Monday in Nature, 15 July 2019

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Tomorrow, Tuesday, July 16, is the 50th anniversary of the launch of the Apollo XI moon landing mission from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Between today and our next MiN we will celebrate all of the most important events of that mission, excepting only the safe return to earth of the astronauts. So, in commemoration of those historic events I offer a lunar image captured last March from Death Valley. What images of nature can you share that commemorate historic, landmark events (or anything else that matters to you)? Please don't forget the guidelines...

Surely, since Selene is a captive of Earth's gravity, this should have been stated ? :):)

Seriously, superb image - well done.

One of the formerly rare Whitetails - posing. D7200 Nikon 200-500 HH

looking over her shoulder while flying

Surely, since Selene is a captive of Earth's gravity, this should have been stated ?

If it occupies less than one pixel, or is not a meaningful contributor to the subject or its condition, then what's the point? Now, if we managed to drag an asteroid into lunar or earth orbit, THAT would be a heavy hand-of-man argument against classification as "nature". ;) Thanks for the compliment.

Puffin in Maine

Moon/Jupiter conjunction. 5 moons are visible (view large) by Tom Yin, on Flickr

David, I'll see your moon and raise you 4 more.

David, I'll see your moon and raise you 4 more.

You definitely win this hand. Well done!

Moon/Jupiter conjunction. 5 moons are visible (view large) by Tom Yin, on Flickr

 

David, I'll see your moon and raise you 4 more.

Tom,

What was your set up for this image? Lens, camera settings specifically.

What was your set up for this image?

Tom will need to confirm, but according to the EXIF data, this was done with: Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200 12.1 MP Digital Camera with CMOS Sensor and 24x Optical Zoom, 108mm/6.3, 1/80 sec. ISO 100. Manufacturer's info suggests this lens provides maximum focal length equivalent to 600mm on 35mm film.

Tom,

What was your set up for this image? Lens, camera settings specifically.

Rod, the photos were taken without a telescope, simply a telephoto lens (600 mm equivalent) on a night (9/8/2012) when the moon and Jupiter were in close conjunction. Our moon is way too bright to get both it and and the image of Jupiter's moons in one shot. So the moon and Jupiter were shot separately and combined in PS. Details on the shot as follows:

Panasonic FZ200 at full zoom

Moon was shot at ISO 100 f/6.3 for 1/80 sec

Jupiter and its moons were shot at ISO 800, f/3.2 for 1/10 sec and I took 7 shots and stacked them in PS. The stacking is not necessary to see the moons but it helps to decrease the noise.

Greenfinch

Rod, the photos were taken without a telescope, simply a telephoto lens (600 mm equivalent) on a night (9/8/2012) when the moon and Jupiter were in close conjunction. Our moon is way too bright to get both it and and the image of Jupiter's moons in one shot. So the moon and Jupiter were shot separately and combined in PS. Details on the shot as follows:

 

Panasonic FZ200 at full zoom

 

Moon was shot at ISO 100 f/6.3 for 1/80 sec

Jupiter and its moons were shot at ISO 800, f/3.2 for 1/10 sec and I took 7 shots and stacked them in PS. The stacking is not necessary to see the moons but it helps to decrease the noise.

Thanks, Tom.