David's Images of the Day Photoblog
Nine-Years Ago Today. Sunrise, sunburst, crepuscular rays, and clouds over the Pacific Ocean from the aft deck of the MV World Odyssey. (22-Jan-2016, Semester at Sea).
I missed the sun the last several days due to clouds and snow. Apparently yesterday one of the large sunspots (#3967) erupted and sent a CME (coronal mass ejection) towards Earth with the possibility of a minor geomagnetic storm on Friday. Today, I viewed the sun with a Vespera Pro telescope fitted with a solar filter (250 mm, f/5, 1/714 sec).
Nine-Years Ago Today. Sunburst, crepuscular rays, and clouds over the Pacific Ocean from the starboard side of the MV World Odyssey. (21-Jan-2016, Semester at Sea).
After a night capturing images of the night sky for a time-lapse video, I pointed the camera southeast to capture the dawn. I hoped to get some brightly colored pink clouds but ended up with just some orange ones low to the horizon. If you view the image closely in a dark room, the Scorpius constellation is visible.
Nine-Years Ago Today. Sunrise Photography Club waiting for the sun to rise. Aft deck of the MV World Odyssey. (20-Jan-2016, Semester at Sea).
The forecast for the night was mostly clear, but very cold (4°F/-16°C). I only cleared the snow from the previous night for one of the telescope tripods. When it is this cold, I need to keep an external power supply plugged into the telescope. I also set up a camera with a fisheye lens pointed to the south to take images for a time-lapse video. The Orion constellation was visible for a long period of time before the moon showed up. There were lots of jet trails during the night, and when the clouds came in, they remained low in the sky.
Time-lapse video. Best observed in a dark room fully expanded.
Star trails slideshow. Individual images are available in my PhotoShelter gallery.
Nine-Years Ago Today. Pacific Ocean Sunrise Panorama viewed from the aft deck of the MV World Odyssey. (19-Jan-2016, Semester at Sea)
Snow was forecasted to begin mid-afternoon. I set the camera up inside the back door to capture images for the following time-lapse video. The camera was set in a fixed apertures mode (f/11) and auto ISO (64-6400) with the shutter speed to vary from 1/100 sec to 32 sec. The time-lapse video was created using PhotoShop and Premier.
Nine-Years Ago Today. “Signed” Claude Monet oil painting “Path Through the Corn at Pourville” in my cabin on the 8th deck of the MV World Odyssey. (18-Jan-2016, Semester at Sea).
A local cat has figured out that it fits under the front gate. The cat does several rounds each day and night hunting for field mice and rats. The fox has become too big to fit under the gate, and the cat knows it. The fence is doing a good job of keeping the deer outside of the yard.
