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Tall sun dog with halo
Submitted by:
Beth Katz at Fri Feb 22 01:46:01 2008 UTC
This tall bright sun dog and halo combination faded quickly while I ran
into the house to grab the camera. It was impressive and brighter than
what this photo shows. About 5:30pm EST 21 February 2008 in Lancaster
County, Pennsylvania. Copyright 2008 by Beth Katz, katz@cs.millersville.edu.
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Lunar Eclipse in Leo
Submitted by:
Beth Katz at Thu Feb 21 05:15:01 2008 UTC
Saturn joins the moon in Leo during the total lunar eclipse 20 February
2008 over Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Copyright 2008 Beth Katz,
katz@cs.millersville.edu.
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Lunar Eclipse - 20 February 2008
Submitted by:
Beth Katz at Thu Feb 21 04:39:01 2008 UTC
Saturn and Regulus join the eclipsed moon that never became entirely red
throughout the total eclipse. 20 February 2008 in Lancaster County,
Pennsylvania. Copyright 2008 Beth Katz, katz@cs.millersville.edu.
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Circumzenithal Arc - 13 January 2008
Submitted by:
Beth Katz at Sun Jan 13 20:28:01 2008 UTC
This circumzenithal arc existed for only a few minutes as cirrus clouds
pushed in with rain and maybe snow behind them. Photo taken about 2:40
pm EST, January 13, 2008 in Lancaster County, Pennslyvania. Copyright
2008 Beth Katz, katz@cs.millersville.edu.
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Spacecraft and planets - 5 November 2007
Submitted by:
Beth Katz at Mon Nov 5 20:07:01 2007 UTC
Shuttle Discovery (STS-120) had undocked from the International Space
Station less than 30 minutes before this photo, so they hadn't separated
noticeably in this 2 second exposure. They appeared to fly between
Saturn (upper right) and Venus and the Moon (below) as seen about 5:54
EST on 5 November 2007 from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The thin
clouds added texture to the sky. Nikon 4500, 2 second exposure, ISO 200.
Copyright 2007 Beth Katz, bethkatz@comcast.net.
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Comet Holmes with Cassiopeia and Perseus
Submitted by:
Beth Katz at Tue Oct 30 14:01:01 2007 UTC
Comet 17/P Holmes has changed the appearance of Perseus. This picture
shows the naked eye and low power evening view. The left panel shows
Cassiopeia and Perseus while the right one zooms in to the comet in
Perseus. The comet is the greenish "star" at the lower left of the
picture on the right. Photo taken in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 29
October 2007. Copyright 2007 Beth Katz, bethkatz@comcast.net.
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Saturn above Venus
Submitted by:
Beth Katz at Sun Jul 1 02:02:01 2007 UTC
Saturn hangs just above Venus in a veil of thin clouds. 30 June 2007
about 9:35 pm EDT in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Nikon Coolpix 4500,
1 sec, f 4.2, ISO 400. Copyright 2007 Beth Katz, bethkatz@comcast.net.
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Shuttle and Space Station pass the Moon
Submitted by:
Beth Katz at Thu Jun 21 03:26:01 2007 UTC
Shuttle Atlantis (STS-117) trailed by the International Space Station
pass the overexposed Moon. An airplane joined the picture and my husband
said it would be cheating to erase it. Regulus is at lower right. 20
June 2007 about 22:56 pm EDT in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Nikon
Coolpix 4500, 8 sec, f 3.3, ISO 400. Copyright 2007 Beth Katz,
katz@cs.millersville.edu.
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Saturn, Moon, and Venus above Oak Tree
Submitted by:
Beth Katz at Tue Jun 19 15:51:01 2007 UTC
Saturn, the Moon, and Venus the next evening above an oak tree. I wanted
a matching dogwood picture, but the wind made the leaves too blurry. 18
June 2007 about 9:22 pm EDT in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Nikon
Coolpix 4500, 1 sec, f 3.7, ISO 400. Copyright 2007 Beth Katz,
katz@cs.millersville.edu.
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Venus and Moon caught in Dogwood Tree
Submitted by:
Beth Katz at Mon Jun 18 20:20:01 2007 UTC
Venus and Moon are caught in a dogwood tree in early twilight. I wanted
to catch the pastel colors before they faded. 17 June 2007 about 8:45 pm
EDT in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (40 degrees north). Nikon Coolpix
4500, 1/30 sec, f 2.6, ISO 100. Copyright 2007 Beth Katz,
katz@cs.millersville.edu.
