#Tag
Áróra
In Norse mythology the #aurora were the armour and weapons of the Valkyrie. The word is derived from Old Norse Valkyrja ("Chooser of the Slain") who guide the souls of the battle-slain to Odin's hall Valhalla.
In Finland, a fox was thought to have created the aurora, its bushy tail throwing sparks into the sky.
Scottish legend refers to the lights as “Merry Dancers” engaged in battle.
#FolkloreThursday #Iceland #NorthernLights #AuroraBorealis #AstroPhotography #Astrodon
In The Beginning
A Bortle 3¹ area, and we're aurora hunting. Thinking that we weren't going to be lucky because the KP forecast was very low, we decided to take some landscape shots of the small farms and the stunning starry sky.
What we didn't know was that Lady Aurora had begun, very faintly, to smile on us.
Then the show began.
Þengilhöfði in northern #Iceland.
¹ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bortle_scale
#AuroraTuesday#NorthernLights#AuroraBorealis#AstroPhotography#Astrodon#AtOptics
In The Beginning
A Bortle 3¹ area, and we're aurora hunting. Thinking that we weren't going to be lucky because the KP forecast was very low, we decided to take some landscape shots of the small farms and the stunning starry sky.
What we didn't know was that Lady Aurora had begun, very faintly, to smile on us.
Then the show began.
Þengilhöfði in northern #Iceland.
¹ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bortle_scale
#AuroraTuesday#NorthernLights#AuroraBorealis#AstroPhotography#Astrodon#AtOptics
Here's a mosaic of the Andromeda Galaxy (M31), captured by my Seestar S30. It's a total integration time of 18.6 hours (mostly 60s exposures), and stacked/processed with PixInsight.
#astronomy #astrophotography#SeestarS30
Here's a mosaic of the Andromeda Galaxy (M31), captured by my Seestar S30. It's a total integration time of 18.6 hours (mostly 60s exposures), and stacked/processed with PixInsight.
#astronomy #astrophotography#SeestarS30
1500ish signatures to go.
https://www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/petition/EN7346
Please consider signing and asking others to sign to get some legislation considered.
Light pollution is the easiest form of pollution to prevent. Dark skies are better for people, wildlife and part of our cultural heritage. Imagine if you could see the Milky Way from your backyard in the city!
1500ish signatures to go.
https://www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/petition/EN7346
Please consider signing and asking others to sign to get some legislation considered.
Light pollution is the easiest form of pollution to prevent. Dark skies are better for people, wildlife and part of our cultural heritage. Imagine if you could see the Milky Way from your backyard in the city!
V838 Mon: Mystery Star
Credits: Lisa Crause, Warrick Lawson
#nature#space #astrophotography
V838 Mon: Mystery Star
Credits: Lisa Crause, Warrick Lawson
#nature#space #astrophotography
Aurora from Oregon
#pdx #oregon #pnw #astrophotography #northernlights #auroraborealis #landscapephotography
What happens when you modify your camera and point it at the sky?
What happens when you modify your camera and point it at the sky?
Light Pillars over Whitefish Bay
Credits: Vincent Brady
#nature#space #astrophotography
Light Pillars over Whitefish Bay
Credits: Vincent Brady
#nature#space #astrophotography
A little #MountainMonday meets #MilkyWayMagic
Btw, that bright dot to the right of the core is Mars, while the brightest on the left is Jupiter. As well, the yellow clouds is city light pollution reflecting off wildfire smoke
#milkywayphotography #landscapephotography#lpw #canada #mars #astronomy #astrophotography#GaribaldiLake
A little #MountainMonday meets #MilkyWayMagic
Btw, that bright dot to the right of the core is Mars, while the brightest on the left is Jupiter. As well, the yellow clouds is city light pollution reflecting off wildfire smoke
#milkywayphotography #landscapephotography#lpw #canada #mars #astronomy #astrophotography#GaribaldiLake
A little #MountainMonday meets #MilkyWayMagic
Btw, that bright dot to the right of the core is Mars, while the brightest on the left is Jupiter. As well, the yellow clouds is city light pollution reflecting off wildfire smoke
#milkywayphotography #landscapephotography#lpw #canada #mars #astronomy #astrophotography#GaribaldiLake
Lunar eclipse under construction…
X-T2, Fujinon lens @ 113mm equiv f5.6
w/ adjusted black point correction to dim the city lights a bit
#lunareclipse #totallunareclipse #eclipse #astro #astrophoto #astronomy #moon #mondfinsternis #mond #astronomie #astrophotography #fujifilmxseries #fujifilmxt2 #fujifilm
Lunar eclipse under construction…
X-T2, Fujinon lens @ 113mm equiv f5.6
w/ adjusted black point correction to dim the city lights a bit
#lunareclipse #totallunareclipse #eclipse #astro #astrophoto #astronomy #moon #mondfinsternis #mond #astronomie #astrophotography #fujifilmxseries #fujifilmxt2 #fujifilm
Final pic from Labor Day weekend. This is the Helix Nebula (NGC 7293) in all it's true-color glory (as in, no special filter was used). This is a planetary nebula (gas that has been sloughed off and ionized by a dying red giant star) that is a relatively close ~650 light-years away from Earth. Also known as the "Eye of God" or "Eye of Sauron" nebula.
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