Aurora Borealis – Tarantula in the Alaskan Sky
Aurora Tarantula in Alaska, The Magnetic fields were twisting and turning into many shapes. One of my favorite shots from this 2022 trip.
White Mountains of Alaska on 03-30-2022. Canon 6D DSLR, 16mm Tokina Lens F2.8, ISO 3200 10 second exposure.
Best Regards,
John Chumack
www.galacticimages.com
Waxing Gibbous Moon and Upcoming Total Lunar Eclipse May 15th 2022
Since the transparency was terrible during the early evening last night, I didn’t bother with any Deep sky objects. Just the moon this time.
Another warm night, this time with a little bit of Fire smoke haze and humidity(moisture), so the moon is not as sharp as it could be, but I grabbed a shot anyway. 6 Inch Newt. Reflector telescope, Bisque MyT mount, QHY183MM Cooled Cmos Camera, 32ms exposure.
Don’t forget the Total Lunar Eclipse this Sunday Night May 15th into Monday early Am May 16th 2022.
For those of us on the Eastern half of the USA “EDT” we will get a great view of the whole event if we have clear skies.
Watch the full moon turn dark, then deep Copper/Orange, see time table for your time zone.
Eclipse Event UT ADT EDT CDT MDT PDT AKDT
Penumbra first visible 2:00 11:00 p.m. 10:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m. — — —
Partial eclipse begins 2:28 11:28 p.m. 10:28 p.m. 9:28 p.m. 8:28 p.m. — —
Total eclipse begins 3:29 12:29 a.m. 11:29 p.m. 10:29 p.m. 9:29 p.m. 8:29 p.m. —
Mid-eclipse 4:12 1:12 a.m. 12:12 a.m. 11:12 p.m. 10:12 p.m. 9:12 p.m. —
Total eclipse ends 4:54 1:54 a.m. 12:54 a.m. 11:54 p.m. 10:54 p.m. 9:54 p.m. —
Partial eclipse end 5:56 2:56 a.m. 1:56 a.m. 12:56 a.m. 11:56 p.m. 10:56 p.m. 9:56 p.m.
Penumbra last visible 6:30 3:30 a.m. 2:30 a.m. 1:30 a.m. 12:30 a.m. 11:30 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
Wishing you Clear Skies and Good Luck,
Best Regards,
John Chumack
www.galacticimages.com
Aurora Borealis In Alaska NCC-1701 The Enterprise
Supernova 2022hrs in NGC4647 Spiral Galaxy and M60 Elliptical Galaxy
NGC4647 Spiral galaxy with type 1a Supernova(sn2022hrs) and its neighbor Elliptical Galaxy M60, The Supernova is now shining at Magnitude 12.5,
NGC 4647 is an intermediate spiral galaxy estimated to be around 63 million light-years away in the constellation of Virgo.
The Galaxy is 90,000 light years in diameter and shines at magnitude 11.94. What blows me away is that the Supernova (a massive star)
when they explode(thermonuclear) they can outshine the entire Galaxy made up of billions of stars. That is a crazy energy release!!!
The Galaxy NGC4647 was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on March 15, 1784.
The Larger Elliptical Galaxy on the right is M60 or Messier 60.
Every once in a while a supernova goes off in other galaxies and can be visible across our universe.
My FOV was 22 x 17 Arc minutes, slightly cropped after stacking, 1.0 arc sec per pixel resolution.
6 Inch diameter F5 Newtonian telescope, ZWO 224M uncooled Cmos Camera, ASI Air capture via my Ipad,
176 x 30 second subs, or 88 minutes total integration time on 04-27-2022.
Best Regards,
John Chumack
www.galacticimages.com
Planetary Alignment/Moon Conjunction on 04-27-2022
I hope you got to see the wonderful spectacle this morning!
The Waning Crescent Moon had joined the Planetary Parade between 5:45 am until 6:10 am this morning on 04-27-2022.
My wide angle shot shows the Waning Crescent Moon between the neighborhood power lines over my East Dayton neighborhood
the moon was sitting just below the Planets Jupiter & Venus, and above the peak of the neighbors house you can see the Planet Mars
and off to the right of the pole is the planet Saturn.
Canon 6D DSLR Camera on a tripod, Canon 24mm-105mm lens, Set to 44mm, at F9, ISO 400, 1.3 second exposure.
Now for the close-up shot shows the Moon with the planets Jupiter & Venus you need to keep watching them,
over the next few days they will appear to get closer together with Jupiter overtaking Venus and passing it,
this is something you can watch with just your eyes each clear morning.
Canon 6D DSLR Camera on a tripod, Canon 24mm-105mm lens, Set to 98mm, at F9, ISO 400, 1.3 second exposure.
Best Regards,
John Chumack
www.galacticimages.com
Aurora over the heated Mongolian Yurt and Snowmobile
Hydrogen Alpha Sun – Full Disk & Large Sunspot Group on 04-22-2022
Awesome Colorful Aurora in Alaska on 04-01-2022
Aurora Borealis In Alaska – Photography Workshop Crew 2022
The Aurora Curtain dances above Spruce Trees
The Aurora Curtain dances above black Spruce Trees North of Fairbanks, Alaska on 03-27-2022
Canon 6D DSLR Camera, 14mm lens F2.8, ISO 3200, 10 Seconds
Best Regards,
John Chumack
www.galacticimages.com