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Venus Transit of the Sun While everyone is capturing images of the Mercury transit today, here are some Venus transit images in the meantime. I post-processed these yesterday from my folder of images from the June 5, 2012 event. http://www.jeffsullivanphotography.com/blog/2016/05/09/mercury-transit-of-the-sun-coming-may-9/ #astrophotography   #Canon   #5DMarkIII   #400mm   Originally shared by Jeff Sullivan Mercury Transit of the Sun is Underway! With a proper eye-protecting filter, the planet Mercury can be seen crossing the face of the sun today. This happens approximately 13 times per century. I'll have my photos available later, but in the meantime, here are some of my photos from the Venus transit of the sun on June 5, 2012, which won't occur again for another 100+ years! I looked at my photos from the Venus transit to remind myself of appropriate practices and settings for the #mercurytransit , as discussed on my blog: http://www.jeffsullivanphotography.com/blog/2016...

Milky Way Photography Season Has Arrived! We're starting to get the Milky Way rising at reasonable evening hours in the Northern Hemisphere, so pick your subjects close to moonless new moon dates! #astrophotography   #easternsierra   #Canon   #california   www.JeffSullivanPhotography.com Originally shared by Jeff Sullivan Departing Clouds in Bodie In the summer, the Eastern Sierra often has afternoon thunderstorms, driven by heat and monsoon moisture. Fortunately once the "engine" for the convection, the heat of the sun, goes away, the clouds tend to break up and/or drift eastward, leaving a stunningly clear view of starry skies. #milkyway   #nightphotography   #photographyworkshops   #500px   http://www.jeffsullivanphotography.com/blog/bodie-night-photography-workshops/ https://500px.com/photo/152681009/departing-clouds-in-bodie-by-jeff-sullivan?utm_medium=googleplus&utm_campaign=nativeshare&utm_content=web&utm_source=500px

Yosemite Moonbow Season Starts Next Month! After catching the setting sun's light on Horsetail Fall this month, I can't wait for the next big annual astronomical event in Yosemite: moonbows in the mist of Yosemite's waterfalls. These night rainbows happen at certain times on certain nights based on the position of the moon in the sky relative to your viewing position. The moon moves a lot from night to night, so the time you'll catch them in a given waterfall changes every night. This year the moonbows should be the strongest they've been in recent years, due to the El Nino weather pattern bringing us a healthy snowpack in the Sierra Nevada. The main months to capture the moonbows are April and May, although they can continue in June in many waterfalls if their flow stays healthy. IF you'd like to try for them with me in April, I'll be showing photographers around the park's amazing landscape, capturing wildflowers and practicing night photography to tak...

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

Comet Lovejoy: 2.5 Hours of Time-lapse Video, 640 mm Focal Length The video I embedded in my blog post linked below is pretty cool... I can't wait to shoot the comet again tonight! #cometlovejoy   #timelapsevideo   #science   #news   #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 ...

Orionid Meteor Shower in Central Nevada Captured under the ultra-dark skies of the Tonopah Star Trails area, which USA TODAY  rated as America's #1 destination for stargazing. More photos from my home state of Nevada: https://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffreysullivan/sets/72157616817427926/ #orionidmeteorshower   #nightphotography   #astrophotography   #starrynights   #nevada   #nvmag

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

Plan your Moon, Mars, Saturn Photo This Weekend August 30 - 31 You'll have an extra subject for your twilight photos this weekend as the crescent moon teams up with Mars and Saturn to decorate the sky.  Here's how you can anticipate their position and movement to plan for some unique astrophotography images:  http://activesole.blogspot.com/2014/08/plan-moon-mars-saturn-conjunction-photo.html #nightphotography   #moonphotography   #astrophotography  Bodie Photo Workshops

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

Perseid Meteor Shower 2014 Continues Picked this one up on Friday night before the moon rose.  More details in my blog post: http://activesole.blogspot.com/2014/08/perseid-meteor-shower-2014-continues.html Thanks to Angela Fritz of the Capital Weather Gang at the Washington Post for blogging two of my other Perseid meteor shower photos over the weekend: Perseids delight photographers despite the supermoon http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2014/08/16/perseids-delight-photographers-despite-the-supermoon-photos/ #Perseids   #perseidmeteorshower   #astrophotography

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