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Comet C/2013 US10 Catalina This Morning Comet Catalina was easy to find this morning as it passed near the bright star Alkaid, at the far end of the Big Dipper's handle. www.JeffSullivanPhotography.com #Comet #Catalina #astrophotography #astronomy #news

Venus, Jupiter and the Moon Will Line Up in the Evening Sky Tonight Then form a triangle in the sky tomorrow night, and come particularly close together on June 30: http://activesole.blogspot.com/2015/06/moon-venus-jupiter-will-line-up-tonight.html #astrophotography   #astronomy   #science   Originally shared by Jeff Sullivan Jupiter, Venus, Moon Alignment from Sentinel Bridge Yosemite Valley isn't the greatest place to see expansive views of the night sky, but I was fortunate to arrive at Sentinel Bridge over the Merced River right before the moon set behind the valley rim. I was able to capture this frame with the moon and Venus reflected. https://picasaweb.google.com/107459220492917008623/NightPhotos#5713945726383135874 #astrophotography #starrynights

New Time-lapse video Posted to my Blog It follows the Milky Way, from its rise until dawn! #timelapsevideo #timelapsephotography #astronomy #astrophotography www.JeffSullivanPhotography.com

Moon, Mars, Venus Conjunction Over Mount Whitney When I learned that the moon would be near Venus and Mars on February 20 I decided to try to catch them setting behind Mount Whitney, the tallest mountain in America's Lower 48 states.  I researched where to stand to place them setting over the peak using The Photographer's Ephemeris, and headed to Lone Pine to test my prediction.  Here's how it turned out! https://vimeo.com/jeffsullivan/moon-mars-venus-conjunction #science   #astronomy   #astrophotography   #timelapsevideo   www.JeffSullivanPhotography.com https://vimeo.com/jeffsullivan/moon-mars-venus-conjunction

Moon, Mars, Venus conjunction over Mount Whitney Planned for capture in California's Eastern Sierra region using The Photographer's Ephemeris.    I uploaded an earlier, vertical composition to my main G+ timeline:  https://plus.google.com/107459220492917008623/posts/1XSqvckQpqq #moonmarsvenus   #conjunction   #astronomy   #astrophotography   www.JeffSullivanPhotography.com

Photograph Comet Lovejoy Tonight Here's a test image from last night.  Tonight should be much better without the moon!  to find the comet in the sky, see also "Finding Lovejoy: How to Follow the Path of Comet 2014 Q2 Through January" by Universe Today: http://www.universetoday.com/117794/finding-lovejoy-how-to-follow-the-path-of-comet-2014-q2-through-january/ #science   #news   #breakingnews   #astronomy   #astrophotography   www.JeffSullivanPhotography.com

Leonid Meteor Shower Tonight Just a quick reminder to look for meteors tonight, best generally in an easterly direction from around 11 pm - 2:30 am local time. www.MyPhotoGuides.com #astronomy   #nightphotography   #astrophotography

Comet Photography Lens Tests As the Rosetta comet landing approaches this morning, here's a collection of time-lapse videos I've taken of comets in the past year, testing different lenses, camera and mounting methods (fixed and star tracking).  There were all fairly faint comets, not visible to the naked eye, requiring binoculars or a telephoto lens to locate.  (One of the first sequences I labelled as being taken on a tracking mount was accidentally mislabeled, it should be fairly obvious once you see the following clips.)   http://youtu.be/B-PCqS1KAT8?list=PLlLN6Bdq3jrl9OItgxV25czS-F1N1OLr7 #astrophotography   #nightphotography   #cometphotography   Originally shared by Jeff Sullivan Photographing Comets Comet Siding Spring will approach Mars tonight and pass the red planet tomorrow, Sunday October 19, 2014. I performed many lens and exposure tests on Comet Lovejoy in late 2013 and early 2014, with and without a star-tracking mount. Here are some of the results, rendered as ...

Photograph Comet Siding Spring Near Mars This Weekend I'm working on a blog post to help you select a decent lens and exposure for your camera... www.MyPhotoGuides.com #cometsidingspring   #mars   #conjunction   #astronomy   #science   #news   #astrophotography   #nightphotography

Photos of the Moon, Jupiter, Venus Conjunction August 23 The moon, Saturn and M44 the Beehive Cluster rise as Venus sits just below the horizon on Saturday morning. Thanks to SkyandTelescope, Universe Today and EarthSky for the "heads up" notice on this event. Blog post with more photos and technique notes:  http://activesole.blogspot.com/2014/08/photos-of-moon-venus-jupiter-conjunction.html #science   #news   #astronomy   #astrophotography   #nightphotography   #landscapephotography   Sky & Telescope

Venus - Jupiter Conjunction This Week Photos from August 18, plus the outlook for adding the moon August 23. Blog:  http://activesole.blogspot.com/ #astrophotography   #astronomy   #nightphotography

Thanks to the Royal Observatory Greenwich for including my image in your video about the Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2104 competition!  I'm always honored to have my work recognized by the Royal Observatory in London, home of Greenwich Mean time (GMT) and the Prime Meridian... the place that every longitude, every GPS coordinate on the planet, is defined relative to! See the video on my blog:  http://activesole.blogspot.com/2014/08/astronomy-photographer-of-year-2014.html See the video on YouTube: http://youtu.be/SEFplF9eMgE #astrophotography   #astrophoto2014   #landscapephotography   #astronomy

