Location: Little Thompson Observatory, Berthoud, CO Date: 2013-04-04 Camera: Canon XSi (modified) Telescope: Astrophysics 155 Starfire EDF Mount: Unknown Filter: Herschel Solar Wedge Other: Televue 4x Powermate Shot: Stacked (Best 25 of 112) 25x1/1000th second f/28 ISO 800 Processing: Digital Photo Professional, Registax, Photoshop, Topaz
Location: Pawnee National Grasslands, CO Camera: Canon T3i Lens: Sigma 17-50mm f/2.8 Mount: Astrotrac Filters: Double Fog Filter Shot: HDR 1x60 seconds 1x30 seconds 1x15 seconds 1x8 seconds all @ f/4 ISO 1600 Processing: Photomatrix Pro, Photoshop, Topaz
While this may appear to be a close up of the clouds of Jupiter, a close look will reveal some surprises A very thin crescent moon and Comet PanSTARRs can be found within the giant blueish-white band. Taken on March 11th, 2013, these strangely lit clouds are all Earth based, yet are thin enough to allow us to see objects outside of the atmosphere. Location: Natural Bridges National Monument Date: 2013-03-11 Camera: Canon XSi (modified) Lens: Canon 200mm f/2.8L Mount: Still Tripod Shot: Single Shot 1x0.5 seconds f/4 ISO 200 Processing: Photoshop, Topaz