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by LuigiF
Sun Nov 06, 2022 8:24 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Dark Ball in Inverted Starfield (2022 Nov 06)
Replies: 15
Views: 4553

Re: APOD: Dark Ball in Inverted Starfield (2022 Nov 06)

Chris Peterson wrote: Sun Nov 06, 2022 7:32 pm
LuigiF wrote: Sun Nov 06, 2022 7:27 pm As far as I remember one of the rules imposed in the past for a candidate APOD was that the compositions were forbidden.
I’m missing something
No such rule exists, or ever did. Nor should it.
It still remains a composition and time ago one of my pictures was questioned for this reason
by LuigiF
Sun Nov 06, 2022 7:27 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Dark Ball in Inverted Starfield (2022 Nov 06)
Replies: 15
Views: 4553

Re: APOD: Dark Ball in Inverted Starfield (2022 Nov 06)

As far as I remember one of the rules imposed in the past for a candidate APOD was that the compositions were forbidden.
I’m missing something
by LuigiF
Wed Oct 26, 2022 5:05 pm
Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
Topic: Submissions: 2022 October
Replies: 138
Views: 230766

Re: Submissions: 2022 October

Partial Solar Eclipse from Italy (Inverted White Light and Halpha)
https://flic.kr/p/2nVpuc5
https://flic.kr/p/2nVjsNf
Copyrights: Luigi Fiorentino
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by LuigiF
Sun Feb 09, 2020 9:54 pm
Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
Topic: Submissions: 2020 February
Replies: 103
Views: 100597

Re: Submissions: 2020 February

Super Snow Moon 2020 from Castel Del Monte Italy
9th February 2020
Full res Image is here:

https://flic.kr/p/2irhF9F

Copyright Luigi Fiorentino
by LuigiF
Mon Nov 11, 2019 11:11 pm
Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
Topic: Submissions: 2019 November
Replies: 120
Views: 130470

Re: Submissions: 2019 November

11, 11, 2019 Mercury Transit

HiRes here

https://flic.kr/p/2hJxH1y

Copyright: Luigi Fiorentino
by LuigiF
Wed Nov 06, 2019 5:18 pm
Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
Topic: Submissions: 2019 November
Replies: 120
Views: 130470

Re: Submissions: 2019 November

LuigiF wrote: Sat Nov 02, 2019 7:10 pm Don't miss the next Mercury Transit
Here in Halpha and White light the last transit of Mercury of May 9th 2016

https://flic.kr/p/2hE7D9W

Copyright: Luigi Fiorentino
by LuigiF
Sat Nov 02, 2019 7:10 pm
Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
Topic: Submissions: 2019 November
Replies: 120
Views: 130470

Re: Submissions: 2019 November

Don't miss the next Mercury Transit
Here in Halpha and White light the last transit of Mercury of May 5th 2016

https://flic.kr/p/2hE7D9W

Copyright: Luigi Fiorentino
by LuigiF
Sun Oct 27, 2019 10:09 pm
Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
Topic: Submissions: 2019 October
Replies: 105
Views: 184858

Re: Submissions: 2019 October

Don't miss the next Mercury Transit
Here in Halpha and White light the last transit of Mercury of May 5th 2016

https://flic.kr/p/2hBiqWA
Copyright: Luigi Fiorentino
by LuigiF
Sun Oct 27, 2019 11:03 am
Forum: The Asterisk Café: Discuss Anything Astronomy Related
Topic: APODs not in Starship
Replies: 4
Views: 6268

Re: APODs not in Starship

this is not the point Ann. I see at the APOD NASA web page images that have never been posted here
by LuigiF
Sat Oct 26, 2019 4:20 pm
Forum: The Asterisk Café: Discuss Anything Astronomy Related
Topic: APODs not in Starship
Replies: 4
Views: 6268

APODs not in Starship

I'm wondering if all the images published at the APOD web page come from Starship Asterisk. Most of them have never been published here. Is there another preferential channel where to send our pictures? All the times I've sent the images directly to the editors Nemiroff and Bonnell they have been re...
by LuigiF
Mon Sep 30, 2019 10:49 pm
Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
Topic: Submissions: 2019 September
Replies: 99
Views: 132816

Re: Submissions: 2019 September

Orion captured in a bubble
Canon 650D and 28 mm USM Canon
30 september 2019 Monte Pollino Italy

HiRes here
https://flic.kr/p/2hoo5nw


Luigi Fiorentino
by LuigiF
Fri Aug 16, 2019 12:43 am
Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
Topic: Submissions: 2019 August
Replies: 95
Views: 117685

Re: Submissions: 2019 August

Full Moon rising above the crowd in a middle August evening

https://flic.kr/p/2gXZepy

Luigi Fiorentino
Bari-Italy
by LuigiF
Fri Aug 16, 2019 12:29 am
Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
Topic: Submissions: 2019 August
Replies: 95
Views: 117685

Re: Submissions: 2019 August

Urban August Full Moon

https://flic.kr/p/2gXXZ2N

Luigi Fiorentino
Bari-Italy
by LuigiF
Tue Feb 19, 2019 9:55 pm
Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
Topic: Submission: 2019 February
Replies: 88
Views: 112555

