Thursday 17 July 2014

Misty Solar Sunrise.


Up at 5.45am ...just missed the Sunrise.
 
Captured a few shots of our mist shrouded village.

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Last night we slept in the shed again. 

Around about midnight I spotted a lovely meteor trail.

The meteor started its journey around Vega and continued over towards Altair.
 
 

At around 02h30m I was awake again and watching a gibbous Moon as it perched itself on some nearby treetops. 

The air was still, no cars to be heard,  a beautiful calm morning.  

Monday 14 July 2014

Spying on Venus.



This morning whilst waiting for the sunrise I spotted Venus shining brightly over towards the Haverfordwest area...  it looked amazing.
 

 
 
From the front garden it looked even better as it hovered above the rooftops.... 
 
What a beautiful start to the day.
  

Friday 11 July 2014

iPhoto Solar Projection

 
Today I managed a quick solar projected image...



After a bit of processing using iPhoto software I was able to obtain this final image..
 



Clear Solar Skies
 
Mark
 

Tuesday 1 July 2014

Astronomy from our garden shed.

 


Tonight the skies were beautifully clear. I decided to give the 40mm refractor a bit of an airing.

The crescent moon looked amazing as it hung over the nearby rooftops.

I was able to capture a few shots afocally with the digicam.



It was so warm that we decided to sleep in the garden shed, with our heads peeping out of the doorway.

 
The stars after midnight looked amazing, and thanks to the street lights being switched off we could easily see what looked to be Noctilucent clouds way out to the north.

 I haven't seen NLC's since July of 2009......!!!

No Schmidt telescope for me tonight, just the naked eye, a sleeping bag, a heart full of poetry and the stars above....

Clear Skies

Mark....

Late evening Aurora.

Last night the Aurora Borealis was visible throughout a large portion of the UK. Here in Pembrokeshire it did not disappoint, though in my c...