APOD: Panoramic Eclipse Composite with... (2017 Aug 30)

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APOD: Panoramic Eclipse Composite with... (2017 Aug 30)

Post by APOD Robot » Wed Aug 30, 2017 4:11 am

Image Panoramic Eclipse Composite with Star Trails

Explanation: What was happening in the sky during last week's total solar eclipse? This featured little-planet, all-sky, double time-lapse, digitally-fused composite captured celestial action during both night and day from a single location. In this 360x180 panorama, north and south are at the image bottom and top, while east and west are at the left and right edges, respectively. During four hours the night before the eclipse, star trails were captured circling the north celestial pole (bottom) as the Earth spun. During the day of the total eclipse, the Sun was captured every fifteen minutes from sunrise to sunset (top), sometimes in partial eclipse. All of these images were then digitally merged onto a single image taken exactly during the total solar eclipse. Then, the Sun's bright corona could be seen flaring around the dark new Moon (upper left), while Venus simultaneously became easily visible (top). The tree in the middle, below the camera, is a Douglas fir. The images were taken with care and planning at Magone Lake in Oregon, USA.

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Re: APOD: Panoramic Eclipse Composite with... (2017 Aug 30)

Post by orin stepanek » Wed Aug 30, 2017 12:24 pm

Would make a pretty but unusual marble! :D
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Post by Christine Ringleb » Wed Aug 30, 2017 2:08 pm

What is the light source behind the tree?

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Post by Chris Peterson » Wed Aug 30, 2017 2:14 pm

Christine Ringleb wrote:What is the light source behind the tree?
That's the horizon. Since the landscape shot was taken during totality, we're seeing the 360° twilight horizon that appears during that period.
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Post by owlice » Wed Aug 30, 2017 3:33 pm

orin stepanek wrote:Would make a pretty but unusual marble! :D
Or holiday ornament!
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Post by ta152h0 » Fri Sep 01, 2017 4:05 am

is this the answer to prof Lewyn's challenge of years back ?
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Post by neufer » Fri Sep 01, 2017 12:06 pm

Click to play embedded YouTube video.
ta152h0 wrote:
is this the answer to prof Lewyn's challenge of years back ?
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap040913.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Lewin
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