from canon to cassini a year in photographs westchester amateur astronomers september 7, 2012...
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From Canon to Cassini
A year in photographs
Westchester Amateur AstronomersSeptember 7, 2012
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Photos from Here and There
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This time last year - you
Hurricane Irene GOES-13
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This time last year – Carol and me
Denali, Alaska
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Transit of Venus, filtered by clouds
Canon XS, 250mm telephoto lens, using LCD screen to avoid directly viewing the sun
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Transit of Venus
60mm refractor with solar filter.Canon XS prime focus
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How people find my blog: “What does Saturn look like through a telescope?”
Canon XS at prime focus - uncropped
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“What does [planet] look like through my telescope?”
Venus Mars Saturn(size as seen through my telescope)
Canon XS at prime focus May 26- 27, 2012
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Jupiter
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Stop Light
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Stop Light – with Jupiter and Venus
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Mars rotationNot mine
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Moon 8” dob
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Tycho – ejecta
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Moon Tools
TychoLunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
http://target.lroc.asu.edu/da/qmap
Using terrain data, plot elevations along paths you select
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When you can’t see because the sun is in your eyes……
SOHO LASCO C3
http://sungrazer.nrl.navy.mil/index.php?p=transits/transits_2012
Sep02-Sep20 Mercury -1.8 mag right to left
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Here
NASA Terra Satellite: 8/30/12 250m resolution
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NASA Terra Satellite: 9/6/12 250m resolution
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To There
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Vesta (a minor planet)
Dawn spacecraft Hubble telescope
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On to Ceres, ¡Hasta la Vesta!
Dawn spacecraft Hubble telescope
Next!
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Hey, Mars: Incoming!Curiosity - Mars Science Laboratory
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MSL’s Goal
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Opportunity – 3056 sols – 35km
Over eight Earth years
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Cassini at Saturn
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Cassini Solstice Mission
<<<<<< Polar vortex – start of Titan’s South Polar Winter?
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Rainbow Connection
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What’s at the end of the rainbow?
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Extras
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Rock on Tycho’s Peak
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Prime focus 60mm refractor