Solar Chromosphere with an Eruptive Prominence and a CME in Motion
Captured on December 26th and 27th 2022, from Dark Sky® Alqueva region, in Portugal, a high-resolution image and time lapse sequence features the chromosphere activity during two days in a row, showing the Sun throwing a fast coronal mass ejection (CME) into space. Conditions were good, so I’ve manage to make a time lapse of about 562 images for both days. The final result is a 4K high resolution solar movie comprising around 3 hours of photos. It’s possible to see a lot of interesting changes in the shape of prominence structures, as well as fine spicules surrounding the solar disc and some slower motion in the chromosphere of the sun. The images also captured a fast eruptive prominence appearing around the limb’s disc. On the first day, the solar chromosphere was also featuring a cloud of fire hovering over the sun, trapped and suspended by magnetic strong forces. Here is a LASCO-c2 (Cactus CME detection) animation from this day, showing the same CME as seen at UT12h36 from NASA probe in Space.
PT: Captada em 26 e 27 de Dezembro de 2022, na região Dark Sky® Alqueva, Portugal, uma imagem de alta resolução e sequência time lapse revelam a actividade da cromosfera durante dois dias seguidos, mostrando o Sol lançando uma rápida ejeção de massa coronal (CME) no espaço. As condições eram boas, por isso foi possível captar um time lapse de cerca de 562 imagens durante os dois dias. O resultado final é um filme solar de alta resolução 4K com cerca de 3 horas de fotos. É possível ver muitas mudanças interessantes na forma e estrutura das proeminenências, bem como finas espículas ao redor do disco solar e algum movimento mais lento na cromosfera do sol. As imagens também captaram uma proeminência eruptiva rápida aparecendo ao redor do limbo solar. No primeiro dia, a cromosfera exibia uma nuvem de fogo pairando sobre o sol, suspensa e presa pelos fortes campos magnéticas que ali actuam. Aqui poderá ver também uma animação do LASCO-c2 (Cactus CME detection) deste mesmo dia, mostrando a mesma CME captada às UT12h36 pela sonda da NASA que se encontra no espaço.
Above are two still shots presented in landscape and portrait version, intended to help conduct the reader attention to the most interesting parts of the image. Below is possible to watch the video time lapse sequence compiling 562 shots processed from both days, each one as result of a stack of the best 200 frames from each raw video. The final result is a 4K high resolution time lapse movie comprising around 3 hours.
PT: Acima estão duas fotos apresentadas em uma versão retrato e paisagem com o objetivo intencional de ajudar a conduzir a atenção do leitor para as partes mais interessantes da imagem. Em baixo é possível ver o vídeo time lapse compilando 550 captações processadas de ambos os dias, cada uma como resultado de um stack dos melhores 200 frames de cada vídeo raw. O resultado final é um filme time lapse de alta resolução de 4K que condensa cerca de 3h de imagens.
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SW Esprit 120ED Professional | EQ-6 Pro mount | Daystar Quark Chromosphere filter| Player One Apollo-M Max |Focuser Sesto Senso 2 | Stack of 200 frames for each single image, captured in average seeing conditions from Dark Sky® Alqueva territory, Portugal.
Important Note | Nota Importante: Never look and point a telescope or any other optical equipment directly to the sun without a proper and specialized safty filters! It can blind you forever. PT: Nota Importante – Nunca aponte um telescópio ou qualquer equipamento óptico directamente para o sol e observe através dele sem filtros especializados e seguros. Causará cegueira irreversível!
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Rho Ophiuchi Cloud Complex Shining in a Colorful Close-up Scene
The image features a close-up view of Rho Ophiuchi Cloud Complex, one of the most colourful nebulas in space and the closest star-forming regions to the Solar System, at an estimated distance of 460 light years. These interstellar clouds of gas and dust contain both red emission nebulas and blue reflection nebulas. The dark brown regions are caused by dust grains, born in young stellar atmospheres, which effectively block light emitted behind them. The lower area of the image features many dark absorption nebulas. The dark cloud known as “Dark River”, it can be identified as the brown dust lane connected to Antares, and spans about 100 light years in direction of the central band of our Milky Way Galaxy. The distant globular cluster M4 is just seen above the red supergiant star Antares, one of the brighter stars in the night sky, though it lies far behind the colourful cloud complex, at a distance of some 7,000 light-years.
PT: A imagem apresenta uma visão aproximada do complexo de nuvens Rho Ophiuchi, um dos complexos nebulosos mais coloridos do espaço e uma das regiões de formações de estrelas mais próximas ao sistema solar, localizado a uma distância estimada de 460 anos-luz, estas nuvens inter-estelares de gás e poeiras contêm nebulosas de emissão (vermelhas) e nebulosas de reflexão (azul). As regiões a castanho escuro são causadas por grãos de poeira, nascidos em atmosferas estelares jovens, que efetivamente bloqueiam a luz emitida por detrás delas. A região inferior da imagem apresenta ainda muitas nebulosas de absorção escuras. A nebulosa escura conhecida como “Dark River”, pode ser identificada como a banda de poeira castanha que está conectada à região de Antares e que se estende por 100 anos-luz de distância em direcção à banda central de nossa Galáxia, a Via Láctea. O aglomerado globular M4 pode ser visto nesta imagem, à esquerda da estrela super gigante vermelha Antares, uma das estrelas mais brilhantes do céu noturno, este aglomerado está no entanto bem atrás do complexo colorido, a uma distância de cerca de 7.000 anos-luz.
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Canon fixed prime lens 300mm f/2.8 set to f/3.5 + Canon 6D modified | ISO2500 – sub Exp. of 50, 70 and 80 seconds in a total of 543 Lights. Mount EQ6 Pro – Auto-guiding off |Total integration of 603 minutes (10 hours). Processing on PixInsight 1.8.9-1 and Photoshop CC 2023. Cumeada Observatory from Dark Sky® Alqueva Reserve, Reguengos de Monsaraz..
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Last Full Moon of the Year Featuring a Colorful Corona During a Close Encounter with Mars
The image shows the last Full Moon of the year captured in a double exposure and “immersed” in a layer of clouds. The colourful hue that surrounds the moon, is a lunar corona formed while bright moonlight is diffracted by water droplets in thin clouds, drifting in front of the lunar disk. Mars is also visible as a little yellow-orange dot that lies in the blue boundary of the orange ring from corona circular shape. Located at a few degrees of the Moon for being captured at 18° latitude, from North America and Europe was possible to watch the complete occultation of the planet by the Moon’s disc.
PT: A imagem mostra a última Lua Cheia do ano captada numa dupla exposição e “imersa” em uma camada de nuvens. As tonalidades coloridas que circundam a lua, são provocadas por uma corona lunar, que se forma enquanto o brilho da lua é difractado por gotículas de água em nuvens finas, provocando a iridescência que lhe confere a cor, enquanto flutuam assim na frente do disco lunar. Marte também é visível como um pequeno ponto amarelo-laranja que fica no limite do anel azul que compõe a corona. Situado a poucos graus da Lua por ter sido captado a 18° de latitude, na América do Norte e Europa, foi possível observar a ocultação do planeta pelo disco lunar.
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Colorful Startrail Above Rocky Formations from Lut Desert in Iran
More than 12h distance from Tehran, capital of Iran, stands an impressive, magical and pristine place, called Lut Desert. The image shows the light and colorful path of the brightest stars while our planet Earth rotates in one night. The result is a startrail image made of single shots captured above the rocky formation of Lut desert.
PT: A mais de 12h de distância de Teerão, capital do Irão, fica um lugar impressionante, mágico e intocado, chamado deserto de Lut. A imagem mostra o caminho luminoso e colorido das estrelas mais brilhantes enquanto o nosso planeta Terra gira em uma noite. O resultado é uma imagem startrail de disparos únicos captados acima de uma formação rochosa do deserto de Lut.
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Capturing With Passion the Heart of Milky Way While Shinning above a Rocky Formation in Lut Desert
More than 12h distance from Tehran, capital of Iran, stands an impressive, magical and pristine place, called Lut Desert. Besides being beautiful and one of the hottest places on the Earth surface, it shows that the sky above us has no boundaries and must be preserved as a Human Heritage. This is probably one of the best skies I’ve been shooting so far around the world, a unique moment shared with new friends I met there. The image shows the core of Milky Way above a rocky formation. By accident, my friend Mauricio was visible in the field while controlling his camera in one of the time lapse shots I did. I think it end up with a perfect light and aligned with a scene don’t you think ?!
