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by Jeff_Sullivan
Sun Aug 14, 2016 7:28 pm
Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
Topic: Submissions: 2016 August
Replies: 245
Views: 91348

Re: Submissions: 2016 August

https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8077/28680524600_b92a90990c.jpg Perseid Meteor Shower 2016 by Jeff Sullivan , on Flickr I've been chasing every meteor shower that I could see with my camera since 2009. This year's Perseid meteor shower was one of the best I've photographed so far. This composite with...
by Jeff_Sullivan
Tue Aug 09, 2016 9:44 pm
Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
Topic: Submissions: 2016 August
Replies: 245
Views: 91348

Re: Submissions: 2016 August

Composite image of the Perseid meteor shower last year, captured on a Canon 5D Mark III DSLR over the course of 3 hours. The DSLR was on a on a fixed tripod without sky tracking, so the meteors reflect some movement of the radiant point of the meteor shower. https://c3.staticflickr.com/6/5821/199502...
by Jeff_Sullivan
Mon Aug 08, 2016 8:47 pm
Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
Topic: Submissions: 2016 August
Replies: 245
Views: 91348

Re: Submissions: 2016 August

Space debris enters the atmosphere near Mammoth Lakes, California at 9:37 pm July 27, identified as the second stage from the first Chang Zheng 7 rocket, which was launched Jun 25. A sonic boom arrived 8 minutes later at 9:45 pm. The image was captured on a Canon EOS 6D camera and Canon 14mm f/2.8 l...
by Jeff_Sullivan
Mon Aug 08, 2016 8:33 pm
Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
Topic: Submissions: 2016 August
Replies: 245
Views: 91348

Re: Submissions: 2016 August

There were at least 4 active meteor showers during the last week of July. On July 26 I saw 3 or 4 meteors per hour looking towards the galactic center, but many were missed due to the 20mm field of view, or the shutter not being open. https://c4.staticflickr.com/9/8795/27975824523_10982ea03e.jpg Del...
by Jeff_Sullivan
Mon Aug 08, 2016 7:55 pm
Forum: Starship Asterisk: Handbook
Topic: Introductions: How did you become interested in astronomy?
Replies: 271
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Re: Introductions: How did you become interested in astronomy?

Hi, I'm Jeff Sullivan. I grew up watching the Apollo missions on TV, as well as Carl Sagan's Cosmos series. I received a 60mm telescope in 8th grade and took a photography course to learn 35mm photography and darkroom processing. While in college at U.C. Berkeley I photographed the first space shutt...