Astronomy


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astronomy01PA299447 (October 29, 2005) A time-exposed shot back to the southwest in Death Valley, California at one of the planets in the sky (I think this is Venus at the time of year, but don't quote me on that). astronomy01PA299447
astronomy02PA299453 (October 29, 2005) After we had dinner at the Ranch in Death Valley, we headed down to the Furnace Creek Visitor Center parking lot to look at the awesome night sky, and attempt a few time-exposed photos of the stars. While there, we also saw at least two astronomy02PA299453
astronomy03PA299455 ...and this one shows the constellation of Taurus (rotated V-shape in the lower right of center), the Pleiades (group of stars just up from center), and a very bright star/planet that is in the region of the constellation Aries. astronomy03PA299455
auroraaustralis01 Aurora Australis (Borealis of the South). These aurora were taken from Hut Point looking south over McMurdo Sound in Antarcica on May 15, 1994. auroraaustralis01
auroraaustralis02 More Aurora Australis taken on May 18, 1994. auroraaustralis02
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auroraaustralis04 Aurora Australis taken from Hut Point looking south over McMurdo Sound in Antarcica on June 5, 1994. auroraaustralis04
auroraaustralis05 The Aurora Australis taken from Hut Point on June 30, 1994 looking overhead with some stars in the background. auroraaustralis05
auroraaustralis06 The Aurora Australis taken from Hut Point on June 30, 1994 looking overhead with some stars in the background. auroraaustralis06
auroraaustralis07 The Aurora Australis taken from Hut Point on June 30, 1994 looking overhead with some stars and clusters in the background. auroraaustralis07
auroraaustralis08 The Aurora Australis taken from Hut Point on June 30, 1994 looking overhead with some stars and a nebula (or part of the Milky Way) in the background. auroraaustralis08
auroraaustralis09 The Aurora Australis over McMurdo taken from Hut Point on July 2, 1994 looking towards town with some stars and Observation Hill in the background. auroraaustralis09
auroraaustralis10 Another shot of the Aurora Australis over McMurdo. auroraaustralis10
auroraaustralis11 The Aurora Australis taken from the Transmitter Site (T-Site) above McMurdo on July 2, 1994. auroraaustralis11
aurorapolaris01 Aurora Polaris (Borealis of the North). The rest of the aurora photos were taken in Fairbanks, Alaska from 2002 to the present. The photos from September 2002 to February 2003 were taken with my regular camera (the same one used in Antarctica). The photos taken since February 2003 were taken using our digital camera. This first one was taken on September 14, 2002 looking north from Creamer's Field. aurorapolaris01
aurorapolaris02 These next couple were taken on October 5, 2002 looking north from Creamer's Field. aurorapolaris02
aurorapolaris03 The darker portion on this one was from clouds obscuring some of the aurora. Taken on October 5, 2002 looking east from Creamer's Field. aurorapolaris03
aurorapolaris04 A couple different bands on this one. Taken on October 5, 2002 looking north from Creamer's Field. aurorapolaris04
aurorapolaris04abigdipper If you look close enough in this one you can see the Big Dipper in the middle of the aurora. Taken on October 5, 2002 looking overhead from Creamer's Field. aurorapolaris04abigdipper
aurorapolaris05 Pretty cool curvey aurora, almost looking like a big flame. Taken on November 11, 2002 looking north from Creamer's Field. aurorapolaris05
aurorapolaris06 The aurora through the trees that divide Creamer's Field from the Willow Woods Apartment complex. Taken on November 11, 2002 looking east-southeast from Creamer's Field. aurorapolaris06
aurorapolaris07 more curvey aurora. Taken on November 11, 2002 looking north from Creamer's Field. aurorapolaris07
aurorapolaris08 The next 9 photos were actually taken on the same night that the Space Shuttle Columbia blew up on reentry. The aurora have some additional color to them (i.e. red and purple). Taken on February 1, 2003 looking overhead from Creamer's Field. aurorapolaris08
aurorapolaris09 This one looked like a whip. The aurora have some additional color to them (i.e. red and purple). Taken on February 1, 2003 looking north from Creamer's Field. aurorapolaris09
aurorapolaris10 These aurora have some additional color to them (i.e. red and purple). Taken on February 1, 2003 looking north from Creamer's Field. aurorapolaris10
aurorapolaris11 The aurora through the trees that divide Creamer's Field from the Willow Woods Apartment complex. These aurora have some additional color to them (i.e. red and purple). Taken on February 1, 2003 looking east-southeast from Creamer's Field. aurorapolaris11
aurorapolaris12 Nice bright aurora taken on February 1, 2003 looking overhead from Creamer's Field. aurorapolaris12
aurorapolaris13 Another nice bright aurora taken on February 1, 2003 looking overhead from Creamer's Field. aurorapolaris13
aurorapolaris14 Nice bright aurora with some red in it taken on February 1, 2003 looking overhead and north from Creamer's Field. aurorapolaris14
aurorapolaris15 Nice split aurora with some red in it taken on February 1, 2003 looking north from Creamer's Field. aurorapolaris15
aurorapolaris16 The aurora through the trees that divide Creamer's Field from the Willow Woods Apartment complex. These aurora have some additional color to them (i.e. red and purple). Taken on February 2, 2003 looking east-southeast from Creamer's Field. aurorapolaris16
aurorapolaris16aCassiopeia Nice split aurora with some red in the middle. If you look closely, you can see the constellation of Cassiopeia in the middle of it. Taken on February 2, 2003 looking overhead from Creamer's Field. aurorapolaris16aCassiopeia
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