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Many have asked me, but I won’t be traveling to any locations for Monday’s total solar eclipse. However, I was in full view of such an event in 2017 at the Oregon star party. It was magnificent and awe-inspiring! Here’s a few of the photos I took.
From my location close to Portland, OR, the Sun will be eclipsed only by 22%. It will begin for us at 10:33:40 AM and be at its most eclipsed (22%) at 11:25:32, and then it all ends at 12:19:18 PM.
Are you heading out to watch the eclipse in the locations where it will be in totality?
Lion Nebula (SH 132) - It's located ~10.4K light-years away. This is 122 five min. images for a total of 10 hrs of integration. It was taken on a RASA 8 with ASI 2600MC Pro camera+IDAS - NBZ Dual-band filter and processed with PixInsight + Photoshop
For whatever reason, Snickers seems to prefer only half of his bed. Go figure. Does your dog so the same?
Lagoon Nebula (M8 or NGC6523), 4k-6k light-years distant, 123 one min. exposures (2 hrs. 3 min. total integration), RASA 8, #asi183mcpro, #asiairplus, Taken at the 2023 #oregonstarparty
Busy nebulous region near Cygnus - NGC 6883 and WR 134 - 29 five min. exposures (2 hrs. 25 min. total integration), RASA 8, ASI 2600 MC Pro, IDAS NBZ Nebula Booster UHS, ASI Air Plus, taken during the 2023 Oregon Star Party. #oregonstarparty #zwo #asiairplus
Helix Nebula "Eye of God" (NGC 7293), 650 light-years distant, 68 two min. exposures (2 hrs total integration), #RASA8, #ASI183MCPro, #idasnbzuhs, Taken during the 2023 #oregonstarparty
North American Nebula (NGC 7000)(top) and Pelican Nebula (IC 5070)(bottom), 74 five min. exposures (6 hrs 10 min total integration), #rasa8, #asiairplus, #asi2600mcpro, #idasnbzuhs,
Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) with supernova visible. RASA 8, ASI 183MC Pro, 30 three min. exposures (1 hr 30 min total integration) taken during the 2023 Oregon Star Party #oregonstarparty
Pelican Nebula (IC 5070). Can you see the Pelican? 29 three minute exposures (1 hr 27 min. total integration). RASA 8, ASI 6200MC Pro, IDAS NBZ Nebula Booster UHS. Taken during the 2023 Oregon Star Party. #oregonstarparty
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