PT: A mais de 12h de distância de Teerão, capital do Irão, fica um lugar impressionante, mágico e intocado, chamado Deserto de Lut. Além de lindo e um dos lugares mais quentes da superfície terrestre com o record de 70º registado, mostra que o céu acima de nós não tem fronteiras e deve ser preservado como Património da Humanidade. Este é provavelmente um dos melhores céus que fotografei até hoje em todo o mundo, um momento único compartilhado com novos amigos que conheci lá. A imagem mostra o núcleo da Via Láctea acima de uma formação rochosa. Por acaso, meu amigo Mauricio estava visível no campo enquanto controlava sua câmara em uma das fotos da sequência time lapse que fiz. Felizmente penso que resultou numa luz perfeita e alinhada com o cenário em pano de fundo!
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Pristine Sky of Lut Desert in a Fulldome and VR 360º Starry Nightscape Scene
A fulldome view and a 360º Virtual Reality nightscape scene, shows the celestial sphere above Lut Desert, full of colors, from Milky Way hues up to the bright greenish airglow mixed against the background sky. The impressive rocky scene could be out of this world, revealing a reddish ground resembling the martian soil.
PT: Uma visão All Sky e de Realidade Virtual 360º, mostra a esfera celeste acima do deserto de Lut, no Irão, repleta de cores e um céu estrelado pristino, a revelar os tons da Via Láctea e o brilho esverdeado do airglow que se mistura com o céu de fundo. A impressionante cena rochosa poderia ser de outro mundo, revelando um solo avermelhado que lembra o solo marciano.
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The Arch of Milky Way Above the Rocky Formations of Lut Desert in a Colorful Nightscape Scene
The arch of Milky Way shining bright above Lut Desert rocky formations in a panoramic image of single shots, taken in a pristine magical sky. Summer triangle dominates the center of the colorful nightscape scene showing that the Universe is anything but black. Kerman is the main city located at around 1h driving from Lut desert, while Tehran in Iran, stays at 12h distance. During our trip I only had one day to shoot the night sky so I tried to give my best to show the beauty of this place. Hope you like it!
PT: O arco da Via Láctea brilhando acima das formações rochosas do Deserto de Lut em uma imagem panorâmica de fotos individuais, tiradas em um céu mágico e pristino. O triângulo de verão domina o centro deste colorido cenário noturna mostrando que o Universo é tudo menos preto. Kerman é a principal cidade localizada a cerca de 1h de carro do deserto de Lut, enquanto Teerão, no Irão, fica a 12h de distância. Durante a nossa viagem só tive um dia para fotografar o céu nocturno por isso tentei dar o meu melhor para mostrar a beleza deste local singular. Espero que o leitor goste!
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Zodiacal Light with Mars and Jupiter in the Pristine Sky of Lut Desert in Iran
A panoramic image of single shots taken in a pristine magical sky, features the arch of Milky Way shining bright above Lut desert, in Kerman, Iran, few minutes before the nautical twilight starts. Faint path of cosmic dust from Zodiacal light was visible along the Ecliptic plane where planets Mars and Jupiter were shining in a very close conjunction, near the horizon. The background sky is also featuring a smooth greenish hue from airglow. Andromeda galaxy is the faint oblong shape visible above the rocky peaks on the left side, near the beginning of Milky Way.
PT: Uma imagem panorâmica composta por fotos individuais tiradas em um céu mágico e intocado, arevela o arco da Via Láctea brilhando acima do deserto Lut, em Kerman, Irão, poucos minutos antes do início do crepúsculo náutico. Um ténue caminho de poeira cósmica proveniente da luz zodiacal era visível ao longo do plano da Eclíptica, onde os planetas Marte e Júpiter brilhavam em uma conjunção muito próxima, perto do horizonte. O céu de fundo também apresenta um tom esverdeado suave pela presença do airglow. A galáxia de Andrómeda é a forma oblonga fraca visível acima dos picos rochosos no lado esquerdo, perto do início da Via Láctea.
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Milky Way and a Human Dark Silhouette Against a Desert Stone
A single shot shows the Milky Way shining bright above Lut desert, in Kerman, Iran, while my human presence as a photographer explorer was projected as a dark shadow in this lonely rock of the desert.
PT: Uma única foto mostra a Via Láctea brilhando sobre o deserto de Lut, em Kerman, no Irão, enquanto minha presença humana como fotógrafo viajante foi projectada como uma sombra escura nesta rocha solitária do deserto.
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The Solar Chromosphere in Motion. Images and Time Lapse from 1st and 2nd December 2022
Captured on December 1st and 2nd, 2022, from Dark Sky® Alqueva region, Portugal, a high-resolution image and time lapse sequence features the chromosphere activity during two days in a row. Conditions were not perfect with good to average seeing, but I’ve manage to make a time lapse of about 276 images for each day. The final result is a 4K high resolution solar movie comprising around 3 hours of photos. It’s possible to see a lot of interesting changes in the shape of prominence structures, as well as fine spicules surrounding the solar disc and some slower motion in the chromosphere of the sun. The images also captured minor and fast eruptive prominences appearing around the limb’s disc. On the first day, a prominence was featuring a cloud of fire hovering over the sun, trapped and suspended by magnetic strong forces.
PT: Captada nos dias 1 e 2 de Dezembro de 2022, na região do Dark Sky® Alqueva, Portugal, a imagem de alta resolução e sequência time lapse revelam a atividade da cromosfera durante dois dias seguidos. As condições não eram perfeitas com um seeing médio a razoavelmente bom, mas foi possível captar um time lapse de cerca de 276 imagens para cada dia. O resultado final é um filme solar de alta resolução 4K com cerca de 3 horas de imagens. É possível ver muitas mudanças interessantes na forma e estrutura das proeminenências, bem como finas espículas ao redor do disco solar e algum movimento mais lento na cromosfera do sol. As imagens também captaram proeminências eruptivas menores e rápidas que aparecem ao redor do limbo solar. No primeiro dia, uma proeminência vertical exibia uma nuvem de fogo pairando sobre o sol, suspensa e presa pelos fortes campos magnéticas que ali actuam.
Above are two still shots presented in landscape and portrait version, intended to help conduct the reader attention to the most interesting parts of the image. Below is possible to watch the video time lapse sequence compiling 550 shots processed from both days, each one as result of a stack of the best 200 frames from each raw video. The final result is a 4K high resolution time lapse movie comprising around 3 hours.
PT: Acima estão duas fotos apresentadas em uma versão retrato e paisagem com o objetivo intencional de ajudar a conduzir a atenção do leitor para as partes mais interessantes da imagem. Em baixo é possível ver o vídeo time lapse compilando 550 captações processadas de ambos os dias, cada uma como resultado de um stack dos melhores 200 frames de cada vídeo raw. O resultado final é um filme time lapse de alta resolução de 4K que condensa cerca de 3h de imagens.
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SW Esprit 120ED Professional | EQ-6 Pro mount | Daystar Quark Chromosphere filter| Player One Apollo-M Max |Focuser Sesto Senso 2 | Stack of 200 frames for each single image, captured in average seeing conditions from Dark Sky® Alqueva territory, Portugal.
Important Note | Nota Importante: Never look and point a telescope or any other optical equipment directly to the sun without a proper and specialized safty filters! It can blind you forever. PT: Nota Importante – Nunca aponte um telescópio ou qualquer equipamento óptico directamente para o sol e observe através dele sem filtros especializados e seguros. Causará cegueira irreversível!
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Rigel and The Witch Head Nebula Immersed in Faint Nebulosity and a Background Fullfiled by Galaxies
Located at about 800 light-years away in the constellation of Eridanus, IC 2118, also known as the Witch Head Nebula, is a large faint reflection nebula which spans about 50 light-years and is made of fine interstellar dust particles that are reflecting the strong blue light of the blue-white supergiant star Rigel, in Orion constellation, which lies at about 2.5 degrees from the Witch nebula. The field also shows portions of brown dust as this region lie on the Orion-Eridanus molecular hydrogen cloud, blown out by the powerful hot blue stars near by. Almost hidden by the bright glow of Rigel, is also possible to notice a “spermatozoid” shaped dust, like if it was scape from the stellar cradle. Many Lynds Bright Nebula, like LBN 960, LBN 959, LBN 968 are included in this deepsky colorful scene, but what most astonishing me, is the fact that if we look close and carefully, we can notice that the scene is fulfilled by hundreds of galaxies, in fact at least 370 faint distant galaxies were identified in the annotated version produced by PixInsight script, based in several known catalogues like Messier; NGC-IC; PGC; CGPN; ARP, and thus spread behind the visible background dust. See below the annotated version available in portrait and landscape mode.
