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Perseid
Meteor in Cygnus Milky Way
August 14, 2007 — Ionia, NY
3 straight nights of viewing the Perseid Meteor Shower under mostly gorgeous skies provided a wonderful visual show, but only one meteor capture out of dozens of exposures.
This 90-second exposure was captured at 17mm, ISO 1600, F4.5.
Venus
& Saturn / Jupiter
& Scorpius
July 2, 2007 — Pittsford, NY
Venus and Saturn together were settling behind the trees. This 4-second exposure was captured at 30mm, ISO 400, F4.0.
Jupiter sat brilliantly above Antares in Scorpius, as shown in this 10-second exposure, 17mm, ISO 400, F4.0. Unknown satellite captured in the upper right of this photograph.
Iridium
Flare
July 2, 2007 — Pittsford, NY
A mag -8 Iridium Flare travelling through Cygnus. Canon 20D, ISO 400, 17mm, F4.0, 30-Seconds.
An Iridium Flare is the result of sunlight reflecting off of a highly-polished antenna on one of the fleet of Iridium Satellites to a specific point on Earth. Iridium Flares can be predicted to the second, allowing a photographer to set up and wait. View a tutorial on photographing Iridium Flares.
International
Space Station / Space Shuttle Flyover
June 20, 2007 — Pittsford, NY
Having separated for its return trip to Earth the day before, STS-117 (Space Shuttle Atlantis) was still in orbit behind the ISS tonight. There were two passes. The first was high in the sky, but just after sunset and difficult to photograph (17-40L, 10 seconds). Moving left to right, Shuttle trailing ISS. Photos: 1, 2, 3.
Then at 10:54PM, the two crossed right to left near the horizon. More photos (25 sec.): 1, 2.
Big
Dipper Wide Angle
April 19, 2007 — Ionia, NY
The Big Dipper is part of the Constellation Ursa Major. One 4-minute exposures, Canon 20D, 17-40L at 17mm, F4.0, ISO 800. Processed in Images Plus and Photoshop. Camera mounted on Kenko Skymemo.
Venus/Moon
Conjunction
April 19, 2007 — Ionia, NY
After the sun had set, we had an opportunity to photograph a conjunction of Venus, the Moon and M45. I took my photos during twilight so I didn't capture M45.Clamshell Dome Observatory at the Ionia Observatory lit with camera flash.
Comet
Swan
October 30, 2006 — Ionia, NY
Comet Swan in Hercules, 94,757,700 miles from Earth. One 45 second exposure, Canon 20D, 70-200L IS, F3.2, ISO 800. Processed in Photoshop. Camera mounted on Kenko Skymemo
Wide Angle Including M13 in Lower Right; Heavily Processed Closeup Showing Tail.
Milky
Way in Sagitarrius
August 24, 2005 — Ionia, NY
Taken before moisture ruined the skies, the Milky Way was a beautiful naked eye object this night. One 3-minute exposure, Canon 20D, 17-40L at 17mm F4.0, ISO 400. Processed in Photoshop. Camera mounted on Kenko Skymemo
Milky
Way in Cygnus
August 24, 2005 — Ionia, NY
Taken at the end of a moist night, my UV filter had already been dewed over and was removed, and dew was encroaching on my lens. One 3-minute exposure, Canon 20D, 17-40L at 17mm F4.0, ISO 400. Processed in Photoshop. Camera mounted on Kenko Skymemo
Aurora
and Big Dipper
August 24, 2005 — Ionia, NY
A sunspot explosion two days earlier caused a minor auroral display while I was photographing at the observatory. Silhouetted in the foreground are the small dome, and a faint red glow from within the rolloff observatory.
Orion
January 28, 2005 — Ionia, NY
Taken on a zero-degree night in 2 ft. of snow on the concrete pads at Ionia. Composite of 29 3-minute shots. Canon 20D, 17-40mm L lens at 24mm and f/5.0. Camera mounted on my new Kenko Skymemo camera mount from Hutech.
Full field of view -- no cropping; Rollover version showing constellation.
Lunar
Eclipse Sequence
October 27, 2004 — Pittsford, NY
This is a 3-1/2 hour composite sequence of a total lunar eclipse. 2 minute shots, ISO 100, F/22, 17-40mm f/4.0L at 17mm. Notice the blood red color during totality. And notice clouds and branches interfering.
Larger
version; Version
with 2-minute images spaced 4 minutes apart.
Last Year's 2003 Eclipse
Gallery.
The
Moon and Venus
Conjunction of 3-day-old moon and Venus. February 23, 2004
Shot from my driveway in Pittsford, this photo was taken through a thin cloud cover. 1 second exposure, Canon D60, 28-135mmIS USM lens at f/5.6.
Ionia
Site in Moonlight
Midnight under the full moon.
This is one of the small domes at the Ionia, NY observatory of the Astronomy Section of the Rochester Academy of Science (ASRAS).
Here are some photos of the Ionia site from the 2003 RocheStar Fest: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
Iridium
Flare
Canon D60 Digital - 44 Seconds, Alt Az piggyback, ISO 100, 50mm
@ f/2.5 (effectively 80mm) [Original
photo at twilight before re-working. Glow to lower-right in twilight
version is from Moon]. From Pittsford, NY.
An Iridium Flare is the result of sunlight reflecting off of a highly-polished antenna on one of the fleet of Iridium Satellites to a specific point on Earth. Iridium Flares can be predicted to the second, allowing a photographer to set up and wait. View a tutorial on photographing Iridium Flares.
Saggitarius
Milky Way
Stack of 7 unguided 3-minute exposures, Canon D60 Digital with
28-135mm IS Lens at 28mm @f/4.5, ISO400. Processed in ImagesPlus and Photoshop.
From the Ionia, NY observatory, 7/24/2003 (the night before the annual
RocheStar Fest).
Saggitarius points the way toward the center of our galaxy. The region is rich with star clusters, nebulosity and dark nebulae.
Leonid
Meteors
Stack of 4 individual frames which show the radiant of the Leonid
Meteor Shower. Olympus E20 Digital. From Pittsford, NY, 11/18/2001.
Here are the individual frames: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
The Leonid storm of 2001 was impressive, with hundreds or even thousands of meteors per minute at peak.
