Nature Photography

[jnicholes]

I was asked on another thread to post some of my nature pictures here.

I do amateur astrophotography. Here are the highlights of my collection:

Total Lunar Eclipse

Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks (Fuzz in the middle)

Comet C2020/F3 Neowise

M13 Globular Cluster

M37 Open Cluster

M42 Orion Nebula

M57 Ring Nebula

M31 Andromeda Galaxy

 

[mdees88]

Nice pics!

I tried my second attempt at photographing a meteor shower today. The quadrantids happened early this morning. I tried to shoot the orionids last Oct but I messed it all up. I think this one is going to turn out decent...

 

[azurbanclucker]

Nice pics!

I tried my second attempt at photographing a meteor shower today. The quadrantids happened early this morning. I tried to shoot the orionids last Oct but I messed it all up. I think this one is going to turn out decent...

Rained and overcast last night, I was going to go hunting too.

 

[jnicholes]

Rained and overcast last night, I was going to go hunting too.

I didnt know you were a hunter! I am too!

 

[mdees88]

Rained and overcast last night, I was going to go hunting too.

After messing up the orionids, I was ready for the geminids last month but the entire SE US was covered in clouds. Luckily had clear skies this morning.

I just shot this one from my yard but if we get some clear skies in Aug, I'm going to ride up to my parents property and do a landscape shot with their pond in the foreground for the perseids.

 

[azurbanclucker]

Some of my landscape astro. All Nikon D7000 or D610.

1. Comet NEOWISE

2. Comet PAN-STARRS and the moon over Phoenix

3. Milky way overhead, Northern AZ

4. 2 galaxies and a windmill.

5. Milky way rising over the Elvis Presley Memorial Chapel, Apache Junction, AZ

6. Moon!

7. Milky Way rising, Canyon Lake, AZ

 

[azurbanclucker]

I didnt know you were a hunter! I am too!

Meteor hunting.

 

[mdees88]

Some of my landscape astro. All Nikon D7000 or D610.

1. Comet NEOWISE

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2. Comet PAN-STARRS and the moon over Phoenix
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3. Milky way overhead, Northern AZ
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4. 2 galaxies and a windmill.
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5. Milky way rising over the Elvis Presley Memorial Chapel, Apache Junction, AZ
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6. Moon!
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7. Milky Way rising, Canyon Lake, AZ
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I like the comet. I would like to get one like that. #7 is where it's at though...

 

[jnicholes]

Some of my landscape astro. All Nikon D7000 or D610.

1. Comet NEOWISE

View attachment 3718733

2. Comet PAN-STARRS and the moon over Phoenix
View attachment 3718739

3. Milky way overhead, Northern AZ
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4. 2 galaxies and a windmill.
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5. Milky way rising over the Elvis Presley Memorial Chapel, Apache Junction, AZ
View attachment 3718738

6. Moon!
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7. Milky Way rising, Canyon Lake, AZ
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Those are cool photos! I prefer to take mine through a telescope

Meteor hunting.

Oops.

 

[azurbanclucker]

Those are cool photos! I prefer to take mine through a telescope

So would I, but I'm working with what I have for now. The little 4" dob I have isn't super great for astro and I don't have a t-ring adapter for it right now.