Taken during the end of October 2011, this image showcase the Moon, Venus, Mercury conjunction. The "eye" of the "sky monster" is Venus. Below and slightly to the right is the planet of Mercury. Location: Coyote Ridge, Fort Collins, CO Date: 2011-10-28 Camera: Canon XSi (modified) Lens: Canon 200mm f/2.8, Canon 2x Telextender Mount: Still Tripod 19x1/80th second f/5.6 ISO 100 (Mosaic) Processing: Photoshop
On a night when there is a layer of thin clouds in the upper atmosphere and the moon is full, you can sometimes see a Lunar Halo - a 22 degree circle around the moon which is caused by moonlight reflecting off of ice crystals in the upper atmosphere. Location: Arches National Park, UT Date: 2011-03-13 Camera: Canon XSi (modified) Lens: Sigma 10mm f/1.8 Fisheye Shot: Single Shot 1x30 seconds f/3.5 ISO 800 Processing: Photoshop, Topaz
From the 2011 Perseid Meteor Shower with special thanks to Michelle M., Miguel M., and Natalia, L! Location: WIRO, Jelm Mountain, WY Date: 2011-08-12 && 2011-08-13 Camera: Canon XSi (modified) Lens: Sigma 20mm, Canon 50mm, Canon 200mm, Canon 2x Telextender Mount: Still Tripod, Astrotrac Shot: Mosaic 9x2.5 seconds; f/2.2; ISO 1600 9x10 seconds; f/2.2; ISO 1600 1x1/2000th seconds; f/8; ISO 100 Processing: Photoshop, Topaz DeNoise
