Unusual partial Solar Eclipse

Bassnut (Fred) · #1 15-04-2011, 08:01 PM

I managed to capture this rare Solar Eclipse by "Sombrero" Galaxy M104 .

It only lasted some 30 seconds, I was lucky to be imaging the sun at the the time, and it just popped up. A memorable event I am sure wont be repeatable for quite some time !.

Processing was difficult, as they have quite different surface brightnesses.

astroron (Ron) · #2 15-04-2011, 08:12 PM

Good one Fred

Cheers

multiweb (Marc) · #3 15-04-2011, 08:31 PM

Hang on... I get my sunglasses... Wow! You've handled the dynamic range really well. Champion!

gregbradley · #4 15-04-2011, 09:01 PM

Very funny Fred. You had me there for a second. For M104 to eclipse the sun it would mean the galaxy (M104) is in between the Earth and the Sun and I really don't think it would fit.

Good one.

Greg.

Terry B · #5 15-04-2011, 09:09 PM

Somebody is very bored. Guess what- is raining

RobF (Rob) · #6 15-04-2011, 09:11 PM

Isn't this post 14 days late Fred!?

Bassnut (Fred) · #7 15-04-2011, 09:22 PM

I sence a kind of cynical dought in these replies, do you think my camera is faulty?, or I cheat?. Im not bored, and I have never touched up my astro images, at all, AT ALL.

I resent any attack on my integrity. M104 eclipsed the Sun, and thats a fact.

Terry B · #8 15-04-2011, 10:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bassnut

I sence a kind of cynical dought in these replies, do you think my camera is faulty?, or I cheat?. Im not bored, and I have never touched up my astro images, at all, AT ALL.

I resent any attack on my integrity. M104 eclipsed the Sun, and thats a fact.

And for the next challenge I'd like an image of those flying pigs transiting the sun as well.

h0ughy (David) · #9 15-04-2011, 10:36 PM

well i'll be - hopefully you havent taken a shot of the rings around Uranus

sheeny (Al) · #10 16-04-2011, 08:05 AM

Fred,

By my calculations the Sombrero was only in the position you describe very late on the evening of March 31 and just into the early hours of the following morning. Its a very rare event!

How come it took you so long to process it?

Al.

renormalised (Carl) · #11 16-04-2011, 10:03 AM

Actually, I believe that is, in fact, a very large UFO masquerading as M104

Bassnut (Fred) · #12 16-04-2011, 08:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Terry B

And for the next challenge I'd like an image of those flying pigs transiting the sun as well.

Actually, I caught a flock of the little blighters some years ago.

Terry B · #13 16-04-2011, 10:36 PM

Well caught.

OICURMT · #14 16-04-2011, 11:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gregbradley

Very funny Fred. You had me there for a second. For M104 to eclipse the sun it would mean the galaxy (M104) is in between the Earth and the Sun and I really don't think it would fit.

Good one.

Greg.

I beg to differ... the sun is made up of gas, thus is transparent

... Thus M104 is behind the sun ...