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Another Comet Holmes Photo
Published on 27 Oct 2007 at 4:22 pm.
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Here is another photo of Comet P/17 Holmes. It was taken by Steve Tuttle, and he gave me permission to post it on my web page. He’s a very good astrophotographer, and he’s got some good photos on his web site. Click on the photo for a larger view and more information […]
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Comet Holmes Update
Published on 26 Oct 2007 at 10:43 am.
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Comet 17P/Holmes continues to be bright. Last night I set up a telescope with a few students of the astronomy club and managed to take the following pictures. They aren’t great, but they give an impression of what the comet looks like.
The images were taken with a Nikon D70 at prime focus on […]
Some Eclipse Photos
Published on 28 Aug 2007 at 6:05 am.
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The following sequence of photos were taken this morning using a Pentax K110 digital SLR and a 300mm lens. I cropped them and uploaded them. If you look carefully, you’ll see that the quality isn’t all that great. All of the photos are a bit fuzzy. While some of the blame […]
Has anyone seen my flying saucer?
Published on 26 Jun 2007 at 9:45 pm.
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Filed under Uncategorized, astrophotography, college teaching.
One of the things that comes from being an astronomy professor is that whenever anyone calls the college and asks about anything in the sky, the operators relay them to me. Also, if you do a search of the college faculty for astronomy faculty, my name is prominently displayed, along with my office number. Normally, […]
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Lunar Eclipse Photos
Published on 3 Mar 2007 at 8:46 pm.
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Here are some photos that I took of tonight’s lunar eclipse. The Moon rose while coming out of eclipse for us here in Texas. These pictures were taken from the campus using a Nikon D70 and 300mm lens (except for the wide field, and that was a 100mm lens). I cropped the […]
Comet McNaught (C/2006 P1) Finally ! (with pictures!)
Published on 12 Jan 2007 at 3:25 am.
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Well, I have finally gotten to see the comet. I’ve been in Seattle all week at the 209th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society (the professional organization for astronomers in North America). The meeting was great, and we had great presentations, and I learned a lot. But, it was cloudy and rainy […]
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Photos of the Transit!
Published on 8 Nov 2006 at 6:25 pm.
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Here are some photos of the transit for those of you who missed it. I was using a Nikon D70 at prime focus on an 8″ Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope (focal length 2000mm). Most of these were 1/1000 second exposures, effective ISO 200.
You can see a very nice sunspot to the left with a clear penumbra and […]