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Sun Pillars - 28 Feb and 01 March 2007
Submitted by:
Beth Katz at Thu Mar 1 21:51:01 2007 UTC
Two days in a row I've had sun pillars at sunrise in Lancaster County,
Pennsylvania. The photo on the left is from 7:05am 28 Feb, 2007. The sun
was higher above the horizon and there was some iridescence in the
clouds. The photo on the right is from 6:46am 01 March. The pillar is
more of a fan. Photo with Nikon Coolpix 4500, landscape mode, ISO 100.
Photos cropped in iPhoto and combined in Graphic Converter. Copyright
2007 Beth Katz, katz@cs.millersville.edu.
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Venus and moon - 19 February 2007
Submitted by:
Beth Katz at Tue Feb 20 03:08:01 2007 UTC
Venus and Moon rearranged a day later. Note how the Moon has slipped
past Venus and now is above it. 19 February 2007 about 6:15 pm EST
(23:15 UT) in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (40 degrees north). Nikon
Coolpix 4500, 1 sec, f 4.3, iso 400. Copyright 2007 Beth Katz,
katz@cs.millersville.edu.
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Venus and moon - 18 February 2007
Submitted by:
Beth Katz at Mon Feb 19 00:33:01 2007 UTC
Venus and Moon with Earth-shine after the clouds moved out of the way.
18 February 2007 about 6:30 pm EST in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (40
degrees north). I hope to get another one tomorrow. Anyone else have
photos of this to compare? Nikon Coolpix 4500, 1 sec, f 3.2, iso 400.
Copyright 2007 Beth Katz, katz@cs.millersville.edu.
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Venus and Mercury - 8 February 2007
Submitted by:
Beth Katz at Wed Feb 14 01:33:01 2007 UTC
Venus and Mercury as the sunset fades. 8 February 2007 about 6:13 pm EST
in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Nikon Coolpix 4500, 1 sec, f 3.3, iso
400. Copyright 2007 Beth Katz, katz@cs.millersville.edu.
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Trio of Arcs - 3 December 2006
Submitted by:
Beth Katz at Sun Dec 3 22:31:01 2006 UTC
From top to bottom we see a circumzenithal arc, a Parry arc, and an
upper tangent arc. There were also sun dogs in this display. The arcs
would come and go in intensity but were best when I went for a walk
without my camera. From Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. 1pm with sun
about 26 degree altitude. Nikon Coolpix 4500 on automatic but exposure
bias -2. Copyright 2006 by Beth Katz, katz@cs.millersville.edu.
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Tangent and Parry arcs - 3 December 2006
Submitted by:
Beth Katz at Sun Dec 3 22:12:01 2006 UTC
The upward curving arc is an upper tangent arc while the downward one is
a Parry arc. The accompanying picture also shows the circumzenithal arc.
The arcs would come and go in intensity but were best when I went for a
walk without my camera. From Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. 1pm with
sun about 26 degree altitude. Nikon Coolpix 4500 on automatic but
exposure bias -2. Copyright 2006 by Beth Katz, katz@cs.millersville.edu.
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Halo with feathery shadows from contrail
Submitted by:
Beth Katz at Fri Sep 1 02:37:01 2006 UTC
The shadows from the contrail enhance the not quite circular 22 degree
sun halo. 31 August 2006 from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Nikon
Coolpix 4500 on automatic. Copyright 2006 by Beth Katz,
katz@cs.millersville.edu.
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Sun halo around local noon
Submitted by:
Beth Katz at Thu May 4 20:55:01 2006 UTC
This 22 degree sun halo had more color than is shown here, but it faded
while I ran in to grab my camera. I don't think I had ever seen so much
color in a 22 degree halo. It was around local noon and the sun was
rather high in the sky (about 64 degrees according to
http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/AltAz.html). Nikon Coolpix 4500 on
automatic with photo cropped in iPhoto with no other adjustments.
Copyright 2006 by Beth Katz, katz@cs.millersville.edu.
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Moon as Buckle in Belt of Venus
Submitted by:
Beth Katz at Mon Feb 13 19:36:01 2006 UTC
My son said the moon was the buckle in the Belt of Venus. This picture
captures the golden moon better than my wider others. 13 February 2006
at sunrise about 7am in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Copyright 2006
Beth Katz, katz@cs.millersville.edu.
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Iridescence near sun
Submitted by:
Beth Katz at Sun Dec 18 16:05:01 2005 UTC
The colors in these clouds were beautiful, and I could see most of the
ones here by blocking the sun with my hand. Be *very* careful taking
such pictures. Photo with Nikon Coolpix 4500 on automatic. 17 December
2005 about noon in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Copyright 2005 Beth
Katz, katz@cs.millersville.edu.
