Too Little Too Late

Submitted by: Dennis Anderson at Thu Jul 15 08:57:01 2010 UTC

The aurora was visible from dusk to dawn on this April 10, 2010 night. Here, above Birch Lake, located southeast of Fairbanks, Alaska, we see a glowing band begin to brighten and move but it is ultimately lost in the growing twilight of dawn. Perhaps next season will bring an increase in solar activity and the auroras that come with it.

Lights Over Arctic Man

Submitted by: Dennis Anderson at Thu Jul 15 08:34:02 2010 UTC

Every year in the Central Alaska Range a small temporary town appears on the map. Thousands of Alaskans gather for the annual Arctic Man competition. This extreme event is a race envolving skis and snow machines. They don't compete against each other but rather work as a team. For part of the race a skier is pulled behind a snow machine at speeds reaching 90 miles per hour! I call it the Crazy Man! The northern lights were dancing low over the mountains but the race enthusiests were oblivious to them while bathed in all that man-made light. I used a home-built 6x7 medium format camera equipped with a 38mm wide-angle lens and Kodak E100G film for this 30-second exposure taken on April 10, 2010.

Sub-Visual Red

Submitted by: Dennis Anderson at Thu Jul 15 02:10:01 2010 UTC

2010 was starting out like 2009 ended. Auroral activity was minimal as the sun was stuck in the quietest period for about 100 years. I did manage to see some activity during our times of darkness but not much. Here we see a modest display from Alaska's Kenai Peninsula in the early morning hours of January 20, 2010. There is some red visible abobe the green which was not vivsible to the eye. Human vision suffers color blindness at night but the film does not so a faint aurora might not appear very colorful visually. I used a home-built 6x9 medium format camera with a 98mm f1.4 lens and Kodak E100G film for this 8-second exposure.

Zoom on the rainbow

Submitted by: Thomas Collin at Sat Jul 3 15:28:01 2010 UTC

Taken after a big rainfall. Thomas Collin http://www.astrosurf.com/tcollin http://www2.globetrotter.net/astroccd/ftp/tcollin/imagettes/ Trois-Rivieres, Quebec

Rainbow

Submitted by: Thomas Collin at Sat Jul 3 15:06:01 2010 UTC

Taken after a big rainfall. Thomas Collin http://www.astrosurf.com/tcollin http://www2.globetrotter.net/astroccd/ftp/tcollin/imagettes/ Trois-Rivieres, Quebec

Trifid Nebula / M20

Submitted by: Dave Miller at Thu Jun 17 19:29:01 2010 UTC

Trifid Nebula / M20 Takahashi FSQ-106ED.. @ F5 / 530mm.. Losmandy G11...AutoGuided.. Canon 20D ISO-800... 22 x 360 sec (2hrs 12 minutes), 10 Dark frames, 20 Flat frames.. Ohio, Stillwell Site, 6/17/10... Processed Images Plus V 3.5a, CS3.. Copyright (c) 2010 Dave Miller.

Comet C/2009 R1 McNaught

Submitted by: Dave Miller at Tue Jun 15 14:59:01 2010 UTC

Comet C/2009 R1 McNaught... Takahashi FSQ-106ED.. @ F5 / 530mm.. Losmandy G11...Unguided Canon 20D ISO-800... 15 x 90 sec, 10 Dark frames, 20 Flat frames.. Ohio, Stillwell Site, 6/09/10... Processed Images Plus V 3.5a, CS3.. Copyright (c) 2010 Dave Miller.

Lagoon Nebula / Messier 8

Submitted by: Dave Miller at Thu Jun 10 22:51:01 2010 UTC

Messier 8, Lagoon Nebula... Takahashi FSQ-106ED.. @ F5 / 530mm.. Losmandy G11...AutoGuided Canon 20D ISO-800... 15 x 360 sec, 10 Dark frames, 15 Flat frames.. Ohio, Stillwell Site, 6/09/10... Processed Images Plus V 3.5a, CS3.. Copyright (c) 2010 Dave Miller.

Circumhorizon Arc - 26 May 2010

Submitted by: Beth Katz at Mon May 31 16:06:01 2010 UTC

I had never seen a circumhorizon arc, but conditions were right even though the photos and appearance wasn't fantastic. I'm pretty sure it was a circumhorizon. At one point I could see it further along the horizon in other cirrus clouds, and noted it was flat. (Reference: http://www.atoptics.co.uk/halo/cha2.htm) Photo taken about noon EDT on 26 May, 2010 from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Copyright (c) 2010 Beth Katz, katz@cs.millersville.edu.

