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Solar Eclipse
Solar Eclipse on 3/11/2013 start on 4:22pm GMT+3 and continued till the sunset, in my location the sun hides behind some buildings before actual horizon so I did not get the very last moment of the phenomena.
كسوف الشمس بتاريخ 3/11/2013 بدا الكسوف الساعه 4:22 عصرا واستمر حتى مغيب الشمس تم الطقات الصور باستخدام فلتر لتجنب نور الشمس وحماية العدسة
The setup..
I use the Nikon D7100 camera with Sigma 50-500 lens and 2X teleconverter, also a tripod and Home-made solar eclipse filter. (Click Here to learn How to create one)
I come-up with 110 photos, here are three of them. (Click the images to enlarge)
This is just after starts, you can see the moon down time was 4:25pm.
Camera: Nikon D7100 Lens:Sigma 50-500 @ 500*2x converter
This is another shoot @ 4:34pm, the moon more visible now.
This one is @ 4:44pm and 200mm
At the same time of the last photo, I take this @ 1000mm, and the sun start to sink behind the building, time was 4:44pm GMT+3.
Follow me on Twitter..The Moon on 6th of June
The day of the Venus transit I was waiting for the sunrise and before that i just take some photos of the Moon.. Here is one, I liked the bottom edge where all the holes resulting from meteorites..
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Best to see it in full size..Click Here
The Venus Transit
This is the last Venus Transit against the sun in your life, the next Transit will be around the year 2117.
Today the 6th of june 2012 the Venus will pass in front of the sun and it will be visible from the earth.
My Location: Doha – Qatar, 25.3 N, 51.5 E
Local Time: GMT +3
First contact was @ 1:08am Local Time it takes 18minutes for Venus to be full inside the sun, the event start while the sun is Below the horizon, the sun rised @ 4:47am localtime and I start taking photos @ 5:17am localtime at that time Venus was at it’s halfway journey to leave the sun, the leaving time 7:37am and last contact was @ 7:54am.
عبور كوكب الزهره من امام الشمس
هذا الحدث لن يتكرر قبل سنة 2117 ميلادية وهو عبور كوكب الزهرة من امام الشمس، وسيتمكن سكان الارض من متابعه هذا الحدث الذي سوف يستغرق قرابة ال 6 ساعات ، ستبدا عند غروب الشمس في قارة امريكا يوم 5-6-2012 وسنتمكن في الشرق الاوسط من رؤية الحدث عند شروق الشمس يوم 6-6-2012 ويكون الكوكب قد قطع نصف المسافة تقريباالصورة التالية تم التقاطها فالساعه 5:17 دقيقه صباحا وتظهر فيها الزهرة وهي دائره مظلمه قي الجزء العلوي من قرص الشمس
My camera:
I use Nikon D90 with Sigma 500mm and 2x-Teleconverter mounted to a tripod with Home-Made filter
During the Transit session I take around 1000 pictures here are some of them..
First shot, @ 5:17am the sun just rise behind some buildings..
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Here is another photo @ 5:45am
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And here is the inside contact (The Black Drop) @ 7:39am localtime
Other Photos with Grid will be published on the Venus Transit 2012 section ..Here
More Photos of the Sun-Spots… Click Here
More photos for the MooN.. Click Here.
The MooN
The Last Moon Eclipse in 2011
In the 10th of December 2011 Earth orbit passes between the SUN and the MOON to cause the last eclipse in 2011.
The Moon appeared to my naked eyes at 5:12pm it was in the ‘Earth umbra’ so it was not clear and very hard to make a focus on it, I used my Nikon D90 with Sigma 50-500mm lens and the 2x converter mounted on a tripod.
Here is the first shot ..
another one
Other photos of the Moon
Full Moon Before Eclipse..15/6/2011
Moon Eclipse 15 June 2011
Moon Eclipse 15 June 2011, More photos..
Click Here to see other MOON photos in my Blog..
The MooN
This is a shot of the Moon as in 6/10/2011 @ 17:29pm where it was in it’s 8th night old. I use the Nikon D90 with a Sigma 50-500mm with monopod.[Click to Enlarge]
The X-Class Flare – Spot 1302
This is a photo of the Sun Spot Named: 1302 as in 24th of Sep. 2011, it is an X-Class Spot very huge that it appear with 500mm lens and 2x converter with homemade filter. [Click to enlarge]
Another one with BW and sun filter.. [Click to enlarge]
And this one i add the BW filter in the Photoshop.. [Click to enlarge]
More photos on the Sun Spot Project page… Click Here
Almost a full MooN
This is the MOON as in it’s 11th days old [12th Night 22:15pm]
The Sun-Spots @ 9-9-2011 16:11:51pm GMT+3
Here are three Sun-Spots i fond on the sun of the 9th of Sep. 2011 16:11pm GMT+3 QATAR Sky. I use the Nikon D90 with Sigma 50-500mm and x2 Teleconverter with Home made sun filter.
To be able to take a shot of the sun i create what i can call it “Sun Eclipse Lens Cover” it is very simple and easy to build it at home read the details of How to create a Sun Eclipse Lens cover on my Blog.
Sun Eclipse Lens cover … Create One..
How to create a sun eclipse cover for the camera lens you have?
What do you need?
* Cardboard – any color.
* A4 paper or any paper that can be twisted around the lens.
* Camera Film.
* Tape (Masking/Duct Tape)
* The lens that you want to use. (I prepare two covers for my Nikon 70-300mm, and Sigma 50-500mm)
Assemble it..
* Put the lens on the card board and draw a circle around the lens.
* Draw a rectangle in the middle of the circle and cut it out,
The cutting area must be smaller than the film width/height.
The RED rectangular is the Film size, you have to cut the GRAY (Smaller) rectangular
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* Fix the film on the card,
for now, you have the cardboard and the Film taped on it you need another one step to start shooting the sun in the mid of day.
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* Make a Cylinder of the A4 and use the tape to fix it.
* Place the Card inside the Cylinder (on the top of one side – left 1cm) and use the tape to fix it.
Now you have this, and it’s complete, just fix it on the top of the lens and shot the sun.
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Final result… the cover for the Nikon 70-300mm
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Done …
Here is a shots for the sun and it was great to see the small black spot on the sun! i don’t know what is it but it’s there you can see it, too make sure it is not a dust on my lens; i move the camera to the right and left but the spot dose’t move which mean it it not on the camera it is something on the sun or close to it it may be a planet… Have Fun
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The Camera Setting
Exposure Time = 1/1250″
F Number = F13
Exposure Program = Manual
Date Time Original = 2011-06-20 16:02:48
Exposure Bias Value = +5EV
Focal Length = 1000mm
Taking pictures is not my main daily practices, but when i start playing with my camera, i really enjoy my self.
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