Tree of Plenitude
A tree alone in the Dark Sky. A Silence moment full of plenitude. Canon 60Da – ISO1250; 24mm; f/2.8; 13 secs at 06/04/2013 00h47
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Embracing the Sky
A stargazer fascinated with a sky plenty of stars. Image taken in the Alqueva lake, in the Dark Sky Reserve, Portugal. Canon 50D – ISO1600; 24mm f/2.8; 15 secs. Taken in 06/04/2013 at 00h04.
Comet PanSTARRS over Almada
After a few days of rain and clouds in the horizon, I can finally photograph the comet PanSTARRS in the portuguese sky. Actually, I was arrived from a weekend photo trip and was exausted, but the sky was totally clear, so, I found some “extra forces” to delay my sleep, and I´ve tried to find this view from my home window.
Near and below the comet there was two stars with a magnitude of +6.3. (HIP2734 / HIP 2832).The image was captured in the city of Almada, near Lisbon, Portugal.
Canon 50D, f/5; 1,60sec. ISO1000 at 133mm and 108mm. 17/03/2013 at 19h43
The Orada´s Convent
Night Sky image of the Convent of Orada, in Monsaraz, with it´s great cross. Canon 50D – ISO2500; 24mm; f/4; 30 secs. 13/01/2013 at 06h35 AM.
The Convent of Orada
Night Sky image of the Convent of Orada, in Monsaraz, with it´s great cross in the left side of the image. Canon 50D – ISO2500; 11mm; f/4.5; 30 secs. 13/01/2013 at 06h25 AM.
Enjoying the Passing of a Bright Star
It´s amazing to watch the reaction of the people when for the first time, they could watch a special star moving over their heads, like happened with this small group of participants during a workshop I gave in the Dark Sky Reserve, here in Portugal. At the same time that the ISS was passing in the sky, I told the them, to watch, enjoy and imagine something fantastic, that is the fact that in this special and apparent “star”, there are humans living in permanence…
The image was taken with the ISS at a magnitude of -3.3, passing in the highest point of 77º SE.
Canon 50D – ISO2500 Exp. 30Sec. f/4 10mm. Sum of 8 images. Total time integration of 4 minutes. Taken in 13/01/2013 at 5:58 AM.
Nautical Sky
Image taken near the nautical center of Monsaraz, during the Nautical Twilight, a special moment when the first stars appear in the sky. Few moments after I took the image, I saw a strong Zodiacal Light coming from the direction of the mountain. See the short time lapse movie. Canon 50D – ISO1000; f/4; exp. 15 secs; Lens 10mm.
Twilight in the Alqueva´s Lake
Twilight in the Alqueva´s Lake, Monsaraz. Portugal. Canon 50D – IOS125; f/7.1; Exp. 2 secs; 10mm lens.
The rise of a New World
Sunrise from Monsaraz Village, Portugal. Canon 60Da – ISO100 35mm f/22 Exp.1/80s in 22/12/2012 at 07h54 AM
Alqueva´s Moon Landscape
This moontrail image was captured in the last 21 to 22th December. Actually, it could be the last moonset seen from planet Earth, if the world was really end on 21th Dec. But fortunately didn´t happen and I was still photographing the entire night until the sunrise, the begining of a New Era, surronded with a lot of lovely skyscapes like this one, in Monsaraz village, a region of the Alqueva´s Dark Sky Reserve, in Portugal, the world´s first “Starlight Tourism Destination”.
Sky Show above Monsaraz Castle
In this image taken inside the Monsaraz Castle, in the Alqueva Dark Sky Reserve, Portugal, we could see the Dark night with some interesting sky objects, like M46 and M47, M41, and above Sirius the Seagull nebula IC2177. Near the center top image, is visible another infrared emission from Rosette Nebula. Below, the Barnard´s Loop, Horse Head and Orion nebula M42. A little bit to the right above the star aldebaran, is visible the open cluster NGC1647 and above it another open cluster the NGC1746. Below is the brightest sky object capturing in this image, the planet Jupiter, shining near the pleaides M45, almost seting behing the wall castle. Above right, is located the California nebula, NGC1499.
Canon EOS60Da – F/2.8 Exp.13s ISO3200 35mm lens. Mosaic of 24 images. Image taken in 22/12/2012 at 4:31 AM.
The Night Like a Paiting
Image of a colorful startrail captured in the Monsaraz region, inserted in the Alqueva Dark Sky Reserve.
The M45 and the Tree
The M45 Pleiades photographed above a tree in the Monsaraz region. Portugal. Canon EOS60Da – F/2.8 Exp.15s ISO1000 35mm lens. Taken in 22/12/2012 at 1:50 AM.
Dreaming scene at the morning
A dreamy panoramic view of the early morning with fog, on the big lake Alqueva, in Monsaraz. Canon EOS60Da – F/4 Exp.1s ISO125 35mm lens. Panoramic of 5 images taken in 22/12/2012 at 7:06 AM.
The Sky above Almendres Cromlech
The Cromlech of the Almendres megalithic complex (or Almendres Cromlech), located near Guadalupe, in the civil parish of Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe, municipality of Évora, is the largest existing group of structured menhirs in the Iberian Peninsula, and one of the largest in Europe. This archaeological site consists of several megalithic structures: cromlechs, and menhir stones
The construction of these structures date back to VI millennium B.C., and only rediscovered in 1966 by Henrique Leonor Pina. The construction phases, Almendres I date 6000 B.C and the Almendres II, date 5000 B.C Middle Neolithic. The relative chronology of the cromlech and menhirs is extremely complex and covers a period from the Neolithic to Chalcolithic, and it is believed that the monument had a religious/ceremonial purpose, or functioned as a primitive astronomical observatory.
About a dozen monoliths present some form of carved drawings,four of which exhibit only small circular holes. Monolith number 8, with a cut flat top at about breast level and showing several dimples, might have served for finer astronomical observation, specially spring equinox observation, by putting small stones on them. These observations might be made from stone 39, on the eastern focal point of the elliptic layout. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:CromelequeAlmendres.png) Menhir 48, also exhibits a schematized anthropomorphic representation, surrouned by circles and associated with a crozier.
In the sky image, is visible the Orion Constellation above the stone circle, and the shadows of the stones projected in the land, due to the light of the moon which light up the landscape from the oposite site. Canon 50D – ISO 1250; f/4; Exp.30s 10mm em 20/12/2012 at 20:09
Almendres Cromlech startra
In the sky image, is visible the startrails of Orion Constellation above the stone circle, and the shadows of the stones projected in the land, due to the light of the moon, which light up the landscape from the oposite site.
Canon 50D – ISO 2000; f/4; Exp.25s 10mm em 20/12/2012