Venus, Crescent Moon and Mercury

Submitted by: Greg Dean at Sun Apr 25 03:24:01 2010 UTC

Venus, new crescent moon with earth shine and Mercury setting over West Kelowna and Okanagan Lake. Nikon D80, ISO 400, 70 m.m., f/4.5, 8 seconds. (c) Greg Dean gregdean@shaw.ca

Sun Dog

Submitted by: Greg Dean at Sun Apr 25 03:02:01 2010 UTC

Sun dog over Cathedral City, California. Nikon D80, ISO 100, 70 m.m., f/8, 1/1500 sec. (c) Greg Dean gregdean@shaw.ca

Setting Crescent Moon

Submitted by: Greg Dean at Sun Apr 25 03:02:01 2010 UTC

Setting crescent moon over Okanagan Lake. Nikon D80, ISO 100, 38 m.m., f/8, .5 sec. (c) Greg Dean gregdean@shaw.ca

Halo

Submitted by: Greg Dean at Sun Apr 25 03:02:01 2010 UTC

Solar halo around a Joshua tree blossom in Joshua Tree National Park, California Nikon D80, ISO 100, 18 m.m., f/8, 1/320 sec. (c) Greg Dean gregdean@shaw.ca

Lunar Halo and Mars

Submitted by: Greg Dean at Sun Apr 25 03:02:01 2010 UTC

Lunar halo and Mars taken from Cathedral City, California. Nikon D80, ISO 200, 18 m.m., f/3.5, 3 seconds (c) Greg Dean gregdean@shaw.ca

Lightning Over Kelowna

Submitted by: Greg Dean at Sun Apr 25 03:02:01 2010 UTC

Lightning over Kelowna, British Columbia Nikon D80, ISO 320, 24 m.m., f/7.1, 15 seconds (c) Greg Dean gregdean@shaw.ca

Lightning Over Kelowna

Submitted by: Greg Dean at Sun Apr 25 03:02:01 2010 UTC

Lightning over Kelowna, British Columbia. Nikon D80, ISO 320, 24 m.m., f/7.1, 15 seconds (c) Greg Dean gregdean@shaw.ca

Iridium Flare

Submitted by: Greg Dean at Sun Apr 25 02:38:01 2010 UTC

This is a -7 magnitude Iridium Flare taken April 15, 2010 from Cedar Creek dog park in Kelowna, British Columbia. Nikon D80, ISO 100, 18m.m., f /3.5, 13 seconds (c) Greg Dean gregdean@shaw.ca

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

River Deep Mountain High

Submitted by: Erwin Matys at Mon Mar 29 17:14:01 2010 UTC

6-frame mosaic of Vallis Schroeteri and surroundings shot in March 2010 with a Newton 110/440mm working at f/27, ToUCam Pro, IR-UV Cut Filter, 6 x 500 x 1/25sec from vienna, austria, europe. (c) erwin matys, karoline mrazek e-mail: erwin@matys.at web: http://www.project-nightflight.net

Moon Halo and Mars

Submitted by: Beth Katz at Sun Feb 28 04:01:01 2010 UTC

My daughter saw this full moon halo through the skylight while brushing her teeth and thought I'd like to see it. That's Mars at upper right. Photo taken about 10:30pm EST on 27 February, 2010 from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The tree is a dawn redwood. 4 second exposure. ISO 200. Nikon Coolpix 4500. Copyright (c) 2010 Beth Katz, katz@cs.millersville.edu.

Inner-Space Festival of Lights

Submitted by: lori at Wed Feb 24 18:21:01 2010 UTC



We had our own Light-show when we hiked behind the frozen Ice Pillars of Websters Falls in the Niagara Escarpment. The bright sun illuminated these huge ice column into brilliant turquoise statues. February 21st 2010, Pentax K20D 16mm lens f:4.5 1/200s copyright(c)2010 Lori C, King City, ON/Canada N44 W079

Solar Spike Feb. 4, 2010

Submitted by: Dennis Anderson at Fri Feb 5 19:59:01 2010 UTC

Ice crystals in the air are responsible for this solar spike that was seen over the setting sun across Cook Inlet as viewed from near Homer, Alaska on the evening of February 4, 2010. Copyright (c) Dennis C. Anderson Night Trax Photography Contact at: auroradude@acsalaska.net or visit: www.auroradude.com

