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LUNAR ECLIPSE
Submitted by:
Tony Travaglia at Thu Jun 16 07:59:01 2011 UTC
A shot of the lunar eclipse as seen from New Zealand around totality. Just
before the moon was drowned out by the sunlight as the sun rose, the moon a
beautiful shade of red.
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image of volcanic ash
Submitted by:
tony at Mon Jun 13 07:23:01 2011 UTC
An image of the Chilean volcanic ash cloud as seen from Oamaru New Zealand.
A very clear night and the sunlight just adding a rosy colour to the ash
cloud.
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aurora
Submitted by:
Tony Travaglia at Wed Apr 7 05:48:01 2010 UTC
The Aurora Australis makes a welcome return and this one was a good starter.
Canon 300D 64 sec at f3.5 ISO 800
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moon
Submitted by:
Tony Travaglia at Sat May 23 23:19:02 2009 UTC
The moon emerging through the cloud bank. The terminator is very
evident. Canon 40D 400mm prime lens
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eclipse
Submitted by:
Tony Travaglia at Fri Sep 26 18:24:01 2008 UTC
I was lucky enough to be in Western Australia for the partial lunar
eclipse, in August, no tripod so the camera was rested on the car. Canon
40D and the Canon 400mm lens.
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glory
Submitted by:
Tony Travaglia at Sat Aug 30 08:57:01 2008 UTC
This Glory was photographed as we approached the landing in Mlebourne
Australia. Taken with a Canon Ixus75 on auto exposure, the most well
defined glory I have seen.
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moon line-up
Submitted by:
Tony Travaglia at Sat Jul 12 19:40:01 2008 UTC
The lineup of the Moon, Regulus, Mars and Saturn, forming a nice
straight line in the early evening. Canon 40D and 70-200mm zoom at
90mm...3 sec exposure, ISO 400.
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moon and venus
Submitted by:
Tony Travaglia at Sat Mar 15 00:57:01 2008 UTC
The moon and Venus are very close together in the morning sky, as well
as a bit of earthshine...Canon 40D..1200mm scope as a telephoto lens 1
sec exposure ISO 400
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eclipse
Submitted by:
Tony Travaglia at Thu Feb 7 08:46:01 2008 UTC
This shot was at the peak of the eclipse...a beautiful clear day made
for excellent viewing.
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solar eclipse
Submitted by:
Tony Travaglia at Thu Feb 7 08:46:01 2008 UTC
The first touch of the moon on the sun.Canon 300D 1000mm mirror
lens..ISO 100 1/400 sec f10
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halo
Submitted by:
Tony Travaglia at Sun Feb 3 01:22:01 2008 UTC
A halo around the sun forecasts rain within about 30 hours, and sure
enough that did occur. Using a fisheye lens f16 @ 1/650 sec ISO 200
Nikon D50
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sunrise
Submitted by:
Tony Travaglia at Sun Feb 3 01:01:01 2008 UTC
A hot day followed this reddish sunrise, with the lenticular clouds
standing guard it was a very pleasant morning. Canon 40D 300mm lens at
250mm
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Irization
Submitted by:
Tony Travaglia at Thu Jan 17 00:58:01 2008 UTC
Just before the sun had set we were witness to a colourful display of
irization of the clouds. The colours were extremely vivid and persisted
for about 10 minutes.....Canon 40D 300mm zoom ISO 100 1/1200 sec f8
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sunset
Submitted by:
Tony Travaglia at Wed Jan 16 23:19:01 2008 UTC
A threat of rain, with a NW wind, and the lenticular clouds, the sunset
is full of colour as it sets. Canon 300D 1/500 sec @f8 ISO 400
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parhelion
Submitted by:
Tony Travaglia at Sat Sep 8 23:44:01 2007 UTC
The first sundog or parhelia for this winter...a nice green horizontal
streak runs from the sun to past the parhelia.....Nikon D50..1/500 f11
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eclipse.
