Total lunar eclipse - Nov 8, 2022
It is hard to get excited about lunar eclipses. They are not as dramatic as the solar ones. The eclipse started at around 3 am local time and the sky was supposed to be clear. Without that “cloudy sky” excuse, I decided to wake up to watch it from start to end. Once I was up and started taking photos every few minutes, it was fun to watch the slow and steady progress of earth’s shadow covering up the moon. I am glad I viewed it as the next lunar eclipse visible for us will be in 2025.
It is hard to get excited about Lunar eclipse but, the sky is going to be clear tonight. With that excuse out of the way, I am planning to wake up at 3 am and try to take some pictures.
As of today, there are about 6500 artificial satellites in orbit around the Earth. Half of them were launched during the last 3 years. No wonder that every time I take photos of the night sky, there is a satellite trail in some of them. BTW, about 3200 are Musk’s Starlinks.
This looks like a video of a photograph but it is a live video of the still landscape. Nothing is moving except me with the phone.
Great Sacandaga Lake loop ride
Went bike riding around Great Sacandaga lake in upstate New York. Turned out to be an unusually warm November day. The route was mostly along the lakeshore and the views were just fantastic. It was one of the most enjoyable ride ever.
Went bike riding around Great Sacandaga lake in upstate New York. Turned out to be an unusually warm November day. The route was mostly along the lakeshore and the views were just fantastic. It was one of the most enjoyable ride ever.
Cygnus wall from the North American nebula (NGC7000). About 4 hours of total exposure with 5 minute subs. Optolong LeXtreme narrowband filter with ASI533MC-pro on WO ZS61.
Right now, there is a focus on disabilities at work with posters highlighting colleagues or their family members with disabilities. It is a good reminder that when people come to work, some have already fought a battle (that you know nothing about) before getting there.
Although I like emojis, I am not fond of gifs. I hate them especially when people use them at work in Teams chats.
Today is the first deadline for “Early Action” college applications. Surprisingly, my son has already completed and sent in his applications on Sunday - 2 days ahead of the deadline. This is unprecedented!!!
Eagle nebula aka Star Queen nebula (M16) in constellation Serpens, at about 7000 light years is home to the "Pillars of Creation" made famous by Hubble telescope. I always wanted to capture this but, my Southern sky is not completely open. I only get about one hour window for capturing these objects closer to the Southern horizon.
It was very satisfying to see that the "Pillars of Creation" were clearly visible in my image. The James Webb Telescope released its latest image of the pillars in midrange infrared light and it is just mind-blowing (see below). One can compare and quite obviously see the difference between a thousand dollar imaging setup and a billion dollar one. 😄
Telescope: WO ZS61
Camera: ASI533MC-Pro
Filter: Optolong L-eXtreme
Exposure: 50x1min
Processing: SIRIL and PS
Eagle nebula - Oct2022
Eagle nebula aka Star Queen nebula (M16) in constellation Serpens, at about 7000 light years is home to the "Pillars of Creation" made famous by Hubble telescope. I always wanted to capture this but, my Southern sky is not completely open. I only get about one hour window for capturing these objects closer to the Southern horizon.
It was very satisfying to see that the "Pillars of Creation" were clearly visible in my image. The James Webb Telescope released its latest image of the pillars in midrange infrared light and it is just mind-blowing (see below). One can compare and quite obviously see the difference between a thousand dollar imaging setup and a billion dollar one. 😄
Telescope: WO ZS61
Camera: ASI533MC-Pro
Filter: Optolong L-eXtreme
Exposure: 50x1min
Processing: SIRIL and PS
Only a 60s exposure of Eagle nebula from last night. Excited to see how the final image will turn out with an hour of exposure. Can’t wait to process this later today.
