Forgotten But Remembered – 1

Sun Dog, Star Trails, and a Globular Cluster

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  2017-01-22 Star Trails

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  2019-02-03 Sundog

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  2018-02-27 Star Trails

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  2019-10-01 47-Tucanae (colour inverted)

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This post is the first of two which will consist of rescuing from oblivion some of the images that I’ve taken in the past but for whatever reason did not include in a post. These four are from 2017-2019.

Both star trail images were taken with my Canon 60D. I always enjoyed taking star trails, provided I took care to keep the lens dew free.

They do help visualise the how the hourly motion of stars varies in different regions of the sky. I didn’t realise it was so long since I’d captured star trails, so look out for more to come!

The Sun dog was taken with my 60D with a focal length of 135 mm. It is always 22° from the Sun and is created by refraction in ice crystals in the atmosphere.

Astronomers will sometimes invert images because it tends to bring out more detail in fuzzy looking objects. It works best with comet tails but also with other objects like this globular cluster. The original 47-Tucanae image can be seen > Here <

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