Sony DSC-W80
focal length = 17.4 mm
f-ratio = f/5.2
exposure = 2 sec
ISO speed = 125
Astrophotography by D. W. Hoard
Anyone can be an astrophotographer. All of the images shown here were obtained using inexpensive digital cameras with optical zoom and a tripod - no telescopes or special equipment!
All images are © D. W. Hoard / White Fin Media. Use by permission only.
Total lunar eclipse of 2008
(20 Feb 2008 PST - Los Angeles, CA)
This photograph was taken at approximately 7pm PST, shortly before
the start of totality. The images shown here are small sections of
the full
3072x2034 pixel image obtained by the camera. The eastern horizon
is at the bottom of the image, and lunar north is to the upper left.
The expanded view (right) shows the bright star Regulus (blue;
above the Moon) and the planet Saturn (yellowish-white; to the lower
left of the Moon).
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07:00pm (PST) Sony DSC-W80 focal length = 17.4 mm f-ratio = f/5.2 exposure = 2 sec ISO speed = 125 |
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Venus at sunrise from Kitt Peak National Observatory
(11 Jun 2006 MST - Kitt Peak, AZ)
The dome of the 2.1-m telescope is visible in the foreground. The
lights of Tucson are visible in the background.
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04:38am (MST) Nikon E3100 focal length = 5.8 mm f-ratio = f/2.8 exposure = 0.769 sec ISO speed = 400 |
Shadow of Kitt Peak at sunrise
(10 Jun 2006 MST - Kitt Peak, AZ)
This is the view from the 0.9-m telescope dome at Kitt Peak National
Observatory, looking southwest at sunrise. The dark triangular
area is the shadow of Kitt Peak cast by the rising Sun.
The Michigan-Dartmouth-MIT telescope dome is visible on the ridge
in the foreground.
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05:33am (MST) Nikon E3100 focal length = 10.9 mm f-ratio = 3.7 exposure = 0.015 sec ISO speed = 100 |
Conjunction of the Moon and Venus
(4 Dec 2005 PST - Los Angeles, CA)
The Moon is a 4 day old waxing crescent.
The Moon and Venus are separated by 4.64 degrees.
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05:34pm (PST) Nikon E3100 focal length = 17.4 mm f-ratio = f/4.9 exposure = 0.017 sec ISO speed = 400 |
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05:39pm (PST) Nikon E3100 focal length = 17.4 mm f-ratio = f/4.9 exposure = 2 sec ISO speed = 400 |
All images are © D. W. Hoard / White Fin Media. Use by permission only.
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