Solar System Archives - Astrodoc: Astrophotography by Ron Brecher https://astrodoc.ca/category/solar-system/ Astrodoc.ca - Images of the Universe Mon, 13 Feb 2023 22:35:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) https://astrodoc.ca/comet-c2022-e3-ztf/ https://astrodoc.ca/comet-c2022-e3-ztf/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2023 22:35:22 +0000 https://astrodoc.ca/?p=13124 Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) Click image for full size version February 13, 2023 I captured this comet from my home in Guelph, Ontario on the first clear night we have had in months. There's tons of information about this comet along with loads of information; just look it up online. My image shows it well [...]

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]]> https://astrodoc.ca/comet-c2022-e3-ztf/feed/ 2 Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) https://astrodoc.ca/neowise-1/ https://astrodoc.ca/neowise-1/#respond Sun, 19 Jul 2020 19:54:18 +0000 http://astrodoc.ca/?p=11788 Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) Click image for full size version July 17, 2020 I captured this comet from my home in Guelph, Ontario using a modest DSLR and lens, and a Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer mount! This lovely naked eye comet posed for this 10m exposure about an hour and a half after sunset. The black [...]

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]]> https://astrodoc.ca/neowise-1/feed/ 0 The Moon – May 31, 2020 https://astrodoc.ca/moon/ https://astrodoc.ca/moon/#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2020 17:03:07 +0000 http://astrodoc.ca/?p=11725 The Moon - May 31, 2020 Click image for full size version June 2, 2020 This image of the Moon was captured on May 31, 2020 at about 9:45 pm EDT (June 1, 2020 at about 1:45 am UTC).  The Moon was a little past first quarter, showing nice shadow details that accentuate the visibility [...]

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]]> https://astrodoc.ca/moon/feed/ 1 Comet C/2019 Y4 ATLAS https://astrodoc.ca/c-2019-y4-atlas/ https://astrodoc.ca/c-2019-y4-atlas/#respond Mon, 13 Apr 2020 00:50:08 +0000 http://astrodoc.ca/?p=11602 Comet C/2019 Y4 ATLAS Click image for full size version April 12, 2020 This image shows Comet C/2019 Y4 ATLAS, high in the northern sky on the evening of April 10. There are other interesting objects in the field, including LBN 702, the large brownish dust cloud dominating the lower left of the image. I [...]

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]]> https://astrodoc.ca/c-2019-y4-atlas/feed/ 0 Comet PANSTARRS C/2017 T2 and the Double Cluster https://astrodoc.ca/comet-and-double-cluster/ https://astrodoc.ca/comet-and-double-cluster/#respond Wed, 05 Feb 2020 15:12:32 +0000 http://astrodoc.ca/?p=11501 Comet PANSTARRS C/2017 T2 and the Double Cluster Click image for full size version February 5, 2020 In the lower left quadrant of the image is a solar system interloper, Comet PANSTARRS C/2017 T2. As of February 5, 2020 it is about 250 million kilometers from Earth, recently having passed its closest approach, and is [...]

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]]> https://astrodoc.ca/comet-and-double-cluster/feed/ 0 Solar Eclipse, August 21, 2017 https://astrodoc.ca/eclipse-2017/ https://astrodoc.ca/eclipse-2017/#respond Sat, 02 Sep 2017 18:28:50 +0000 http://astrodoc.ca/?p=10340 Solar Eclipse, August 21, 2017 Click images for full size versions August 21, 2017   We had haze and intermittent cloud for the solar eclipse of August 21, 2017, but it cleared periodically, allowing me to take these two images. Gail and I had about 10 friends come to view the spectacle with us, using [...]

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]]> https://astrodoc.ca/eclipse-2017/feed/ 0 The Sun, November 10, 2016 https://astrodoc.ca/sun-2016-nov-10/ https://astrodoc.ca/sun-2016-nov-10/#respond Thu, 01 Dec 2016 02:48:41 +0000 http://astrodoc.ca/?p=9646 The Sun, Nov. 10, 2016   Click image for full size version November 10, 2016 During the first half of November, 2016, I had my equipment in the observatory down for maintenance, and was awaiting a new telescope. Naturally, there were many clear nights during this time! Since I couldn't easily capture deep sky objects, [...]

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]]> https://astrodoc.ca/sun-2016-nov-10/feed/ 0 Gibbous Moon, September 1, 2015 https://astrodoc.ca/gibbous-moon-september-1-2015/ https://astrodoc.ca/gibbous-moon-september-1-2015/#comments Thu, 03 Sep 2015 20:02:28 +0000 http://astrodoc.ca/?p=8690 Gibbous Moon, September 1, 2015Click image for full size versionSeptember 3, 2015, SkyNews Photo of the Week, September 4, 2015On the night of September 1, 2015 I set out to image a deep sky object through a blue filter before the Moon rose, and the plan was to continue with some H-alpha for the rest of [...]

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]]> https://astrodoc.ca/gibbous-moon-september-1-2015/feed/ 2 Lunar Eclipse, February 20, 2008 https://astrodoc.ca/lunar-eclipse-february-20-2008/ https://astrodoc.ca/lunar-eclipse-february-20-2008/#respond Tue, 25 Aug 2015 16:46:51 +0000 http://astrodoc.ca/?p=8654 Lunar Eclipse, February 20, 2008Click image for full size versionAugust 25, 2015On February 20, 2008, there was an eclipse of the Moon in the early evening hours, in a dark, clear, sky. The temperature was about -30C that night, but I was just getting into astrophotography and was very keen to photograph this event. I [...]

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]]> https://astrodoc.ca/lunar-eclipse-february-20-2008/feed/ 0 Gibbous Moon, June 29, 2015 https://astrodoc.ca/gibbous-moon-june-29-2015/ https://astrodoc.ca/gibbous-moon-june-29-2015/#respond Tue, 30 Jun 2015 22:35:11 +0000 http://astrodoc.ca/?p=8514 Gibbous Moon, June 29, 2015Click image for full size versionJune 29, 2015The last time I imaged the moon was October 2014, and I don't shoot the moon too often.  But tonight was hazy with a  gibbous moon, so I wasn't able to do any deep sky imaging.  I waited until around local midnight (1 am EDT) to [...]

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