PT: Localizada a cerca de 800 anos-luz de distância na constelação de Eridanus, IC 2118, também conhecida como Nebulosa da Cabeça da Bruxa, é uma grande nebulosa de reflexão ténue com uma extensão de 50 anos-luz e é feita de partículas de poeira interestelar muito finas e que refletem a forte luz azul da estrela supergigante azul-branca Rigel, na constelação de Orion, que fica a cerca de 2,5 graus da Nebulosa. O campo também mostra porções de poeira castanha dado que esta região se encontra na nuvem molecular de hidrogénio Orion-Eridanus, soprada pelas poderosas estrelas azuis quentes mais próximas. Quase escondido pelo brilho intenso de Rigel, também é possível notar uma poeira em forma de “espermatozóide”, como se estivesse a escapar do berço estelar. Muitas “Lynds Bright Nebula”, como LBN 960, LBN 959, LBN 968 estão incluídas neste cenário colorido do céu mais profundo, mas o que mais me surpreende neste imagem, é perceber que se olharmos de perto e com atenção, podemos notar que este cenário celeste está preenchido por centenas de galáxias, na verdade, pelo menos 370 galáxias distantes ténues foram identificadas na versão anotada produzida pelo script do PixInsight – baseado em vários catálogos reconhecidos como Messier; NGC-IC; PGC; CGPN; ARP – e que assim se espalham por de trás da poeira de fundo visível. Veja em baixo a versão anotada da imagem disponível em modo retrato e paisagem.
Above from left to right, a landscape and portrait version shows the annotated version produced with PixInsight script, based in several known catalogues to identify the main objects in the image like Messier; NGC-IC; PGC; CGPN; ARP, LDN, LBN, VdB.
PT: Acima, da esquerda para a direita, uma versão em modo paisagem e retrato revela a legenda com anotação produzida pelo script do PixInsight baseado em vários catálogos reconhecidos, identificando assim os principais objectos visíveis na imagem como Messier; NGC-IC; PGC; CGPN; ARP, LDN, LBN, VdB.
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Canon fixed prime lens 300mm at f/3,2 + Canon 6D modified | ISO2500 – sub Exp. of 80 seconds in a total of 765 Lights. Mount EQ6 Pro – Auto-guiding off |Total integration of 1020 minutes (17 hours). Processing on PixInsight 1.8.9-1 and Photoshop CC 2022. Cumeada Observatory from Dark Sky® Alqueva Reserve, Reguengos de Monsaraz..
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Waning Gibbous Moon Rising like a Torch of Hope above the Golf of Oman
The image shows a sequence of a waning gibbous moon while rising in a warm night of November, above the Golf of Oman, in Muskat. In the other side of the Sea, close to the horizon where the red-blood moon is visible, there is Iran, a beautiful country full of good and talented people which is now suffering while trying to fight for their freedom. The world is a wonderful place and needs our urgent action, care and attention as a humankind. Let’s choose Love and Beauty as our inner guide to have a plenty life in this short journey through the planet Earth.
PT: A imagem mostra a sequência de uma lua minguante em quanto nasce e se ergue numa noite quente de Novembro, acima do Golfo de Omã, em Muskat. Do outro lado do mar, perto do horizonte onde a lua avermellhada é visível, está o Irão, um país cheio de riqueza paisagística e culturar, com pessoas boas, inteligentes e talentosas mas que agora sofrem enquanto tentam lutar pela sua liberdade. O mundo é um lugar maravilhoso e precisa de nossa ação, cuidado e atenção urgentes, precisa da nossa Humanidade mais do que nunca. O meu apelo nesta foto, é para que todos possamos escolher o Amor e a Beleza como a bússola interior que nos leve a uma vida repleta de alegria e magia, nesta curta viagem pelo planeta Terra.
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NGC 7000 North America Nebula Revealing Complex Structures of Fine Details from Hydrogen-alpha Light
NGC 7000 is a bright emission nebula tracing the continental shape of North America. Discovered by William Herschel on 1786, it lies at about 1,500 light-years away from us, belonging to a larger complex of bright red emission nebulosity and surrounded by dark nebulae in the constellation of Cygnus, at about 3º from Deneb star. The “Gulf of Mexico” is a region where the obscured dust lanes are visible from dark nebula LDN 935, while “Mexico and Central America” reveals the bright interesting and intricate area known as the Cygnus Wall, a true stellar nursery of newly formed stars. The wall is eroded and illuminated by bright young stars, partially not visible for being occulted behind the dust they have just created. The image captured from Dark Sky® Alqueva observatory, comprise RGB images combined with narrowband 7 nanometer hydrogen-alpha images. Like an art painting from Nature, a starless and less distractive version of only the monochrome Ha light and the result of HaRGB, shows the brightest regions in an incredibly sharp rich field shaped by complex structures of fine details from hydrogen-alpha nebulosity, against the fine dark dust lanes, particularly visible close to the Cygnus Wall. Both versions are available in portrait and landscape mode, to help conduct the reader attention for the most interesting parts of the image.
PT: NGC 7000 é uma nebulosa de emissão brilhante que traça a forma continental da América do Norte. Descoberta por William Herschel em 1786, encontra-se a cerca de 1.500 anos-luz de nós, pertencendo a um complexo muito grande de nebulosidade de emissão vermelha brilhante hidrogénio-alfa (Ha) e rodeado por nebulosas escuras localizado na constelação do Cisne, a cerca de 3º da estrela Deneb. O “Golfo do México” é uma região onde as faixas de poeira obscurecidas são visíveis da nebulosa escura LDN 935, enquanto “México e América Central” revela a interessante e intrincada área brilhante conhecida como Muralha do Cisne, um verdadeiro berçário estelar de estrelas recém-formadas. A parede está erodida e iluminada por estrelas jovens e brilhantes, parcialmente ocultadas pela própria poeira que acabaram de criar. A imagem captada a partir do observatório oficial do Dark Sky® Alqueva, na Cumeada, compreende a combinação de imagens RGB na faixa da luz visível, combinadas com imagens de hidrogénio-alfa em banda estreita de 7 nanómetros. Como uma pintura de arte da própria Natureza, uma versão sem estrelas e menos distrativa apenas da luz monocromática Ha e o resultado de HaRGB, mostra as regiões mais brilhantes em um campo incrivelmente nítido e rico, moldado por estruturas complexas de detalhes finos de nebulosidade hidrogénio-alfa contra finas faixas de poeira escura, particularmente visíveis perto da Muralha do Cisne. Ambas as versões estão disponíveis em modo retrato e paisagem, para ajudar a direcionar a atenção do leitor para as partes mais interessantes da imagem.
Above from left to right, a starless landscape version shows the sharp details and small structures in the monochromatic Ha light as well as in HaRGB combination.
PT: Acima, da esquerda para a direita, uma versão sem estrelas e em modo paisagem revela os detalhes nítidos e as pequenas estruturas visíveis na imagem monocromática em Ha e em HaRGB combinados.
Below from left to right, a starless portrait version shows the sharp details and small structures in the monochromatic Ha light as well as in HaRGB combination.
PT: Abaixo, da esquerda para a direita, uma versão sem estrelas e em modo retrato revela os detalhes nítidos e as pequenas estruturas visíveis na imagem monocromática em Ha e em HaRGB combinados.
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Taka FSQ-106ED at F5 – EM200 auto-guided in Asiair Pro| Nikon D850 modified | ISO2500 – Sub Exp. 6 min. in RGB| | ISO2500 – Sub Exp. 6 min. with Ha 7nm filter | Total integration of 438 min/7,5h (156 minutes in RGB + 282 minutes in Ha). Processing on PixInsight 1.8.9-1 and Photoshop CC 2022. Cumeada Observatory from Dark Sky® Alqueva Reserve, Reguengos de Monsaraz..
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Colorful Scenes Before and After the New Moon Reveals a Lunar Earthshine at Dawn and Dusk
Captured one day before the New Moon and the last Partial Solar Eclipse of the year, against the colorful background in the morning twilight of Antalya, Turkey, the image reveals not only a smiling Waning Crescent Moon but also the rare view of planet Mercury, the Inner planet more close to the Sun and by that reason, very difficult to see and spot in the eastern sky. Looking carefully to the end of the pier where is the last lounge roof, we can find the orange bright dot. Now on the right image, captured with the same 200mm lens and almost from the same location on a pier in the beach, reveals the scene while looking to the opposite direction of the sky, this time facing to west just two days after the new moon and 30 minutes after the sunset. The Earthshine is again visible, but the smile has slightly changed due to the Moon position regarding the Sun. Described and drawn for the first time by Leonardo Da Vinci about 500 years ago on his book Codex Leicester, Leonardo da Vinci explained the phenomenon known as Earthshine in the early 16th century, when he realised that both Earth and the Moon reflect sunlight at the same time. Light is reflected from the Earth to the Moon and back to the Earth as earthshine.The image shows a sequence of shots in time lapse mode, while the Moon Earthshine of last October was setting above Bey mountains and close to Mediterranean Sea.
