Night Photo Travels

Here is a link to some Great examples of Lunar Eclipse Photography.

Enjoy! 

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http://www.torontosun.com/2011/12/12/amazing-lunar-eclipse-photos

Well – there she went!

Off on yet another Lunar Eclipse Adventure.

Where to this time?

North.  Into the Great Yonder known as the Alaska Highway.

And – ended up in the North West Territories.

Yahoo!

Sure – I got snowed out – BUT I traveled somewhere I’d never been before.

And that is what my Lunar Eclipse Adventures are ALL About!

This is the Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) in regards to the Partial Solar Eclipse that happened this past Wednesday.

Something very interesting about this eclipse is that it started, in local time zones, on Thursday, 2nd of June AND then crossed over the International Date Line to finish the eclipse on Wednesday, 1 June!

I think that’s Really Cool!!!

As they mention in this article, I would say it was a truly unique experience for those who got to witness a solar eclipse at midnight in the Land of the Midnight Sun.  What a Great way to start your day!

2011 June 3

Midnight’s Solar Eclipse
Credit & Copyright: Catalin Beldea (Stiinta si Tehnica Team) Explanation: On June 1, the shadow of the New Moon was cast across a land of the midnight Sun in this year’s second partial solar eclipse. This picture of the geocentric celestial event above the Arctic Circle was taken near midnight from northern Finland’s Kaunispää Hill in Lapland. Of course the region’s reindeer were able to watch as both Moon and Sun hugged the northern horizon just above a cloud bank. Also visible from parts of Alaska and Canada, the eclipse began at sunrise in Siberia and northern China at 19:25 UT, ending about 3.5 hours later north of Newfoundland in the Atlantic Ocean. Remarkably, just one lunation later, on July 1 the New Moon’s shadow will again reach out and touch the Earth in a partial solar eclipse, limited in visibility to a relatively small area in the Antarctic Ocean. July’s eclipse will be followed by the fourth and final partial solar eclipse of 2011 on November 25. That eclipse will be seen from a southern land of the midnight Sun.

Yahoo!  It’s my birthday today!!!

Well, today is our first eclipse of 3 for the next 31 days.

This one today is a Partial Solar Eclipse that will take place in the Northern Polar Regions.

For more information please read:

1.  This is a Wikipedia article about this particular eclipse. It also contains additional information about other solar eclipses

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_June_1,_2011

2.  This is a map for this particular eclipse. Please, remember that ALL times for astronomical events are Always written in Universal Time ( or Greenwich Mean Time )

http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEplot/SEplot2001/SE2011Jun01P.GIF

3.  This next link is to a site which is a Great resource for Anything related to Eclipses.

It is written by Fred Espenak. You’ll notice that it is linked to NASA, as he’s worked there for years.

I have been using his site for years, to plan my travels, for my lunar eclipse photography trips.

For today’s relevancy, I’ve pointed you to “Solar Eclipses for Beginners”

http://www.mreclipse.com/Special/SEprimer.html

And, within this article there are more resources, for further learning, at the bottom.

So, here’s to our first Eclipse in our triple header.

Have a Great Day!

Denise

Good News Every One!!!

The upcoming New Moon, Full Moon & following New Moon is going to be very Exciting!

It’s a triple eclipse phase – a Solar Eclipse on the 1st of June, a Total Lunar Eclipse on the 15th of June, and then another Solar Eclipse on the 1st of July.

I always find that, at this time, Energy is Really on the Move!

I LOVE utilizing – what can sometimes appear to be a period of Chaos – to Create, Invent New Possibilities, & Have FUN with the Energy at Play!

Look for more posts in the upcoming weeks – where I will share lots of information on observing tips & relevant educational sources.

Stay Tuned!

Denise (aka Lunisi)

Today was a Great Day.

I dropped off 2 of my prints for the Town of Banff’s local Home Grown Art Show.  Depending on how much wall space they had available, I left them 2 different pictures, of 2 different sizes.

For the Home Grown display, we’ve chosen the 16×24 Ilfochrome picture that I have of the “Corner Gas” sign with the Big Dipper in the background.  And, it’s hanging in the main gallery!

With my other print in hand, my next stop is the bank.  In talking with my personal banker, she relates how she visited my website, and is interested in purchasing a picture.  I offer her the one I’m carrying, at the moment, to fill the wall space until her preferred is ready.  The one hanging in her office now is  an 11×14 Ilfochrome print called “Lanjaron” (a village in southern Spain.  A fantastically moody picture of a dilapidated castle).

In one day, I have 2 of my pictures gracing the walls for others to Enjoy!

How Awesome is that?

What a Wonderful World!

Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Selina_Maitreya

Denise’s Comments:

A great article.  It has some fantastic advice.

It’s basically saying “Know your Vision”.

And, as a photographer that’s -literally- important.

I feel though, that this article says more than that.  For anything you want in your life – it’s necessary to know where you want to end up – in order to know what your next step will be.  Like they say, ” The Journey of a 1,000 miles begins with One Step” (and the next, and the next)

By knowing where you want to end up, what your dream is, or where your intentions lie – your Vision so that much more Clear.

Thank you, Selina, for your Contribution to our day.

Denise J. Swick

This is a picture I took on 15 May 2003.  The moon is just on the verge of  Totality.

I had the opportunity to observe this Total Lunar Eclipse from rural Manitoba.

The name of this photograph is ‘Eclipse’s Gate’.

Wow! Wow! Wow!  What a PERFECT night for an Eclipse!

It was a little cloudy before.  The sky cleared up just as the Full Moon moved into Totality ( the darkest part of the eclipse ).

It was clear the whole time, with the moon a gorgeous golden yellow to orange.  And, I might say, I was not freezing cold – which was a definite bonus – as I was hanging out on a mountainside, in the snow!

And then, after Totality ended, clouds moved in.

Absolutely, Unbelievably, Breathtakingly PERFECT!

In all my decade and a half of watching/ photographing – by far one of the best experiences I’ve Ever had for a Total Lunar Eclipse!

Perfect!

Please share if you were able to see it, too.  When I find a suitable video, I’ll post it.

Thank you – to the Universe (literally) – for an Unforgettable evening.

Denise

Well, tonight’s the night!  Another Lunar Eclipse looms. In a couple of hours the moon becomes that beautiful, unique color of whatever it becomes.  I’ve seen many lunar eclipses in my 14 years of watching & Every Time is a different colour.

Below you’ll find 2 different videos that have timelapse of past lunar eclipses – one from 3 March 2007, the other from 28 August 2007.  These give you an idea of what to expect later tonight. (Remember these are both speeded up – the actual process takes alot longer)

Tonight’s Totality will last 1 hour 12 minutes. Totality means the time that the moon will actually be in the Umbra (inner Earth shadow) & it’s darkest.  The eclipse begins at 22:40 Pacific Time(01:40 Eastern).  By 23:15 Pacific you’ll really start to notice a difference in the moon.

An interesting article:  http://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/lunar-eclipse-december-21-2010.html

Here’s to Clear Skies for us ALL

Denise J. Swick