Re: Submission: 2019 February

Supermoon from the Castle of "The Name of the Rose". Feb 19 2019 17:05 UT
Castel del Monte (Andria-Italy)
HiRes here:

https://flic.kr/p/SGnezm


Author: Luigi Fiorentino
by LuigiF
Thu Aug 16, 2018 11:46 pm
Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
Topic: Submissions: 2018 August
Replies: 177
Views: 131890

Re: Submissions: 2018 August

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by LuigiF
Thu Aug 16, 2018 6:20 pm
Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
Topic: Submissions: 2018 August
Replies: 177
Views: 131890

Re: Submissions: 2018 August

Compositon of the last total lunar eclipse (July, 27 2018) made from 3 frames (ingress, totality, egress) each postprocessed in HDR in order to catch the correct exposition for both the illuminated part of the Moon and the part covered by the Earth shadow. An apochromatic telescope (72mm f/6) with a...
by LuigiF
Sat Jul 28, 2018 9:58 pm
Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
Topic: Submissions: 2018 July
Replies: 148
Views: 117260

Re: Submissions: 2018 July

Lunar Eclipse July 27, 2018
HDR of the lunar disk egressing the Earth cone shadow
Bari-Italy

Luigi Fiorentino

HR here:

https://flic.kr/p/29vj2Es
by LuigiF
Sun Sep 10, 2017 8:51 pm
Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
Topic: 2017 August 21 eclipse images
Replies: 83
Views: 114854

Re: 2017 August 21 eclipse images

Composition of the whole eclipse. Regulus is visible at left
Casper (WY) August 21, 2017


HiRes
https://flic.kr/p/XZPk6Q


Luigi Fiorentino
Italy
by LuigiF
Tue Aug 29, 2017 2:29 pm
Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
Topic: 2017 August 21 eclipse images
Replies: 83
Views: 114854

Re: 2017 August 21 eclipse images

Great Solar Eclipse Aug. 21, 2017 Casper (WY-USA)
A composition of an HDR processed image of the corona and a lapse before the second contact with the diamond ring.
It has been a great, unforgettable show in my life.

HiRes here:

https://flic.kr/p/XVP5ew

Luigi Fiorentino
Italy
by LuigiF
Mon Aug 28, 2017 11:03 pm
Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
Topic: Submissions: 2017 August
Replies: 168
Views: 126589

Re: Submissions: 2017 August

Great Solar Eclipse Aug. 21, 2017 Casper (WY-USA)
A composition of an HDR processed image of the corona and a lapse before the second contact with the diamond ring.
It has been the greatest unforgettable show in my life.

HiRes here:

https://flic.kr/p/XVP5ew

Luigi Fiorentino
Italy
by LuigiF
Mon Aug 07, 2017 11:15 pm
Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
Topic: Submissions: 2017 August
Replies: 168
Views: 126589

Re: Submissions: 2017 August

Looking forward to the next node...
The partial lunar eclipse of August, 7th 2017

The Hres are linked here:

https://flic.kr/p/Wh8v4n
https://flic.kr/p/XfCBXs

Luigi Fiorentino
Bari - Italy
by LuigiF
Thu Jun 22, 2017 11:29 pm
Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
Topic: Submissions: 2017 June
Replies: 131
Views: 64155

Re: Submissions: 2017 June

Sun rising at the solstice of this year as seen from my location.
3 hrs total exposure 5 minutes is the separation between two solar images.
I'm the author and the owner of the image
HiRes here:

https://flic.kr/p/VZdwvL



Luigi Fiorentino
Bari - ITALY
by LuigiF
Mon Nov 14, 2016 1:40 am
Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
Topic: Submissions: 2016 November
Replies: 183
Views: 71650

Re: Submissions: 2016 November

Supermoon of today: November 14th 2016 A comparison of the size of the Moon with the Full Moon minutes before the penumbral eclipse in September 16th, 2016. Today also a central transit of the ISS occured from my location at 01:13 local time (00:13 GMT) All the pictures made with a Celestron C9.25 a...
by LuigiF
Fri Sep 16, 2016 11:29 pm
Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
Topic: Submissions: 2016 September
Replies: 198
Views: 108632

Re: Submissions: 2016 September

Penumbral Lunal Eclipse 16-09-2016 Nice penumbral Lunar Eclipse this evening visible from Europe, Africa, Asia, Aus., w Pacific. Here is a composition of two shots made with the same exposition time and post-processing, at the greatest and the final phase Celestron c925+reducer and Canon 650D https:...
by LuigiF
Sun Jul 03, 2016 11:53 pm
Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
Topic: Submissions: 2016 July
Replies: 159
Views: 55513

Re: Submissions: 2016 July

Moon approaching Aldebaran A few minutes before the grazing occultation of Aldebaran by the Moon. 07-02-2016 Monte Pollino (Potenza) - Italy Canon 650D and Tele Lens Canon EF200mm f/2.8L II USM (f/2.8 - 0.8 sec) Star Party del Pollino Photographer: Luigi Fiorentino link Full Res https://www.flickr....