PT: Captada um dia antes da Lua Nova e do último Eclipse Solar Parcial do ano, contra o fundo colorido do crepúsculo matinal de Antalya, na Turquia, a imagem revela não apenas uma Lua Minguante sorridente, mas também a rara visão do planeta Mercúrio, o Planeta interior mais próximo do Sol e por isso, muito difícil de ver e localizar no céu oriental. Olhando atentamente para o final do cais onde fica o último telhado da zona lounge, podemos encontrar um ponto laranja brilhante. Já na imagem à direita, captada com a mesma lente de 200mm e quase do mesmo local do pontão na praia, revela o cenário na direção oposta do céu, desta vez voltado para oeste apenas dois dias após a lua nova e 30 minutos após o pôr do sol. O Earthshine é novamente visível, mas o sorriso mudou ligeiramente devido à posição da Lua em relação ao Sol. Descrito e desenhado pela primeira vez por Leonardo Da Vinci há cerca de 500 anos em seu livro Codex Leicester, Leonardo da Vinci explicou o fenómeno conhecido como Earthshine no início do século XVI, quando percebeu que tanto a Terra quanto a Lua refletem a luz solar ao mesmo tempo. A luz é refletida da Terra para a Lua e de volta para a Terra como Earthshine. A imagem mostra ainda uma sequência fotográfica em modo time lapse, enquanto o Earthshine lunar de Outubro se deitava acima das montanhas Bey e perto do Mar Mediterrâneo.
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Sequence of a Lunar Earthshine as Seen above Bey Mountains in Turkey
Two to three days after the new moon, is the ideal time to enjoy the Earthshine phenomenon (meaning the light is reflected from the Earth to the Moon, and back to the Earth again as earthshine), for being totally visible with the naked eye 30 minutes after the sunset, and not faraway from the western horizon. The image shows a sequence of shots while the Moon Earthshine of October was setting above Bey mountains and close to Mediterranean Sea, in Antalya, Turkey.
PT: Dois a três dias após a lua nova é o momento ideal para apreciar o fenómeno Earthshine (ou seja, a luz é refletida da Terra para a Lua, e novamente de volta da Lua para a Terra em forma de Earthshine), por ser totalmente visível a olho nú cerca de 30 minutos após o pôr-do-sol, e não muito longe do horizonte ocidental. A imagem mostra uma sequência de fotos enquanto o Earthshine lunar de Outubro se deitava atrás das montanhas Bey, perto do Mar Mediterrâneo, em Antalya, Turquia..
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Mercury and a Waning Crescent Moon Against the Colorful Twilight of Antalya
Captured one day before the New Moon and the last Partial Solar Eclipse of the year, against the colorful background in the morning twilight of Antalya, Turkey, the image reveals not only a smiling Waning Crescent Moon but also the rare view of planet Mercury, the Inner planet more close to the Sun and by that reason, very difficult to see and spot it. Look carefully to the end of the pier where is the last lounge roof. Did you find the orange bright dot?
PT: Captada um dia antes da Lua Nova e do último Eclipse Solar Parcial do ano, contra o colorido pano de fundo do crepúsculo matinal de Antalya, na Turquia, a imagem revela não apenas uma Lua Minguante sorridente, mas também a rara visão do planeta Mercúrio, o planeta interior mais próximo do Sol, e por esse motivo, muito difícil de ser visto e identificado. Olhe atentamente para o final do pontão, onde fica localizado o tecto do último lounge. Encontrou o ponto laranja brilhante?.
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Partial Solar Eclipse with an Airplane Crossing in Front of the Sun’s Disc
I travelled to Antalya, in Turkey, to have a better weather and a larger percentage of the Partial Solar Eclipse visible, and bring with me my portable ED80 equipped with a Daystar Chromosphere filter. I was in the coastline and not farway from the airport, but didn´t imagine to have a lucky moment of capturing a nice plane crossing the only piece of the Sun which was not eclipsed by the Moon silhouette. Captured half an our before its ending, when was 11h38m UT (+3h Antalya) the image shows a single run of a few seconds in slow motion, revealing the waves of heat produced by the plane jets, causing turbulence in the atmosphere and distorting the moon’s limb. Another interesting phenomenon is visible, the contrails left behind from the aircraft, which in this case appeared as dark clouds for being against the bright disc of the sun. According to a BBC article: “Three things are needed for them to form: water vapour, cool air and particles on which the water vapour can condense. Water vapour is produced by planes as the hydrogen in its fuel reacts with oxygen in the air. In cold conditions (typically below around -40C (-40F)) it can condense, typically on the soot particles also emitted from aircraft engines, to a fog of droplets, which then freeze to form ice particles. The process broadly resembles frozen breath on a cold winter’s day. Not all aircraft produce contrails – they are estimated to occur in about 18% of flights. The air needs to be cool enough for the water to freeze, which is why they usually only appear above certain altitudes – typically 20,000ft (6km). In clear, cloudless air, contrails disappear quickly, as the dry ambient air makes the ice particles sublimate (pass from a solid to a gas). But if the atmosphere is humid, the ice particles cannot sublimate and contrails can linger for far longer.”
PT: Viajei até Antalya, na Turquia, à procura de melhor clima e de uma maior percentagem de visibilidade do Eclipse Solar Parcial, tendo trazido comigo um ED80 portátil, equipado com um filtro Daystar Chromosphere. O local escolhido foi junto à costa do Mediterrâneo e não muito longe do aeroporto, ainda assim, não imaginara ter a sorte de captar um avião de passageiros cruzando o único pedaço do Sol que não foi eclipsado pela silhueta da Lua. Captado meio hora antes de seu término, quando eram 11h38m UT (+3h Antalya) a imagem mostra um vídeo (sem stacking) de alguns segundos em câmera lenta, revelando as ondas de calor produzidas pelos jatos do avião, causando turbulência na atmosfera e distorcendo o limbo lunar. Outro fenómeno interessante visível são os rastros – contrails – deixados para trás pela aeronave, que neste caso apareceram como nuvens escuras por estarem em contraste contra o disco brilhante do sol. De acordo com um artigo da BBC, “Três coisas são necessárias para que eles se formem: vapor de água, ar frio e partículas nas quais o vapor de água se possa condensar. O vapor de água é produzido por aviões quando o hidrogénio em seu combustível reage com o oxigénio no ar. Em condições frias (normalmente abaixo de -40C (-40F)) ele pode condensar, normalmente nas partículas de fuligem também emitidas pelos motores das aeronaves, em uma névoa de gotículas, que então congelam para formar partículas de gelo. O processo é similar ao que ocorre com a nossa respiração num dia frio de inverno. Nem todas as aeronaves produzem rastos – estima-se que ocorram em cerca de 18% dos voos. O ar precisa estar frio o suficiente para que a água congele, e é por isso que eles geralmente só aparecem acima de certas altitudes – normalmente 20.000 pés (6 km). Num céu límpido e sem nuvens, os rastos desaparecem rapidamente, pois o ar num ambiente seco faz com que as partículas de gelo sublimem (passando de um sólido para um gás). Mas se a atmosfera estiver húmida, as partículas de gelo não podem sublimar e os rastos podem permanecer por muito mais tempo.”
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William Optics 80ED | Star Adventure portable mount | Daystar Quark Ha Chromosphere filter| Player One Apollo-M Max | Single run without stacking captured from Antalya, Turkey.
Important Note | Nota Importante: Never look and point a telescope or any other optical equipment directly to the sun without a proper and specialized safty filters! It can blind you forever. PT: Nota Importante – Nunca aponte um telescópio ou qualquer equipamento óptico directamente para o sol e observe através dele sem filtros especializados e seguros. Causará cegueira irreversível!
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Kicking the Moon Right on Target During a Partial Solar Eclipse
The image shows the entire sequence of last Partial Solar Eclipse of the year in October 25, 2022, seen above the Mediterranean Sea, from Antalya, Turkey. The background captured in the morning twilight of the same day, shows the Earth Shadow and Belt of Venus visible in the back, while my own silhouette was giving a kick…like if the Moon was a black ball crossing in front of the solar disc. The solar disc was captured with a baader filter using a 14-24mm lens set to 22mm. As well as the the foreground image (without the solar filter), which was taken with the same focal distance at approximately the same place. If you want to see another version while throwing the Moon into the Sun, click here.
PT: A imagem mostra o último Eclipse Solar Parcial do ano – ocorrido a 25 de Outubro de 2022 – visto acima do Mar Mediterrâneo e a partir de Antalya, na Turquia. A imagem em pano de fundo foi captada ao crepúsculo náutico do mesmo dia, mostrando a “Sombra da Terra e o Cinturão de Vénus” (faixa azul escura e rosa, visível logo acima do horizonte) enquanto a minha própria silhueta dava um chuto bem forte…na nossa querida Lua, como se esta fosse uma pequena bola preta que subiu tão alto, que cobriu um pedaço do Sol. O disco solar foi captado com um filtro baader usando uma lente 14-24mm ajustada para 22mm. Assim como a imagem de primeiro plano (sem o filtro solar), que foi captada com a mesma distância focal e aproximadamente no mesmo local. Se me quiser ver noutra versão, a lançar uma lua ao Sol, clique aqui.
