**This is an update to the previous post, read it by Clicking Here**
As murphy's law says, "anything that can go wrong, will go wrong." This morning I saw clouds just over the horizon. Normally they just stay where they originate from. But, with the winds picking up lately, they started moving. Fast forward 14 hours to now... We have overcast thicker than pea soup.
But that's how the ball bounces. The meteor shower will be going on for another week, so I'll try again.
In the immortal words of Ryan Connolly,
Write, shoot, edit, repeat and I'll see you next week.
Showing posts with label Astronomy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Astronomy. Show all posts
Monday, May 5, 2014
A Bloody Brilliant Moon and the Aquarid Meteor Shower
Good morning everyone!
Our cameras are amazing. They help us record rare and beautiful objects. And that is why the night sky is an amazing thing to photograph. If you leave the camera on a long enough exposure, you see the stars trailing. If you wake up early enough, you hit the early morning Golden Hour. And if you're fortunate, you could be photographing a rare celestial event.
Take for example the Blood Moon that happened a few weeks ago. This type of Lunar Eclipse hasn't happened for over 300 years. So you know people everywhere are going to shoot it. For me, I pulled out my old Canon FD 300mm f/4 and put it on my Crop-Sensored T1i. Giving me the equivalent of a 480mm lens on a Full-Frame. I set the Aperture to f/8, ISO 400, and the Shutter Speed to 1 second. And I got this:
This is my favorite shot I took. Quoting one of my favorite films, b-e-a-utiful.
Now, on to more current news. This Monday night/Tuesday (night of May 5-6) morning there will be a meteor shower in the general area of the constellation Aquarius. The meteor shower will last from roughly Moonset up until Sunrise for all those living in the continental USA. You can check out the links below for more information. I will be posting on Instagram @gwphotographe that night. So I hope to see you then!
Links for information about the Meteor Shower:
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