This year is what probably you should call the Year of Astronomy. We are going to have three lunar eclipses, two solar eclipses (and one of them being a hybrid solar eclipse; an eclipse that appears as a total eclipse to some areas and an annular eclipse to other areas), three comets and Saturn at the closest to Earth. If you live in the right location, you are in for a treat!
Unfortunately for me, two of the comets (comet PANSTAARS and comet Lemmon) escaped viewing due to bad weather. And yes, I missed them when they became visible back in April again.
The first astronomical event I was able to photograph was the partial lunar eclipse on the 25th April 2013. I'm quite glad that I travelled to a reasonably remote location to view this, but well, the clouds were still a bother. All is not lost though:
The montage above is not a true multi-exposure shot. It is mostly "photoshopped" and you can see the cloud cover in the last two images. Want to see a bigger photo? One below is a full shot of the moon at the greatest eclipse.
Unfortunately for me, two of the comets (comet PANSTAARS and comet Lemmon) escaped viewing due to bad weather. And yes, I missed them when they became visible back in April again.
The first astronomical event I was able to photograph was the partial lunar eclipse on the 25th April 2013. I'm quite glad that I travelled to a reasonably remote location to view this, but well, the clouds were still a bother. All is not lost though:
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| Partial Lunar Eclipse - 25th April 2013 |
The montage above is not a true multi-exposure shot. It is mostly "photoshopped" and you can see the cloud cover in the last two images. Want to see a bigger photo? One below is a full shot of the moon at the greatest eclipse.
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| Partial Lunar Eclipse - 25th April 2013 - Moon at the greatest eclipse |
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