Eclipse from Coolabine

[jjjnettie]

No time for fun, this Eclipse was strictly moderated. ;)
Though one would think that they COULD have done something about the fog, it seems their powers work only in the forum. :P
But despite the fog backing and filling for the duration of the Eclipse, we had a great time watching the sky darken and the the Constellations come out. We saw M31 naked eye, as well as the LMC and SMC. The Milky Way was glowing!

All the images were taken with the Canon 550D @ ISO100, 1.5 sec exposures , ed80 and iOptron MT.

[Derek Klepp]

Nice series had fog here now clouds so I was lucky to see it

[jjjnettie]

Ponders and Houghy ham it up.
and
The Rose between 2 thorns. :)

And may I just say, that I had my Mini Tower up and running, in just 5 minutes, while it took the boys at least 15 - 20 minutes before they took their first sub.
:rofl:

It was great to catch up with you both again. :D

[Liz]

What a great sequence jjj!!!
I tried to get a close up of the Moon at totality, but couldntfind it!!
And you great comapny too, all I had with me was a lonesome dingo!! :help:

[alan meehan]

Good going jjj the full eclipse looks great,did the other technos get anything.only got half a ecplise here clouded out.
AL

[Saturn%5]

Very nice shots, seen nothing here is Tas only fog and its still out there :(

[StephenM]

Very nice series jjj! Well done.

Cheers,
Stephen

[jjjnettie]

More shots from this morning.

[jjjnettie]

I reckon Dave will be working on his captures while waiting to catch his flight this arvo. Paul's gone to work and hasn't even looked at what he's nabbed yet.

[Quark]

Nice result Jeanette, glad the fog cleared, looks like you all had a ball.

Cheers
Trevor

[ReaPerMan]

Very nice pic, looks cold! Wish we had a clear sky like that here in Perth. Spent my time in the shed with a heater dodging the rain and the clouds.

all the best Paul :)

[multiweb]

Very cool shots. :thumbsup:

[m@s]

Very nice serie :)

[michaellxv]

Very nice shots. Clearly someone knows what they are doing.

[firstlight]

Great sequence Jeanette, looked a bit cool where you were. At least Dave would have felt at home :D

[batema]

Looks like a ton of fun. Bring on Astrofest.

[[1ponders]]

I had a great time this morning. A bit of AF training. Preparing ourselves for what's to come in a months time. :D What a great way to start the day....

Bed at 11 up at 2. Last minute checks. And a three minute drive down the road. To the local major intersection. We were well and truly ready when it started. Just a bit of last minute tweeking and twiddling and panicing over missing essential adapters, (the ponders travelling astronomy spare parts division to the rescue again :lol:. ) Jeanette's got it well and truly nailed when it comes to setting up her Mini-Tower. What a great little mount. Simple quick and accurate.

We had our share of fog moving in and about and around us, but never really thick enough to obscure the view. And it was a visually superb sight where we were set up with the confluence of 3 major and minor waterways. The fog hugging the tree lined banks and wafting over paddocks of oats. It was surreal standing in that under the full moon.

And then watching the milky way slowly appear. Quite amazing really. And to be able to do it with two of my best astronomy buddies just about tops it off.

Thanks Dave and Nettie. I had a fantastic time. Mornings that stick. :thumbsup:

[iceman]

Excellent work Jeanette, and great to see the location shots of you and the boys!

Wish I was there!

[Matt Wastell]

Great pics - looks like the event was lots of fun!

[h0ughy]

great shots JJJ and Paul.

I would like to thank Paul and JJJ for their hospitality. It was great to catch up and see the observatory Paul. As usual you the man - i left my adapter for the tripod at home and you had one - thank you. This was a good tryout of the portable system for me and i will be making some changes - software let me down so hope to rectify that for next time. it was great to share the morning views with you and JJJ

JJJ i would like some full size images so i can print of the group ;) you took some great shots from the one arm bandit! Nice shot Paul. i had equipment failure - but that was due to not being really prepared - after all it really was a last minute rush to get there and i had baggage limits!

Words really couldnt express the feeling during the eclipse - it was an experience, full moon lit fields to dark and mysterious with a red orb and a milkyway with meteors coming all around - brilliant. It was well worth the one day trip from newcastle to coolabine to the ponderosa!!

i have yet to really look at all of my images but here is a sneak peak. the last image i took was at 6.03am

[Dennis]

Top shots everyone – it looks like you all had heaps of fun as well! The fog gives an eerie feeling to the gloomy landscape.

Cheers

Dennis

[jjjnettie]

Total Lunar Eclipse at Dawn.....very bucolic.....the mist, the trees, the fields, the Dairy.....
A memorable morning. :)

[Analog6]

Very nice set.

[h0ughy]

yes you herded us well JJJ - and the smell of the country air - rarefied:rofl:

[jjjnettie]

I'd rather smell that dairy than the abbatoir across the valley from me here. LOL

[h0ughy]

well matched to some ugg boot i suppose :lol:

[jjjnettie]

:( When we got back to the house, I found that one of my socks had tried to commit suicide off the back verandah, I caught it feebly making it's way toward the septic tank.

Just a friendly warning though.....
The Ughies ARE coming to Astrofest.

[spacezebra]

Excellent series JJJ and David

Cheers Petra d.

[Jen]

:thumbsup::thumbsup: nice piccies there JJJ, Paul and Houghy :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:
Couldnt see a thing at my place :( so its nice to see someone got some good use out of the eclipse :P