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Sungazers Enjoying the Sequence of the Last Partial Solar Eclipse of the Year
The image shows the entire sequence of last Partial Solar Eclipse of the year in October 25, 2022, seen above the Mediterranean Sea, from Antalya, Turkey. The background captured in the morning twilight of the same day, shows the Earth Shadow and Belt of Venus visible in the back, while a couple of sungazers (me and my girlfriend) were enjoying the sky and simulating to point to the path. The solar disc was captured with a baader filter between 13:40h and 18:00h (+3h UT), when the sun was in the Meridian and until it was setting behind the Bey mountains, using a 14-24mm lens set to 22mm. As well as the the foreground image (without the solar filter), which was taken with the same focal distance at approximately the same place.
PT: A imagem mostra toda a sequência do último Eclipse Solar Parcial do ano – ocorrido a 25 de Outubro de 2022 – visto acima do Mar Mediterrâneo e a partir de Antalya, na Turquia. A imagem em pano de fundo foi captada ao crepúsculo náutico do mesmo dia, mostrando a “Sombra da Terra e o Cinturão de Vénus” (faixa azul escura e rosa, visível logo acima do horizonte) enquanto um casal de sungazers (eu e minha namorada) aproveitavam o céu e simulavam apontar o caminho descrito pelo Sol. O disco solar foi captado com um filtro baader entre 13:40h e 18:00h (+3h UT), quando o sol estava no Meridiano e até este se pôr atrás das montanhas Bey, usando uma lente 14-24mm ajustada para 22mm. Assim como a imagem de primeiro plano (sem o filtro solar), que foi captada com a mesma distância focal e aproximadamente no mesmo local.
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Sequence of Partial Solar Eclipse as seen Above Mediterranean Sea from Antalya in Turkey
The image shows the entire sequence of last Partial Solar Eclipse of the year in October 25, 2022, seen above the Mediterranean Sea, from Antalya, Turkey. Captured between 13:40h and 18:00h (+3h UT), when the sun was in the Meridian and until it sets behind the Bey mountains.
PT: A imagem mostra toda a sequência do último Eclipse Solar Parcial ano, ocorrido a 25 de Outubro de 2022, visto acima do Mar Mediterrâneo, a partir de Antalya na Turquia. Captada entre as 13:40h e as 18h00 (+3h UT) desde que o sol se encontrava no Meridiano e até este se pôr por de trás das montanhas Bey. No canto superior esquerdo é possível ver cerca de 35% do disco lunar a cobrir o Sol.
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Transit of Io and its Shadow Against Planet Jupiter
The image reveals planet Jupiter visible on August 25th, 2022 at 01:07 UTC, captured from Cumeada Observatory, headquarters of the Dark Sky® Alqueva Reserve, during the transit of galilean moon Io, while its shadow was also projected against the planet’s surface. The image also reveals several details and the well-demarcated oval regions.
PT: A imagem revela o gigante gasoso planeta Júpiter visível a 25 de Agosto de 2022 às 01h07 UTC, captado a partir do Observatório da Cumeada, sede da Reserva Dark Sky® Alqueva, durante o transito da Lua Io onde se pode ver o seu disco e a projecção da sua sombra contra a superfície do planeta. A imagem revela ainda vários detalhes e as regiões Ovais bem demarcadas.
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Camera ASI174MC | C14| ZWO ADC | Barlow 2,5x Televue Powermate | Captured in Color | Single stack of best 2000 frames. Processing on AutoStakkert, Registax 6 and Photoshop CC. Cumeada Observatory from Dark Sky® Alqueva Reserve, Reguengos de Monsaraz.
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A Twilight Cityscape View Shows the Full Moonrise Sequence Against the London Skyline
A night cityscape view shows the October’s full moon, also knwon as the Hunter’s Moon, visible in a twilight sequence while rising and pairing along with planet Jupiter above the skyline of London city, in UK, one of the most busy cities in the world.
PT: Uma visão nocturna citadina mostra a lua cheia de Outubro – também conhecida como a Lua do Caçador ou Hunter’s Moon – visível numa sequência de disparos captados ao crepúsculo náutico, enquanto esta se elevava gradualmente a par com o planeta Júpiter e acima do horizonte londrino, no Reino Unido, uma das cidades mais movimentadas do mundo.
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The Full Hunter’s Moon Pairing with Jupiter above the Skyline of London City
A night cityscape view shows the October’s full moon, also knwon as the Hunter’s Moon, while rising and pairing along with planet Jupiter above the skyline of London city, in UK, one of the most busy cities in the world. The result is a panoramic of single shots taken at 50mm in the night before the Full Moon, on Saturday 8. There was a little thin layer of high clouds in the sky, which helped for the natural look of an HDR technique, used regarding the moon disc region itself, which is the result of 3 different exposures combined..
PT: Uma visão nocturna citadina mostra a lua cheia de Outubro, também conhecida como a Lua do Caçador ou Hunter’s Moon, enquanto esta se elevava a par com o planeta Júpiter acima do horizonte londrino, no Reino Unido, numa das cidades mais movimentadas do mundo. O resultado é uma panorâmica de disparos únicos captados com uma focal de 50mm na noite anterior à Lua Cheia. Havia uma pequena camada fina de nuvens altas no céu, o que ajudou para o aspecto mais natural resultado da técnica HDR, aplicada em relação à própria região do disco lunar e que compreende assim a combinação de exposições com 3 velocidade diferentes.
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Summer and Winter Parts of Milky Way in a VR 360º Immersive Starry Scene
An all sky and 360º Virtual Reality scene captured at the end of Summer season from Natural Park of Noudar, in Dark Sky® Alqueva territory, shows a mosaic made of single shots with a galactic arch shinning above the Noudar quiet house and fields. The arch itself is featuring the core of “Summer Milky Way” which is gradually disappearing in the western horizon due to the time of the year, while in the opposite direction of the arch (left side), in the Eastern sky, the “Winter Milky Way” is start to appearing with Pleiades star cluster rising above the horizon. Summer Triangle is still highlighting the center of the all sky image. Left center – in the beginning of the Milky Way faintest path – a bright elliptic and diffuse dot belongs to Andromeda Galaxy and below it, is also visible an even fainter light coming from Triangle galaxy. Lower center, close to the horizon and above the house roof, shows the bright light from planet Jupiter. The background sky is also featuring the greenish presence of airglow. Captured with a Sony A7sIII at ISO8000 Exp: 5 secs for each image of the mosaic with a G master lens 24mm f/1.4. Below is available two Virtual Realities 360º of this scene. You can experience a full 7K resolution using your desktop, or smartphone with gyroscope. A great “in loco” experience can be achieved if you wear a VR glasses.
PT: Um cenário nocturno estrelado captado no final do Verão a partir do Parque de Natureza de Noudar, no território Dark Sky® Alqueva, mostra a versão all sky e de Realidade Virtual 360º de um mosaico de disparos únicos com o arco galáctico brilhando sobre a casa do Parque de Noudar. O próprio arco apresenta o núcleo da “Via Láctea de Verão” que parece desaparecer gradualmente no horizonte ocidental devido à época do ano, enquanto na direção oposta do arco (lado esquerdo), no céu oriental, a “ Via Láctea de Inverno” começa a aparecer com o aglomerado de estrelas Pleiades visível acima do horizonte. O Triângulo de Verão ainda se consegue destacar na zona central desta visão all sky. No centro esquerdo – no início do caminho mais fraco da Via Láctea – um ponto elíptico e difuso brilhante pertence à Galáxia de Andrómeda e abaixo desta, também se encontra visível uma luz ainda mais fraca provninente da galáxia do Triângulo. O centro inferior, próximo ao horizonte e acima do telhado da casa, mostra a luz brilhante do planeta Júpiter. O céu de fundo também revela a presença esverdeada do airglow – luminescência fotoquímica da atmosfera. Imagens captadas com uma Sony A7sIII a ISO8000 Exp: 5seg para cada imagem do mosaico objectiva G master 24mm f/1.4. O leitor pode assim experienciar esta Realidade Virtual em alta-resolução 7K usando o seu desktop ou smartphone com giroscópio. Uma ótima experiência “in loco” pode ser alcançada se usar óculos de realidade virtual.
