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Astrophotography

BLOG: Astrophotography in the South Island, NZ (1st session)

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I went out for my first Astrophotography session on the night of Friday, 12 May 2023. The moon was not rising until 11:30 pm with clear skies so I had a chance to get out try some photos. In the transition and using a new reduced setup, I forgot to include my head torch in my bag so had to repeatedly turn on the flashlight in my iPhone to check camera settings, lens focus … [Read more...] about BLOG: Astrophotography in the South Island, NZ (1st session)

Astrophotography at Atiamuri

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On a cold night in April I went out to capture a bit of Astrophotography. First time in ages that there was no clouds or moon to ruin things. It was the coldest night of the year so far and the car reckoned it was 1 deg C at times, but it was well worth it. As the fog rolled in from the nearby Waikato River, I captured the centre of the Milky Way near Atiamuri in the Central … [Read more...] about Astrophotography at Atiamuri

4 Planets and some Meteors

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Close to Auckland (big city, lots of light pollution) I was an hour South-West in a forestry lane. I saw the 4 Planets through passing clouds and with my own eyes, about 10 Meteors. Looking into the Heart of the Milky Way Galaxy The 4 Planets with 2 Meteor Showers (top left) Sunrise & Fog on the way back down Panoramic view on the way down. … [Read more...] about 4 Planets and some Meteors

Jupiter + Moons and Saturn

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This rather made my day when I saw it early in 2020... I'd gone out to capture Jupiter and Saturn which were about to be very close, as they approached transition. But when I zoomed on my DSLR (digital camera) to 10x, I realised I could see 3 of the 4 Moons that Gailelo had seen way back in 1609. I couldn't quite make them out with my eyes, but with a bit of enhancement and … [Read more...] about Jupiter + Moons and Saturn