Venus and Jupiter Conjunction Today The planets Venus and Jupiter put on a show in the sky this morning as sunrise approached.  As seen from earth, these two bright planets appeared to pass within 0.3 degrees of each other in the sky.  For a closer shot I used a crop sensor camera to get a little more effective zoom out of my lenses, and at 640mm equivalent focal length I was able to resolve four of Jupiter's moons! I uploaded the wider shot to Flickr, and placed it in the Universe Today group, and moments later Universe Today had already blogged it.  Thanks Nancy Atkinson!   More photos:  http://activesole.blogspot.com/2014/08/venus-saturn-conjunction-at-dawn-today.html #astronomy   #science   #news   #astrophotography

Image: Transit of Venus "After centuries of trying, only photographic technology could measure the ‘Transit of Venus’ and tell us our position in the solar system." - Royal Observatory, Greenwich. Royal Observatory Greenwich  www.MyPhotoGuides.com #science   #history   #astronomy   #astrophotography

Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks in 10 Days! It gets stronger every night as the peak approaches; look to the northeast.  The moon sets just after midnight tonight if you want to check its activity tonight under optimal viewing conditions.  Here's a time-lapse video I made from several nights shooting the Perseid meteor shower last year:  http://youtu.be/vTXA5gYWtXs?list=PL6012D9822C1BA1E7 #Perseid   #perseidmeteorshower  #2014 www.MyPhotoGuides.com Originally shared by Jeff Sullivan Perseid Meteor Shower Composite, 2013 I'm still working on my images from the Camelopardalid meteor shower last night.  So in the meantime to kill some time while last night's images process, I produced this composite image showing 40 meteors from 4 hours of the Perseid meteor shower early in the morning of August 12, 2013. These meteors appear in my time-lapse video of the 2013 Perseid Meteor shower on YouTube: Perseid Meteor Shower 2013 Here's the rest of my Astrophotography album on G+ so fa...

Viewing the NASA Launch at Vandenberg AFB Monday Night If anyone wants to come photograph the launch of the OCO-2 satellite, here are details on the launch early Tuesday morning in Lompoc: 2:56 a.m. – Planned launch of OCO-2’s Delta II rocket The OCO-2 Vandenberg public viewing site is off of Corral Road near Vandenberg's main gate. To access the area, take Highway 1 to the Santa Maria Gate and proceed on Lompoc Casmalia Road.  At the barriers, turn right onto Corral Road and bear left to the top. The launch countdown net and port-o-lets are set up near the bleachers. The pre-launch briefing and science panel will air live on Sunday, June 29 from 4 to 5:30 p.m. on NASA TV and http://ustream.tv/NASAJPL2 .  Here's more information as well::                  OCO-2 News       http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/search.php?search=oco-2         Press Kit       http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/press_kits/oco2-launch-press-kit.pdf         Mission Website http://oco.jpl.nasa.gov/         Video Pla...

Milky Way and the Camelopardalid Meteor Shower My third time-lapse created from material captured in the last half of May:  http://youtu.be/rp-Cz1aVTtY I took over 1500 photos on Canon 5D Mark III, 5D Mark II and 70D cameras shooting North, West and panning to follow the Milky Way SE to SW.  I caught a lot of planes and satellites, and one small meteor in the north-facing clip which has approximately the right trajectory to plausibly be a Camelopardalid meteor. Thanks in advance for comments, +1s, shares! #nightphotography   #astrophotography   #astronomy   http://youtu.be/rp-Cz1aVTtY

Lunar Eclipse Time-lapse Below is an example of a time-lapse video which you can capture during a lunar eclipse, and here are a couple of blog posts introducing time-lapse photography: Create a Timelapse Video on Your Digital Camera http://www.jeffsullivanphotography.com/blog/2011/08/01/create-a-timelapse-video-on-your-digital-camera/ Create a Timelapse Video of a Meteor Shower http://www.jeffsullivanphotography.com/blog/2011/08/13/create-a-timelapse-video-of-a-meteor-shower/ #lunareclipse   #astronomy   #astrophotography   #timelapse   #tutorial   Originally shared by Jeff Sullivan Last post before I head out for the eclipse... Good luck everyone! Lunar Eclipse December 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26aXK2vg6EI

Total Lunar Eclipse Tomorrow Night April 14-15, 2014 Depending upon where you live on the planet, a lunar eclipse will occur starting either late April 14 or in the early morning hours of April 15.   Most of these shots were captured during the lunar eclipse December 21, 2010.  I used a Canon 5D Mark II with EF 16-35mm f/2.8 lens on the wide angle shots to capture a time-lapse movie, and I used my old 10 megapixel Canon 40D with 70-200mm lens and 2X teleconverter to pursue telephoto shots and track exposure changes.   Here are some ideas on shots you can pursue during a lunar eclipse:  http://activesole.blogspot.com/2011/12/lunar-eclipse-photography-dec-10-2011.html Using a planning tool such as PhotoPills ( https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/photopills/id596026805?mt=8&uo=4&at=10ldnC ) you can even line the moon up with natural or man-made landmarks, like I did during the lunar eclipse on December 10, 2011 in San Francisco: http://activesole.blogspot.com/2011/12/chasing-moon-luna...

Asteroid to dim a bright star for some in Northeast Here's a description of the upcoming occultation of bright star Regulus early Thursday morning, by USA TODAY : http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2014/03/15/asteroid-star-northeast/6417135/ #astrophotography   #astronomy   #science   http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2014/03/15/asteroid-star-northeast/6417135