Some Astro photography pics
My 8 inch (200 mm) Newtonian reflector in the middle of the picture
My 8 inch (200 mm) Newtonian reflector in the middle of the picture
Category: Astro-photography
My 8 inch (200 mm) Newtonian reflector in the middle of the picture
There was a total lunar eclipse in in January this year but being in Cape Town we would only see the start before it slipped below the horizon.
I was not convinced it would be worth my while but in the end it turned out to be quite a good call to get up at 4:30 and head up to Signal Hill.
Scorpio sets behind a stand of Casuarinas in McGregor.
Living in Gardens Cape Town is a privilege. The views are extraordinary. Here are some night time photos. Venus and the moon in close conjunction.
We spent a weekend in Grootvadersbosch and the second night was really good for astronomy. Clear and near windless. Beautiful!
Long exposure, wide angled images. This one is Venus, Saturn and Scorpio.
The Southern Cross
The new moon sets behind Lions Head as hikers descend from the top after watching the sunset.
During that photographic session I saw a green deep sky object. I am still battling to identify it and figure out why it is green. The red circle on the right is a hiker, the red circle on theleft is Venus, but what is the green object?
Taken in Nieuwoudtville and Augrabies.
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Bontebok Park
Some other pictures we took on our trip through Bontebok National Park
Ericas
Chalets are luxurious but not very well insulated.
Southern Tchagra
Jackie Hangman aka Southern Fiskal
Cape Sparrow in the evening sun.
We went to the Bontebok National park to do some astro-photography. The park is small but beautiful.
Bontebok Park website is here:
There were some clouds early in the evening which cleared up and by 2 am the stars were gorgeous.
Sunset. Clouds to ruin the “seeing”. Nice pictures though.
10 pm. Still clouds but they do add some interest.
2 am and the camera is out of focus. Pictures are still pretty good though.