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A Galactic Arch is Featuring the Summer and Winter Parts of Milky Way in a Panoramic Scene
A starry night scene captured at the end of Summer season from Natural Park of Noudar, in Dark Sky® Alqueva territory, shows a mosaic made of single shots with a galactic arch shinning above the Noudar quiet house and fields. The arch itself is featuring the core of “Summer Milky Way” which is gradually disappearing in the western horizon due to the time of the year, while in the opposite direction of the arch (left side), in the Eastern sky, the “Winter Milky Way” is start to appearing with Pleiades star cluster rising above the horizon. Summer Triangle is still highlighting the center of the image, with bluish star Vega near the top edge. Left center – in the beginning of the Milky Way faintest path – a bright elliptic and diffuse dot belongs to Andromeda Galaxy and below it, is also visible an even fainter light coming from Triangle galaxy. Lower center, close to the horizon and above the house roof, shows the bright light from planet Jupiter. The background sky is also featuring the greenish presence of airglow. Captured with a Sony A7sIII at ISO8000 Exp: 5 secs for each image of the mosaic with a G master lens 24mm f/1.4.
PT: Um cenário nocturno estrelado captado no final do Verão a partir do Parque de Natureza de Noudar, no território Dark Sky® Alqueva, mostra um mosaico de disparos únicos com o arco galáctico brilhando sobre a casa do Parque de Noudar. O próprio arco apresenta o núcleo da “Via Láctea de Verão” que parece desaparecer gradualmente no horizonte ocidental devido à época do ano, enquanto na direção oposta do arco (lado esquerdo), no céu oriental, a “ Via Láctea de Inverno” começa a aparecer com o aglomerado de estrelas Pleiades visível acima do horizonte. O Triângulo de Verão ainda se consegue destacar ao centro, com a estrela azulada Vega perto do limite superior da imagem. No centro esquerdo – no início do caminho mais fraco da Via Láctea – um ponto elíptico e difuso brilhante pertence à Galáxia de Andrómeda e abaixo desta, também se encontra visível uma luz ainda mais fraca provninente da galáxia do Triângulo. O centro inferior, próximo ao horizonte e acima do telhado da casa, mostra a luz brilhante do planeta Júpiter. O céu de fundo também revela a presença esverdeada do airglow – luminescência fotoquímica da atmosfera. Imagens captadas com uma Sony A7sIII a ISO8000 Exp: 5seg para cada imagem do mosaico objectiva G master 24mm f/1.4
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A Full Solar Disc Immersed in a Charming Light Featuring a Giant Tower of Plasma
Captured on 30th August, 2022, at UT 11h20 from Dark Sky® Alqueva region, Portugal, a high-resolution mosaic of the Sun is featuring a very active chromosphere with an interesting dynamic rich in details. The group of sunspots AR13089 is visible in the inverted Ha center image, while at the right solar limb an incredible prominence is showing a tower of plasma more than a dozen of times taller than our planet Earth.
PT: Captada a 30 de Agosto de 2022, às 11h20 UT a partir da região do Dark Sky® Alqueva, Portugal, um mosaico de alta resolução do Sol apresenta uma cromosfera rica em detalhes e com uma grande dinâmica. O grupo de manchas solares AR13089 é visível no centro superior da imagem Ha invertida, enquanto à direita deste, o limbo solar exibia uma enornme proeminência na forma de uma torre de plasma que persistiui durante muitas horas e se elevou a uma altura de mais de uma dezena de vezes o diâmetro da Terra.
Above are two images presented as a coronograph in color and BW, intended to help conduct the reader attention to the most interesting parts of the image.
PT: Acima estão duas fotos apresentadas como um coronógrafo a cores e a preto e branco, com o objetivo intencional de ajudar a conduzir a atenção do leitor para as partes mais interessantes da imagem.
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William Optics 80ED | EQ-6 Pro mount | Daystar Quark Prominences filter| Player One Apollo-M Max | Stack of 200 frames for each single image, captured in average seeing conditions from Dark Sky® Alqueva territory, Portugal.
Important Note | Nota Importante: Never look and point a telescope or any other optical equipment directly to the sun without a proper and specialized safty filters! It can blind you forever. PT: Nota Importante – Nunca aponte um telescópio ou qualquer equipamento óptico directamente para o sol e observe através dele sem filtros especializados e seguros. Causará cegueira irreversível!
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Solar Flare M9 from AR3088 in Motion – Still Photos and Time Lapse
Captured on 29th August, 2022, from Dark Sky® Alqueva region, Portugal, a high-resolution image and time lapse sequence features the chromosphere activity on this day when Active Region AR13088 close to the sun’s western limb, released a powerful but short Solar Flare M8.6-class. Conditions were a bit unstable, but I’ve manage to make a short time lapse of about 329 images. The final result is a 4K high resolution solar movie comprising around 2 hours of photos.
PT: Captada a 29 de Agosto de 2022, na região do Dark Sky® Alqueva, Portugal, a imagem de alta resolução e sequência time lapse revelam a actividade da cromosfera neste dia em que a Região Activa AR13088 perto do limbo solar ocidental, libertou um poderoso mas curto Flare de classe M8.6. As condições estavam um pouco instáveis, mas consegui fazer um ltime lapse de cerca de 329 imagens. O resultado final é um filme solar 4K de alta resolução com cerca de 2 horas de imagens.
Below are two still shots presented in landscape and portrait version, intended to help conduct the reader attention to the most interesting parts of the image. Region from AR13088 which produced the Flare M8.6
PT: Abaixo estão duas fotos apresentadas em uma versão retrato e paisagem com o objetivo intencional de ajudar a conduzir a atenção do leitor para as partes mais interessantes da imagem. Região da mancha AR13088 que produziu o Flare M8.6.
Below is possible to watch the video time lapse sequence compiling 329 shots processed, each one as result of a stack of the best 200 frames from each raw video. The final result is a 4K high resolution time lapse movie comprising around 2 hours.
PT: Em baixo é possível ver o vídeo time lapse compilando 329 captações processadas, cada uma como resultado de um stack dos melhores 200 frames de cada vídeo raw. O resultado final é um filme time lapse de alta resolução de 4K que condensa cerca de 2h de imagens.
Technical details | Detalhes Técnicos
SW Esprit 120ED Professional | EQ-6 Pro mount | Daystar Quark Chromosphere filter| Player One Apollo-M Max |Focuser Sesto Senso 2 | Stack of 200 frames for each single image, captured in average seeing conditions from Dark Sky® Alqueva territory, Portugal.
Important Note | Nota Importante: Never look and point a telescope or any other optical equipment directly to the sun without a proper and specialized safty filters! It can blind you forever. PT: Nota Importante – Nunca aponte um telescópio ou qualquer equipamento óptico directamente para o sol e observe através dele sem filtros especializados e seguros. Causará cegueira irreversível!
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A Full Disc Sun Reveals Gigantic Filaments against the Solar Chromosphere
Captured on 11th July, 2022, at UT 13h49 from Dark Sky® Alqueva region, Portugal, a high-resolution mosaic of the Sun is featuring a very active chromosphere full of large filaments, some of them are so big, that can probably reach the size of Saturn’s ring system – which means – dozens of planet Earths. Some sunspots are also visible in the inverted Ha image, with Active Region 3053 – visible in the upper center – featuring an arched prominence, also called filament, for being visible from above and against the solar disc. As the Sun is rotating some of these filaments will then turn into prominences as we normally call it, while they will be seen around the solar limb.
PT: Captada a 11 de julho de 2022, às 13h49 UT a partir da região do Dark Sky® Alqueva, Portugal, um mosaico de alta resolução do Sol apresenta uma cromosfera muito ativa e cheia de filamentos gigantescos, alguns destes tão grandes que provavelmente poderiam atingir o tamanho do sistema de anéis de Saturno, ou seja, dezenas de vezes o tamanho do planeta Terra. Algumas manchas solares também são visíveis na imagem H-alfa invertida, com a Região Activa 3053 – visível no centro superior – apresentando uma proeminência arqueada, também chamada de filamento, por ser vista de cima e contra o disco solar. À medida que o sol for girando, os filamentos que persistirem passarão a ser designados de proeminências, como normalmente lhes chamamos, enquanto são visíveis ao redor do limbo solar.
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William Optics ED80 | EQ-6 Pro mount | Daystar Quark Chromosphere filter| Camera Player One Apollo-M Max| Focuser Sesto Senso 2 | Mosaic of 7 panels with a stack of 200 frames for each single image. Captured in average seeing conditions from Dark Sky® Alqueva territory, Portugal.
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Celebrating Together the Passion of the Night Sky
Sometimes all you need is just being under the stars and celebrate together the passion of the night sky. A vertical panoramic image of single shots, reveals to path of Summer Milky Way visible in the background and above a group of people which are together participating in an outdoor night session with telescopes.
PT: Por vezes tudo que precisamos é apenas relaxar, e estar sob a grandeza de um céu estrelado pristino, para celebrar a paixão e magia da astronomia. Um panorama vertical de disparos únicos, revela em segundo plano o caminho da Via Láctea de Verão, que se ergue acima de uma das paisagens do Dark Sky® Alqueva, enquanto um grupo de pessoas participa numa sessão de observação externa.