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Moon Corona - 14 Nov 2005
Submitted by:
Beth Katz at Tue Nov 15 19:49:01 2005 UTC
This picture doesn't quite capture the beauty of the moon among these
clouds. Mars is hiding here. Picture taken at 22:09 UTC 14 November 2005
from 76.4 W 40 N with a Nikon Coolpix 4500. 1/3 seconds, f 3, ISO 400
(camera on automatic). Copyright Beth Katz - katz@cs.millersville.edu.
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Mars and Moon with corona - 14 Nov 2005
Submitted by:
Beth Katz at Tue Nov 15 15:47:01 2005 UTC
The moon was putting on a splendid display with the clouds and Mars.
This was taken at 22:26 UTC on 14 November 2005 from 76.4 W 40 N. Nikon
Coolpix 4500. Shutter 1/2 sec, f 4.9, ISO 200. Copyright Beth Katz,
katz@cs.millersville.edu.
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Evening Planets - 23 June 2005
Submitted by:
Beth Katz at Fri Jun 24 02:29:01 2005 UTC
Saturn, Venus, and Mercury grace the sunset glow. They'll be arranged
differently and more closely tomorrow. Nikon Coolpix 4500, 1 sec, f 3.4,
iso 400.
Copyright 2005 Beth Katz, katz@cs.millersville.edu.
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Sunset - 1 June 2005
Submitted by:
Beth Katz at Thu Jun 2 13:37:01 2005 UTC
The sun lit many different layers of clouds here. I couldn't capture the
deep red of the distant clouds to the right of the sun well enough to do
them justice. Lancaster County, Pennsylvania on June 1, 2005. Nikon
Coolpix 4500 on automatic with photo cropped in iPhoto with no other
adjustments. Copyright 2005 by Beth Katz, katz@cs.millersville.edu.
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Sundogs 1 June 2005
Submitted by:
Beth Katz at Thu Jun 2 12:50:01 2005 UTC
Individually, each sundog was brighter at various times during this
display, but getting them both in the picture with the sun appropriately
hidden became a challenge. All automatic camera settings on Nikon
Coolpix 4500 then cropped in iPhoto with no adjustments. Copyright Beth
Katz 2005, katz@cs.millersville.edu.
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Two halos 12:33 19 May 2005
Submitted by:
Beth Katz at Fri May 27 00:46:01 2005 UTC
This is an hour after the first picture. The 22 degree halo is at the
top. The second halo is more centered on the sun and more obviously
elliptical. I have more pictures, but it was strange to see what seemed
to be a "rare" elliptical halo the same day one was featured on the
Earth Sciences Picture of the Day. If you have ideas, contact me at Beth
Katz, katz@cs.millersville.edu. These pictures are copyrighted by Beth
Katz 2005.
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Two halos 11:19 19 May 2005
Submitted by:
Beth Katz at Fri May 27 00:32:01 2005 UTC
This was a good day for halos in our area. I had a very good 22 degree
sun halo, but my camera doesn't have a wide enough lens to capture it.
The 22 degree halo is near the leaves; it was complete. I'm wondering
about the other partial halo here. It seems elliptical, and I'm not sure
where its center is. This was about 11:19am. Next picture is an hour
later. If you have ideas, contact me at Beth Katz, katz@cs.millersville.edu.
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Sun Pillar - 25 February 2005
Submitted by:
Beth Katz at Thu Jun 2 13:07:01 2005 UTC
I was shoveling snow with very light snow falling as the sun rose. This
sun pillar was better and seemed taller earlier, but I had to go in and
get the camera. Photo with Nikon Coolpix 4500, 1/84 sec, f 4.2, ISO 100.
Copyright 2005 Beth Katz, katz@cs.millersville.edu.
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Morning Planets - 20 Dec 2004
Submitted by:
Beth Katz at Mon Dec 20 12:31:01 2004 UTC
Mercury, Venus, and Mars line up before sunrise. Venus and Mercury will
get closer over the next week. Jupiter is much higher up and Saturn is
over with Castor and Pollux in the west.
Photo with Nikon Coolpix 4500, 1 second, f 2.6, ISO 400. Copyright 2004
Beth Katz, katz@cs.millersville.edu.
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Planets and moon through clouds - 8 Dec 2004
Submitted by:
Beth Katz at Thu Dec 9 03:39:01 2004 UTC
The clouds were a problem getting this shot before Mars was lost in the
early morning light. As it is, I'm missing Spica here. Lower left to
upper right, we see Venus, Mars, alpha Lib, the Moon, and Jupiter. I'm
hoping for a better picture on the 9th.
Photo with Nikon Coolpix 4500, 1 second, f 2.6, ISO 400. Copyright 2004
Beth Katz, katz@cs.millersville.edu.
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