Went hunting for Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks today … well, night actually … for which I needed an unobstructed western view. I found that at Baker’s Brook in Gros Morne National Park .., but, wouldn’t you know it, the clouds moved in and all I managed to get was this photo of a crepuscular ray sunset reflected in the hood of my Sierra 2500 pickup.
Tags: Sunset Crepuscular Rays Golden Ocean Baker’s Brook Gros Morne National Park Reflections Truck Hood Water
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During the partial phases of the eclipse on April 8th, I was relatively relaxed ... taking photos with the Nikon D810, periodically viewing the event with eclipse grasses, checking on the telescope, setting up the GoPro, etc. But as it neared totality, things got very intense. So much so that at totality my wife had to remind me to look up. And, man, I'm glad she did ... the corona was breathtaking and the diamond ring effect as the sun made its appearance from behind the moon was totally awe inspiring! But when I checked my photos once i got home, I realized I hadn't captured what my eyes had seen because the sun/moon combo had slipped out of frame unbeknownst to me. That was quite a real disappointment, let me tell you.
What about on the other end ... when the moon was just about to completely cover the sun ... you might ask? Well, when I checked those photos the night i got home, I quickly dismissed them because they seemed badly overexposed. The D300 that I had jury rigged to the telescope had caught it but the images were not useable either because it was not properly focused or had slipped out of focus. So, I was totally bummed out!
Until today, that is. I had a second look at those D810 images that I thought were beyond hope and got a pleasant surprise when I tried processing them! Thanks to Photoshop and the Nik Collection software they were salvageable! At least enough to give me this image,
Tags: Solar Eclipse April 8 Total Solar Eclipse Diamond Ring Effect Prominences Newfoundland Nikon D810 Sigma Sport 150-600MM Yelephoto Lens 2024
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The moon is just starting to pass in front of the sun. Filaments, plage, a few prominences, and a couple of sunspots are all visible in the shot. The large sunspot near the center is #3628.
This was taken with a 70mm Coronado Solar Max telescope and a ZWO 183MM Astronomical camera …on a Celestron CGX-L mount
Tags: Solar Eclipse Total Solar Eclipse April 2024 Newfoundland 70mm Coronado SolarMax ZWO 183MM Astro Camera
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Yesterday was a once in a lifetime experience ... literally, unless one is prepared to travel to some other far away place on the earth. Because the next total solar eclipse visible here on the island will be on May 1st, 2079 at 7:44 AM.
It was a pretty amazing experience to witness such an event! But if I had it to do all over again, I would certainly simplify things. Yesterday I was trying to manage a solar telescope, two DSLR cameras ... and a GoPro. Some things got missed as a result.
I have well over two thousand photos ... most at the partial stage ... but since this one is a little different I decided to share it with you. It was taken at totality ... at 5.14:28 PM at location N 48 01' 54.1" Latitude W 057 40' 29.3" Longitude at an altitude of 428 meters. That's on Route 480 ... at a site I chose using intimate knowledge of that highway and the path of totality given by the Atmospheric program cross referenced with Google Earth
This shot shows about six solar prominences peeking out from high above the dark disk of the moon at totality.
Tags: Solar Eclipse Total Solar Eclipse April 8 2024 Newfoundland Moon Sun Solar Prominences Corona Route 480 150-600mm Sigma Sport Nikon D810
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A beautiful, cloudless day. Sunny, but cold. This is a small brook that flows into Victoria River.
Tags: Brook Blue Sky Open Water Victoria River Tributary Newfoundland Landscape Route 480 Burgeo Road
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