!
Enjoy!
和ichel Tournay
micheltournay@yahoo.ca
or visit:
www.aurora-borealis.ca
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HONEY, WAKE-UP AND COME OUT!
Submitted by:
michel tournay at Mon Sep 4 12:39:01 2006 UTC
My first attempt at a romantic aurora picture!
Taken on sept 2nd with my "gwappa"
After the camera flash, we where trying to keep
still for the 60sec exposure, while a house light
nearby continued to shine on us giving us weird
ghost-like heads!
Enjoy!
和ichel Tournay
micheltournay@yahoo.ca
or visit:
www.aurora-borealis.ca
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SUNSET AND A VISITOR!!!
Submitted by:
michel tournay at Sat Jul 29 04:44:01 2006 UTC
Heres one I took of a sunset and "somebody" moved
in the shot!!! Any volonteer to tell him to get
out?
Enjoy!
和ichel Tournay
micheltournay@yahoo.ca
or visit:
www.aurora-borealis.ca
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BLUE AND GREEN FLASH???
Submitted by:
michel tournay at Sat Jul 29 04:44:01 2006 UTC
Heres one I took of a sunset and missed some film
in the camera right before the green flash I was
running after.
I took a small digital camera and put it behind
the film camera and got a weird green flash that
showed some blue on top! Is that possible?
Enjoy!
和ichel Tournay
micheltournay@yahoo.ca
or visit:
www.aurora-borealis.ca
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AURORA AND FOREST FIRE
Submitted by:
michel tournay at Sat Jul 29 04:28:01 2006 UTC
Heres one I took yesterday night as I was
watching a forest fire and then, the sky showed
some green and purple!
Enjoy!
和ichel Tournay
micheltournay@yahoo.ca
or visit:
www.aurora-borealis.ca
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HALO-HELICOPTER, HOW ARE YOU?
Submitted by:
michel tournay at Wed Jan 25 07:26:01 2006 UTC
Last week, as I came out from the heliport, I saw
a nice halo over one of the choppers.
Unfortunately, by the time I got my cameras
ready, the upper arc faded away! Oh well, better
luck next time!
Enjoy!
和ichel Tournay
micheltournay@yahoo.ca
or visit:
www.aurora-borealis.ca
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CHRISTMAS HALO # 1
Submitted by:
michel tournay at Mon Dec 26 06:50:01 2005 UTC
What a beautifull Christmas day it was!
I saw the most intense sun-dogs and all that
jazz!
I could clearely see the ice crystals flying in
the air as they made those patterns!
And higher near the zenith, another rainbow arc
that you will see when my film will be done!
Enjoy!
和ichel Tournay
micheltournay@yahoo.ca
or visit:
www.aurora-borealis.ca
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