Doc Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Post your images here for March 2015, remember, only one image per entrant. You may of course edit your post if you later decide another image is better etc. Remember to add some detail as to what kit has been used etc. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Phillyo Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 My entry for March, taken on the 20th with my Canon 7D and Canon 70-200 F/2.8 II L IS USM lens at 200mm, F32, 1/8000th of a second with a Hoya PROND200 Neutral Density filter on the lens on a normal camera tripod. Stitched together and edited in photoshop. Phil Solar Eclipse by Lilwrighty, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 (edited) Well there is not much time. So get posting your images and make the job more difficult for the judge Edited March 22, 2015 by Sheila Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perkil8r Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Go on then Belper, Canon 300d with sigma 28-300mm lens un modded. Single shot on a tripod, 30sec @ iso800 unsure of f stop, was the biggest it would go! Levels and curves in PS5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuartJPP Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Seeing as though there aren't may entries for March...the Large Magellanic Cloud. Taken on holiday in South Africa AstroTrac TT320X Baader Modified Canon 6D Canon 135mm f/2 L lens @ f/2 21x 30 Second Subs @ ISO1600 20x Bias 20x Darks 20x Flats Thanks for looking... Large Magellanic Cloud by StuartJPP, on Flickr andyboy1970 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyboy1970 Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Test shot with ATIK16hrc and Canon 200mm f4 lens, 2 x 5 minute subs, no calibration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Type-R Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 (edited) Here we go then, the recent partial solar eclipse, SW 200P dob with a 13mm TeleVue EP (meant to bring the 35mm Panoptic) and a Astrozap white light solar filter, taken with an IPhone held up to the EP (hence why it's a very dodgy photo) Edited March 28, 2015 by Daz Type-R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted March 28, 2015 Author Share Posted March 28, 2015 Maybe dodgy but you caught a sunspot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted March 28, 2015 Author Share Posted March 28, 2015 It's nearly the end of the month, any more photo's, surely there's a few more eclipses out there, lets make the judges job really hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyaardvark Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 (edited) Of course... a solar eclipse pic. Does this count as one or three? :-) 3 images from the partial solar eclipse March 2015 as seen from Derbyshire UK. Fighting with the cloud a little but it does add a little character/atmosphere. Taken with a Nikon D5000 and Skywatcher ED80 on an HEQ5 Pro. Images in false colour taken with a white light Baader Solar Filter Partial Eclipse 2015 by sja88, on FlickrSteve Edited March 28, 2015 by Johnnyaardvark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kheldar Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 (edited) Here we go then, the recent partial solar eclipse, SW 200P dob with a 13mm TeleVue EP (meant to bring the 35mm Panoptic) and a Astrozap white light solar filter, taken with an IPhone held up to the EP (hence why it's a very dodgy photo) I hate to call you a thieving scrote ... but I think that one was messaged to you https://twitter.com/KheldarUK/status/578841618461097984 Full disclosure though, this was Daz's rig and nudging skills Does this mean Daz is now an imager? Edited March 28, 2015 by Kheldar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 will add this one i was using Daz's equipment and skills I will not judge this one but thought wouold add it to his above Fully turning to the darkside i feel Daz is BAZ and Johnnyaardvark 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Type-R Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 I hate to call you a thieving scrote ... but I think that one was messaged to you https://twitter.com/KheldarUK/status/578841618461097984 Full disclosure though, this was Daz's rig and nudging skills Does this mean Daz is now an imager? Ha ha, while this is true, no where in my post does it say I took it and on that note, that means I'm not an imager! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Ha ha, while this is true, no where in my post does it say I took it and on that note, that means I'm not an imager! erm that is soooo not true, how long did you spend trying to get an image on your phone imager BAZ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest StevenWhatley Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 My entry is a another eclipse picture.. I'm calling Lumps & Bumps I really like that you can see the lunar surface outline with the "lumps & bumps" contrasted against the solar background. Eclipse by stevenwhatley231284, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 OK here goes for the first time of judging for me of any images. Phillyo Phil gave us a very impressive eclipse set showing a full set of frames from start to finish and clouds did not seem to be a problem for him Perkil8r Mike, I was very impressed that we got Aurora images from Belper Not an easy subject to capture in this country and I was a tad bit envious that i missed it StuartJPP Stuart took his portable rig to South Africa, dedication to astronomy is very impressive here The LMC must be a very impressive subject to work with and gave a stunning image with the kit Andyboy1970 Andy gave us a test shot of 2 x 5 min subs, he does not say what subject but I think it is the Rosette, please correct me if I am wrong. Impressive image with such a short amount of data and no calibration. Cant wait for the follow ups with more data Daz Type-R We have a new imager among us Nice shot (with assistance) of the eclipse through the eyepiece on the Dob with an I phone. Not and easy task! Amazing what detail you can get from this, nice capture of a sunspot! Will expect great things to follow here Johnnyaardvark Steve gave us a very nice solar smile here to cheer us all up. Even the clouds did not obscure the smiley face Steven Whatley Interesting take on the eclipse here, pointing out the lumps and bumps of our near neighbour, the moon. Judging this was very difficult as all the entries were excellent in their own right for different reasons. One though, really stuck out to me because of the effort and dedication to astronomy to get the image. To haul a portable rig half way round the world and set up and get a stunning image really spoke to me. So you can guess the picture of the month is awarded to StuartJPP for his image of the Large Megellanic Cloud from South Africa. Well done to you all and keep the images coming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Type-R Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Awesome write up Sheila and a very worthy winner. Congrats to all, keep them coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted April 1, 2015 Author Share Posted April 1, 2015 Nice one Stuart. Lovely to see a southern object. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman161 Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Congrats Stuart, beautiful image. Well done everyone who has been out there imaging. Hope to get some done myself soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perkil8r Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Congratulations Stuart and thanks Sheila for the write up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyboy1970 Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 That would have been my choice too. Top image, very crisp and natural looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedledee Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Refreshing to see something we don't normally get to see. So much of interest inside the LMC. Well done Stuart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyaardvark Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 As echoed above... a superb image Stuart and thanks for the write-up Sheila! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAZ Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 An excellent summary thanks Sheila, and a stunning winner. Well done Stuart, very nicely done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuartJPP Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Thanks everyone, and thanks for the synopsis Sheila...glad I didn't have the job of choosing. I missed out on the eclipse by 1 day, should plan holidays a bit better, we did book to go during new moon but didn't check for pending eclipses However seeing and imaging the LMC and SMC made up for it. I also have to thank my OH, she allowed me to use some (well most) of her hand luggage allowance without which I would have been stuck. Johnnyaardvark and xanthic 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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