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Solar Time Lapse of a Great Prominence Releasing a CME into Space on 10Th July 2022
On 10th July, 2022, the Sun has featured a gigantic solar prominence over the chromosphere, throwing a coronal mass ejection (CME) into space. Luckily I was checking the sun activity at the end of the day, as normally I don’t photograph the sun so late, specially for being low and close to the horizon. As soon as I realised that a huge prominence was visible and growing so fast and drastically, I quickly start shooting. Seeing forecast was amazing around 0,71″ arc. but the sun was lower than ideal and the atmosphere had a fine layer of dust coming from Africa. The temperature was very high, around 38º at 18h00. So I made a huge effort of gathering as much images as possible. The sequence was captured between UT17h37 and UT18h30 and shows spectacular motion of the CME. The gradual change in contrast in the solar disc, is related with the sun getting lower and crossing the dust layer which scattered the light even more. The final result is a 4K high resolution solar movie (at the end of this page) comprising around 1hour of images, captured from the Dark Sky® Alqueva region, Portugal. Here is the animations from NASA SDO and LASCO-c2 (Cactus CME detection) from this same day, showing the same giant as seen from the probe in Space. It is impressive the motion of the prominence in the time lapse, which seems to end up swirling like a tornado
PT: Em 10 de Julho de 2022, o Sol apresentou uma proeminência solar gigantesca sobre a cromosfera, lançando uma ejeção de massa coronal (CME) no espaço. Por sorte, fui verificar a atividade solar no final do dia, visto que normalmente não fotografo o sol tão tarde, principalmente por estar baixo e próximo ao horizonte. Assim que percebi que uma enorme proeminência estava visível e crescia drasticamente, comecei prontamente a fotografar. A previsão do seeing (estabilidade atmosférica) era incrível, cerca de 0,71″ segundos de arco, mas o sol estava mais baixo do que seria ideal e a atmosfera tinha uma fina camada de poeira vinda de África. A temperatura estava muito alta neste dia, em torno dos 38º às 18h00. Assim, fiz um esforço para captar o máximo de imagens possível. A sequência foi captada entre as UT17h37 e UT18h30 e mostra o movimento espetacular da CME. A mudança gradual no contraste no disco solar, está relacionada com o facto do sol se ir aproximando do horizonte e atravessando uma camada de poeira fina que dispersou ainda mais a luz . O resultado final é um filme solar 4K de alta resolução (ver final desta página) com cerca de 1 hora de imagens, captadas na região de Dark Sky® Alqueva, Portugal. Aqui poderá ver uma animação da NASA SDO e LASCO-c2 (Cactus CME detection) deste mesmo dia, mostrando a mesma proeminência e CME vista da sonda que se encontra no espaço. É impressionante o movimento da proeminência no final do time lapse, que parece acabar girando como um tornado.
Above are some still shots captured at different times during the sequence and presented in color and monochromatic version, intended to help conduct the reader attention to the most interesting parts of the image.
PT: Acima estão algumas fotos captadas em diferentes tempos durante a sequência, mostrando a evolução da proeminência. As imagens estão apresentadas em uma versão a cores e monocromática, com o objetivo intencional de ajudar a conduzir a atenção do leitor para as partes mais interessantes da imagem.
Above is possible to watch the video time lapse sequence compiling 200 shots processed, each one as result of a stack of the best 200 frames from each raw video. The final result is a 4K high resolution time lapse movie comprising around 1 hour.
PT: Acima é possível ver o vídeo time lapse compilando 200 captações processadas, cada uma como resultado de um stack dos melhores 200 frames de cada vídeo raw. O resultado final é um filme time lapse de alta resolução de 4K que condensa cerca de 1h de imagens.
Technical details | Detalhes Técnicos
SW Esprit 120ED Professional | EQ-6 Pro mount | Daystar Quark Chromosphere filter| Player One Apollo-M Max |Focuser Sesto Senso 2 | Stack of 200 frames for each single image, captured in average to good seeing conditions from Dark Sky® Alqueva territory, Portugal.
Important Note | Nota Importante: Never look and point a telescope or any other optical equipment directly to the sun without a proper and specialized safty filters! It can blind you forever. PT: Nota Importante – Nunca aponte um telescópio ou qualquer equipamento óptico directamente para o sol e observe através dele sem filtros especializados e seguros. Causará cegueira irreversível!
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Solar Time Lapse of a Large Prominence Releasing a CME
On 22th February, 2022, the Sun has featured a gigantic solar prominence over the chromosphere, throwing a coronal mass ejection (CME) into space. This was my most stressful and lucky capture. As soon as I realised that the prominence was growing so fast and drastically, I had to quickly decide what to do. So I decided to interrupt the first sequence and rotate the camera framing again for the new composition, to be able to keep capturing this growing giant ejection. It’s the highest “flame” I saw and record until now. So tall comparing the Sun’s disc that we could fit probably dozens of planet Earths inside. Seeing was good, not perfect, but nice enough for a time lapse. So I made a huge effort of gathering as much images as possible. The sequence was captured between UT11h58 and UT14h16. The final result is a 4K high resolution solar movie comprising around 2hours and 15 minutes, captured from the Dark Sky® Alqueva region, Portugal. Here is the animations from NASA SDO and LASCO-c2 (Cactus CME detection) from this same day, showing the same giant as seen from the probe in Space.
PT: Em 22 de fevereiro de 2022, o Sol apresentou uma proeminência gigantesca visível sobre a cromosfera, lançando uma ejeção de massa coronal (CME) no espaço. Assim que me apercebi que a proeminência estava a crescer de forma tão rápida e drástica, tive que decidir rapidamente o que fazer. Então decidi interromper a primeira sequência e girar a câmara para redefinir o novo enquaramento, e poder assim continuar a captar o crescimento dessa ejeção gigante. Esta foi a “chama” mais alta que vi e gravei até agora. Tão alta que caberiam provavelmente dezenas de planetas Terra na sua extensão. A estabilidade da atmosfera não estava perfeita, mas suficiente para permitir registar um time lapse. Então fiz um esforço para reunir o máximo de imagens possível. A sequência foi captada entre UT11h58 e UT14h16. O resultado final é um filme solar 4K de alta resolução com cerca de 2 horas e 15 minutos, captado na região do Dark Sky® Alqueva, Portugal. Aqui poderá ver uma animação da NASA SDO e LASCO-c2 (detecção de Cactus CME) deste mesmo dia, mostrando a mesma proeminência e CME vista da sonda que se encontra no espaço.
Above are some still shots presented in color and monochromatic version, intended to help conduct the reader attention to the most interesting parts of the image.
PT: Acima estão algumas fotos apresentadas em uma versão a cores e monocromática, com o objetivo intencional de ajudar a conduzir a atenção do leitor para as partes mais interessantes da imagem.
Above is possible to watch the video time lapse sequence compiling 335 shots processed, each one as result of a stack of the best 200 frames from each raw video. The final result is a 4K high resolution time lapse movie comprising around 2 hours.
PT: Acima é possível ver o vídeo time lapse compilando 335 captações processadas, cada uma como resultado de um stack dos melhores 200 frames de cada vídeo raw. O resultado final é um filme time lapse de alta resolução de 4K que condensa cerca de 2h de imagens.
Technical details | Detalhes Técnicos
SW Esprit 120ED Professional | EQ-6 Pro mount | Daystar Quark Chromosphere filter| QUY5III174M |Focuser Sesto Senso 2 | Stack of 200 frames for each single image, captured in average to good seeing conditions from Dark Sky® Alqueva territory, Portugal.
Important Note | Nota Importante: Never look and point a telescope or any other optical equipment directly to the sun without a proper and specialized safty filters! It can blind you forever. PT: Nota Importante – Nunca aponte um telescópio ou qualquer equipamento óptico directamente para o sol e observe através dele sem filtros especializados e seguros. Causará cegueira irreversível!
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A Stargazer with Mercury, Venus, Moon and Pleiades above Alqueva Lake
On the morning of 26th June, the waning crescent Moon was in a close alignment with planet Venus and Pleiades star cluster M45, featuring a wonderful Earthshine. While Pleiades are high in the Sky and near the upper edge, Mercury has joined the show and is close to the horizon. Dificult to find ? Yes, so please, follow my arm, I´m the photographer on the ground holding the bright light and pointing to the same region of the sky you are looking for. Hope it helps you to identify the small orange light of planet Mercury. Captured in the calm waters of Alqueva lake, at Dark Sky® Alqueva, Portugal.
