I love taking photos of many different things in nature. Sometimes I combine it with one of my other interests: astronomy!
Another picture of the lower half of Orion with the even larger blue giant star, Rigel, in the lower right:
How large are these stars? Watch this video for a hint of their mind-boggling size
I went out the other night to get a picture of the sky just after sunset. Venus was quite bright in the twilight sky.
Venus in the Trees
Taurus and the Pleiades are visible in this night shot. So is the orange sky-glow from the city of Owen Sound..
[click the image to see more details]
God's creation above keeps me looking up._____________________________________________
The other night at astronomy club the presentation was about beginner astrophotography. You don't need that fancy telescope to get some pictures of the beautiful night sky. This 26 second exposure of part of the Orion constellation was done by taking the picture more out of focus every few seconds. Most people don't realize that stars come in many different colours. This picture really highlights the red colour of Betelgeuse, a red giant star that is up to 800 times the size of our own Sun! [This picture is best viewed large]
Another picture of the lower half of Orion with the even larger blue giant star, Rigel, in the lower right:
How large are these stars? Watch this video for a hint of their mind-boggling size
____________________________
I went out the other night to get a picture of the sky just after sunset. Venus was quite bright in the twilight sky.
Venus in the Trees
Taurus and the Pleiades are visible in this night shot. So is the orange sky-glow from the city of Owen Sound..
[click the image to see more details]
God's creation above keeps me looking up.
Labels: astronomy, Photography
0 Responses to “Looking up..”
Post a Comment