first quarter

first quarter, originally uploaded by undomestic.

05/17/2013, 17:41 edt

the sun

the sun, originally uploaded by undomestic.

my first sun image through the telescope. Was pretty excited to see the penumbral detail. Hopefully I can get an even shapper image with more practice.

midday moon

midday moon, originally uploaded by undomestic.

my first daylight moon through the telescope.

saturn and jupiter

my first planetary images. just quickies, no stacking or anything which I guess is self evident :)

saturn


jupiter with (l to r) ganymede, io and callisto

saturn, rhea and mimas

some cassini images i love.

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how lucky are we to live on this thing of beauty.

For photographers, star lovers and Earth lovers alike.
Video by Christoph Malin

i'd consider putting a video wall in my house and playing this on infinite loop...
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jupiter and the moon

22/365, originally uploaded by undomestic.

the closest they will be visually until 2026.

camera hand held through a window. not ideal, but i've become soft when it comes to sub zero temperatures.