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- Sat Apr 13, 2019 7:13 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Moon and Venus Appulse over a Tree (2019 Feb 06)
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Re: APOD: Moon and Venus Appulse over a Tree (2019 Feb 06)
Hi all, In response to the discussion regarding the forward scattering of moonlight from the kiawe leaves... I was standing about 3/4 a mile away or so when taking this shot - and I had no flash on my camera. So, scratch that idea. Also, the leaves on those trees aren’t being illuminated by Honolulu...
- Sat Apr 13, 2019 6:22 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Moon and Venus Appulse over a Tree (2019 Feb 06)
- Replies: 22
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Re: APOD: Moon and Venus Appulse over a Tree (2019 Feb 06)
Hello,
Alex here, the one who shot the image of the Moon and Venus over Koko crater. The forward scattering is through the leaves of a kiawe tree. There are no plumeria trees on the rim of the crater, but there are quite a few plumerias inside the crater.
Alex here, the one who shot the image of the Moon and Venus over Koko crater. The forward scattering is through the leaves of a kiawe tree. There are no plumeria trees on the rim of the crater, but there are quite a few plumerias inside the crater.
- Tue Jan 07, 2014 11:44 pm
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submissions: 2014 January
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flaring sun rising over crater
Shot of the flaring sun rising over Koko crater, on the east side of Honolulu. This image was taken at 8:49 Hawaii time (18:49 UT). AR1944 looms large towards the center of the disk. DMK51 camera on a Coronado solar telescope with H-alpha filter. http://www.flickr.com/photos/32859947@N08/11824262506...