Facebook has certaintly helped increase my knowledge of all things astrophotography, largely through membership of different groups and seeing the photos others share and their stories about how the images were captured. One of the stars of the New Zealand (and world) astrophotography scene is Mark Gee and as luck would have it he’s a […]
Clear air views
Saturday night saw a strong southerly blowing through the lower North Island. The wind was mostly gone by Sunday and the afternoon was cool but clear with a uninterrupted views to the western horizon. I’ve been waiting a day like this and as sunset neared I drove north to the viewpoint on the Paekakariki Hill […]
Something learned regarding Jupiter
There is currently a near conjunction of the planets Venus and Jupiter visible in the evening sky. I found out today via the Aotearoa Astrophotography facebook group that the four largest moons of Jupiter are visible via photography with a telephoto lens. So naturally I had to try take a photo when I got home. […]
The Eye
The people who own the London Eye are hosting a photography competition linked to the forthcoming 25 millionth visitor milestone. People have to upload photos that involve the Eye and winners will be chosen to receive prizes (unspecified on the website, identified as cameras and other items on other sites). I already have some nice […]
Red moon
It was not the deepest of colours and it was difficult to get a good photo but here it is, tonights eclipse. The Full Moon: 11:08pm
Nearly gone
The Full Moon: 10:12pm
Here comes the shadow
The Full Moon: 9:40pm
The moon gets darker
The eclipse is starting. The Full Moon: 9:17pm
The moon
Tonight there is going to be a lunar eclipse and currently the skies are nicely clear over Brentwood. It’ll be another couple of hours before the moon starts turning red so for now here is a photo of the full moon without any shadow. The Full Moon: 7:55pm