Thursday, December 31, 2020

FELIZ 2021 !!! - LUNA 98 % ILUMINADA //// FOTOS: ESMERALDA SOSA


.. 2am ..


.. LA ÚLTIMA LUNA DEL 2020 ..








.. DESEO QUE EL 2021 SEA UN AÑO DE MUCHA LUZ Y SALUD PARA TODOS EN NUESTRO ÚNICO HOGAR ..
.. EL PLANETA TIERRA ..

.. FELICIDADES PARA TODOS !!! ..



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Wednesday, December 30, 2020

LUNAR HALO WITH PARHELIC CIRCLE Taken by Göran Strand on December 27, 2020 @ Handöl, Sweden


Lunar halo with Parhelic circle A couple of nights ago I saw this beautiful lunar halo. It's a regular 22° halo with a very prominent Parhelic circle and two bright Parhelia (Moondog or Sundog) . It was a long time since I saw a lunar halo and I can't remember the last time I saw one with such a prominent Parhelic circle. The halo fit perfectly above the winter landscape and was an amazing sight. Nikon Z6 II with Nikon Z 14-24mm f/2,8 S Photographer Göran Strand https://astrofotografen.se https://instagram.com/Astrofotografen

Monday, December 28, 2020

M16: INSIDE THE EAGLE NEBULA Image Credit & Copyright: Nicolas Paladini


From afar, the whole thing looks like an Eagle. A closer look at the Eagle Nebula, however, shows the bright region is actually a window into the center of a larger dark shell of dust. Through this window, a brightly-lit workshop appears where a whole open cluster of stars is being formed. In this cavity tall pillars and round globules of dark dust and cold molecular gas remain where stars are still forming. Already visible are several young bright blue stars whose light and winds are burning away and pushing back the remaining filaments and walls of gas and dust. The Eagle emission nebula, tagged M16, lies about 6500 light years away, spans about 20 light-years, and is visible with binoculars toward the constellation of the Serpent (Serpens). This picture involved over 12 hours of imaging and combines three specific emitted colors emitted by sulfur (colored as red), hydrogen (yellow), and oxygen (blue).

COMET HYAKUTAKE & HALE- BOPP Taken by Frank Sanzone on December 27, 2020 @ Long Island NY


Found my old film negatives of these Great Comets back in 1996 & 1997. Had Negatives Scanned and did some Photo Shop Enhancement. Hyakutake was taken with Nikon Camera and 50mm lens. Hale- Bopp was taken with same camera but with a Takahashi FS 78 on a GM 8 mount. Just imagine if we had Digital Cameras back then !