PT: Na manhã de 26 de Junho, a lua minguante encontrava-se num alinhamento muito próximo com o planeta Vénus e o aglomerado das Pleiades M45, exibindo ainda um maravilhoso Earthshine lunar. Enquanto as Pleiades estão altas e no topo superior da imagem, Mercúrio também se juntou ao show e está junto ao horizonte. Difícil de encontrar? Sim, então por favor, siga o meu braço estendido, eu sou o fotógrafo visível na imagem segurando a luz brilhante e apontando para a mesma região do céu que o leitor está à procura. Espero que o ajude a identificar a pequena luz laranja que é o planeta Mercúrio na imagem. Captada nas águas calmas do lago Alqueva, no Dark Sky® Alqueva, Portugal.
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A Waning Crescent Moon in Close Conjunction with Planet Venus and Pleiades Star Cluster
On the morning of 26th June, the waning crescent Moon was in a close alignment with planet Venus and Pleiades star cluster M45, featuring a wonderful Earthshine. Mercury has joined the show later, for being so close to the Sun. The background sky in the twilight reveals a beautiful combination of colors, while in the foregound, the main two scources of bright lights are reflected in the calm water of Alqueva lake, at Dark Sky® Alqueva, Portugal.
PT: Na manhã de 26 de Junho, a lua minguante encontrava-se num alinhamento muito próximo com o planeta Vénus e o aglomerado das Pleiades M45, exibindo ainda um maravilhoso Earthshine lunar. O planeta Mercúrio juntou-se ao show mais tarde, por estar tão perto do Sol. O céu de fundo ao crepúsculo revela uma bela combinação de cores, enquanto no primeiro plano, as duas principais fontes de luzes brilhantes, estão reflectidas nas águas calmas do lago Alqueva, no Dark Sky® Alqueva, Portugal.
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A Twilight Show Reveals the Moon and 7 Planets Aligend Along the Ecliptic Plane
On the morning of 26th June, all planets were aligned along the Ecliptic plane. The waning crescent Moon has joined the parade, being very close to Venus and Pleiades star cluster. Mercury was not visible, for being below the horizon at 4h42 AM. The panoramic twilight scene of single images, also features the faint path of Milky Way, for being mixed with the morning bluish colors. In the upper left part and not faraway from Cassiopeia constellation, is visible Andromeda galaxy. The annotated version below, features the precise position and identification of each os the 7 planets. Pluto, although, is so faint (+14 mag.) that is not possible to resolve with a small lens, so the circle is marking the star TYC 6892-0124-1, which is the star more close to real position of Pluto, and the maximum magnitude I could register (+10 mag.) with my camera. The annotated version has a magnifying circle showing the area in full resolution to help identify the faintest planets, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. Captured in Alqueva lake, at Dark Sky® Alqueva, Portugal.
PT: Na manhã de 26 de junho, todos os planetas estavam alinhados ao longo do plano da Eclíptica. A Lua minguante juntou-se ao desfile, estando muito perto de Vénus e do aglomerado das Pleiades. Mercúrio não era visível, por estar abaixo do horizonte às 4h42 AM. O cenário crepuscular panorâmico de disparos únicas, também revela o tênue caminho da Via Láctea, por se misturar com as cores azuladas do amanhecer. Na parte superior esquerda e não muito longe da constelação de Cassiopeia, é visível a galáxia de Andrómeda. A versão anotada visível em baixo, apresenta a posição precisa e a identificação de cada um dos 7 planetas. Plutão, no entanto, é tão fraco (+14 mag.) que não é possível resolver com uma lente pequena, por isso o círculo assinala a estrela TYC 6892-0124-1, que é a estrela mais próxima da posição real de Plutão, e a magnitude máxima que consegui registrar (+10 mag.) com minha câmara. A versão anotada tem um círculo de ampliação mostrando a área em resolução total para ajudar a identificar os planetas mais fracos, Urano, Netuno e Plutão. Captada junto ao lago de Alqueva, no Dark Sky® Alqueva, Portugal.
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An Over Extended Spring Shows Colorful Light Paths above Green Fields and White Flowers
Paths of colorful lights full-fill the unfocused background sky, remembering us that each star shines at different temperatures. The bluish stars are the warmest, while the coldest are shinning in orange-reddish hues. Violet paths belongs to emission nebulae, as the core of a dragged Milky Way is still visible in upper right corner. In the foreground, white flowers are still blooming in green fields spread all over the driest regions in Alentejo, due to a late Spring over extended, thanks to an unexpected raining time, which we hope will be a wet welcome, to the Summer season. Captured in Mértola region, at Dark Sky® Alqueva, Portugal.
PT: Caminhos de luz coloridos preenchem um céu de fundo desfocado, lembrando-nos que cada estrela brilha a diferentes temperaturas. As estrelas azuladas são as mais quentes, enquanto as mais frias brilham em tons de laranja-avermelhado. Os caminhos violetas pertencem às nebulosas de emissão, pois o núcleo de uma Via Láctea arrastada ainda é visível no canto superior direito. Em primeiro plano, flores brancas continuam a desabrochar por entre campos verdes que se espalham por todas as regiões mais secas do Alentejo, graças a um final de primavera prolongado, devido a um período de chuva inesperado. Esperemos que seja apenas uma “recepção molhada” à chegada deste Verão. Captada recentemente durante o meu workshop de astrofotografia nos ceús de Mértola, no Dark Sky® Alqueva.
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Our Greatness Rises When We Recognise The beauty Immersed in Each Corner of the Universe
Sometimes all you need is just…being under the stars to understand how big, we humans, can be. Big, by the simple fact that we can have a conscience of our limits when trying to “understand” a small fraction of what we are looking at. But our greatness rises, when we are able to recognise all the beauty immersed in each piece of Nature, in each corner of the Universe! Captured on my recent astro astro workshop at Dark Sky® Alqueva. My thanks to participants Daniela and Ana, which posed for me in this single shot.
PT: Por vezes tudo que precisamos é apenas…relaxar, e estar sob a grandeza de um céu estrelado pristino, para entender o quão grandes, nós humanos, podemos ser. Grandes pelo simples facto de termos a consciência dos nossos limites ao tentar “entender” uma pequena fracção do que se avista diante os nossos olhos. Mas a nossa grandeza aumenta, quando somos capazes de reconhecer toda a Beleza presente em cada pedaço da Natureza, em cada canto do Universo! Captada recentemente durante o meu workshop de astrofotografia no Dark Sky® Alqueva. Os meus agradecimentos às participantes Daniela e Ana, que posaram para mim nesta foto de um disparo único.
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A Meteor and a Eclipsed Moon in the Twilight
A wide angle image is the result of a team work between me and my dear Apolónia. Captured few minutes before the morning starts, it shows the reddish glow of an eclipsed moon for being under the Earth shadow cone, mixed with the colors of the twilight in the background. luckily at the precise moment that Apolónia Rodrigues was pressing the camera button – by hand, we didn’t had more cables available as I was running 4 other cameras, a bright shooting star was crossing the field below the Milky Way, visible in the lower left edge. In the foreground, an old mine structure from Mina de São Domingos, in Mértola, at Dark Sky® Alqueva Reserve, is visible in the shadow.
PT: Esta visão grande angular é o resultado de um trabalho de equipa entre mim e a Apolónia. Captado poucos minutos antes do início do crepúsculo matinal, mostra o brilho avermelhado de uma lua eclipsada por estar sob a influência do cone de sombra da Terra, misturado com as cores do crepúsculo em pano de fundo. Felizmente no preciso momento em que Apolónia Rodrigues estava a premir o botão da câmara – à mão, não tínhamos mais cabos disponíveis pois eu estava a trabalhar com outras 4 câmaras, uma estrela cadente brilhante atravessava o campo abaixo da Via Láctea, visível na parte inferior da extremidade esquerda. Em primeiro plano, é visível na sombra a silhueta de uma antiga estrutura mineira do complexo da Mina de São Domingos, em Mértola, na Reserva Dark Sky® Alqueva.
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Total Lunar Eclipse and Milky Way Shining in a VR 360º Starry Scene
Captured on the wonderful century old mine of São Domingos, in Achada do Gamo, Dark Sky® Alqueva – Mértola, an all sky and 360º Virtual Reality scene features the arch of Milky Way shining high in the Sky. Summer Triangle highlights the center of the image, with blueish Vega near the top. Left lower center – in the beginning of the Milky Way faintest path – a bright elliptic and diffuse dot is the light coming from Andromeda Galaxy. In the lower center and between the two strcutures are shining planets Jupiter and Mars, being Saturn visible as well, but more to the center right. On the right edge, shines the dusty core of Milky Way galaxy full of emission nebulae and close to Rho Ophiuchi clouds complex, an unusual bright orange glow belongs to an eclipsed super moon for being under the Earth shadow cone. Below is available two Virtual Realities 360º of this scene. You can experience a full 7K resolution using your desktop, or smartphone with gyroscope. A great “in loco” experience can be achieved if you wear a VR glasses.
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