Submitted by:
Tony Travaglia at Wed Aug 29 07:44:01 2007 UTC
The band of blue seen at the top of the moon just before it enters
totality...Canon 300D 1000mm f10 lens.
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eclipse
Submitted by:
Tony Travaglia at Tue Aug 28 12:05:01 2007 UTC
What a sight....Murphys Law...a bit of cloud arrived to spoil the clear
night we had, but I managed to get some shots of the full eclipse, so
was satisified...The reddish/orange colour was very evident during this
phase of the eclipse....Canon 300D 300mm lens....f5.6 4 secs....
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Moon and venus
Submitted by:
Tony Travaglia at Sun Jun 24 00:22:01 2007 UTC
The Moon and Venus make a nice pair as well as the Beehive cluster.
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moon halo
Submitted by:
Tony Travaglia at Mon May 28 08:55:01 2007 UTC
This was a rather unusual halo as the cloud is a lenticular and the
moonlight angling in from the side of the cloud. Colours were very
evident. !st exposure was 10 secs, the second was 2 secs. canon 300D,
then stacked.
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lenticular
Submitted by:
Tony Travaglia at Wed May 23 00:51:01 2007 UTC
A beautiful day, warm and enhanced by the cloud formations. One of the
most beautiful clouds I have seen. Canon IXUS auto exposure
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anticrepuscular rays
Submitted by:
Tony Travaglia at Fri Apr 13 22:04:01 2007 UTC
A nice display of these rays, preceding a fall of snow and rough weather
to come.Very colourful and after they disappeared, orange clouds filled
the sky. Nikon D50 ISO 200 1/250 sec @f8
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antares occultation
Submitted by:
Tony Travaglia at Sat Apr 7 20:35:01 2007 UTC
The cloud clearance was just in the nick of time to catch the appearance
of the star , Antares, from the darkened limb of the Moon. Through the
scope Antares was shining in all its splendour, a beautiful orange glow.
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Halo
Submitted by:
Tony Travaglia at Mon Mar 19 16:11:01 2007 UTC
A wonderful display of the sun through the cloud....stunning
colours...Nikon D50 auto exposure.
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halo
Submitted by:
Tony Travaglia at Mon Mar 19 16:11:01 2007 UTC
Ann eerie light shines through the gantry used for maintenance on the
hydro dam...
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eta carinae.
Submitted by:
Tony Travaglia at Sun Feb 25 11:09:01 2007 UTC
One of the beautiful nebula in the Milky Way, was a good night for
seeing....11 inch scope ,2 x 2min exposure stacked frames ISO 400 Canon
300D.....
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Comet over Kakanui
Submitted by:
Tony Travaglia at Sat Feb 3 19:44:01 2007 UTC
A nice shot of this magnificent spectacle over a little seaside village,
Canon 300D 2 mins @f5.6 ISO 400
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Comet
Submitted by:
Tony Travaglia at Tue Jan 23 10:02:01 2007 UTC
After a long wait the heavens finally cleared to reveal the comet,
astounding and magnificent, with its tail spreading over the
horizon....Beautiful sight.
Canon 300D 300mm lens at full tilt..ISO 800 20 sec exposure
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Altocumulus
Submitted by:
Tony Travaglia at Wed Dec 20 20:04:01 2006 UTC
This cloud formation lasted about an hour then dispersed to reveal a
blue sky, summer is here!!! Two images stitched forming the
panorama.Camera Nikon D50...contact ..kiwicloudman@kol.co.nz
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halo
Submitted by:
Tony Travaglia at Wed Dec 20 19:43:01 2006 UTC
This shot had it all, a sun halo,cloud irization and a contrail into the
bargain....it must be the first time I have seen this.
Nikon 5700 auto exposure...Contact...kiwicloudman@kol.co.nz
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Transit of Mercury
Submitted by:
Tony Travaglia at Sun Nov 12 22:48:01 2006 UTC
The planet Mercury is just touching the edge of the sun, very difficult
to see through the camera's viewfinder.
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