Mount St. Augustine and Fata Morganna

Submitted by: Dennis Anderson at Fri Feb 5 19:59:01 2010 UTC

A layer of warm air over cold air creats a type of lensing effect known as fata morganna. In this type of mirage distant features are seen to be streached vertically. The distant volcano island of Mount St. Augustine normally has gentle slopes when seen in profile but here they are distorted into impossible cliff faces as seen from near Homer, Alaska on January 31, 2010. Copyright (c) Dennis C. Anderson Night Trax Photography Contact at: auroradude@acsalaska.net or visit: www.auroradude.com

Moonset over the Aleutian Range

Submitted by: Dennis Anderson at Fri Feb 5 19:59:01 2010 UTC

After another bright moonlit night our moon, now just past full, heads towards the western horizon as seen from near Homer, Alaska on the morning of January 31, 2010. Copyright (c) Dennis C. Anderson Night Trax Photography Contact at: auroradude@acsalaska.net or visit: www.auroradude.com

January Sunset Over Kamishak Bay

Submitted by: Dennis Anderson at Fri Feb 5 19:37:01 2010 UTC

Even though the aurora has been somewhat elusive from Alaska's Kenai Peninsula, the skies have been full of color. This sunset was on January 30 and is taken from near Homer, Alaska looking SW toward Distant Mount Douglas /Four-Peaked Volcanos on the left and Mount St. Augustine Volcano on the right. Copyright (c) Dennis C. Anderson Night Trax Photography Contact at: auroradude@acsalaska.net or visit: www.auroradude.com

Pre-Groundhog Day Sunset

Submitted by: Beth Katz at Wed Feb 3 22:34:01 2010 UTC

Driving home past the fields of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, we observed this gorgeous sunset. My daughter took several pictures with my iPhone, so she gets the copyright. I'm sure there are groundhogs in those field. The local one supposedly didn't see his shadow on February 2nd, but we had over three inches of snow on February 2-3. Photo taken 5:30pm EST on 1 February, 2010. Copyright (c) 2010 Helen Hutchens, katz@cs.millersville.edu.

January Rainbow - 25 January 2010

Submitted by: Beth Katz at Tue Feb 2 04:25:01 2010 UTC

We've had wacky weather. It was 62F yesterday. The rain was moving off when I glanced out the window. There was this bit of bright rainbow. In January. It disappeared within a few minutes. The warm weather is fading, too. Lancaster County, Pennsylvania about 2:45pm EST on 25 January, 2010. Copyright (c) 2010 Beth Katz, katz@cs.millersville.edu. By the way, yes, the forum seems to be broken. I'm not sure what's being done about it. I've reported it as best I can.

Whirlpool Galaxy

Submitted by: Erwin Matys at Sat Jan 23 18:38:01 2010 UTC

M51 imaged with the Bradford Robotic Telescope 2009 in Tenerife. C14, f=1880mm f/5.3, FLI ML4710-1-UV, LRGB 4x120sec and 6x120sec. (c) Bradford Robotic Telescope image by erwin matys, karoline mrazek e-mail: erwin@matys.at web: http://www.project-nightflight.net

Orion and ISS - 22 January 2010

Submitted by: Beth Katz at Sat Jan 23 00:06:01 2010 UTC

I grabbed the camera and family to catch a bright (-3.4) flyover of the International Space Station. I should have noted that it would appear to go past Orion. Drat; there are clouds. But I caught it anyway with trees. It was about 6pm EST on Friday, 22 January 2010. This is an 8-second exposure. There are several extra "stars" because my camera has many bad pixels. Check out Heavens-Above (http://www.heavens-above.com/) for your opportunity to catch such moments. Copyright (c) 2010 Beth Katz, katz@cs.millersville.edu.

Solstice Sun Rays

Submitted by: Dennis Anderson at Sat Dec 26 20:44:01 2009 UTC

The December solstice was at 8:47 a.m. Alaska time on the 21st but our shortest day actually fell on the 22nd. This image is looking south from near Homer, Alaska around local noon. We almost got to see the sun on this short day but had to settle for some beautiful crepuscular rays as it was being a little shy and never fully emerged from the clouds. Copyright (c) Dennis C. Anderson Night Trax Photography Contact at: auroradude@acsalaska.net or visit: www.auroradude.com

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