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- Tue Apr 16, 2024 5:59 pm
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submissions: 2024 April
- Replies: 92
- Views: 3721
Re: Submissions: 2024 April
Milky Way reflection https://www.flickr.com/photos/julienlooten/ Copyright: Julien Looten https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53658815754_c65daa9fd3_z.jpg For the first Milky Way of the year 2024, I take you to the Quercy Park, in the Southwest of France, sometimes nicknamed "the Quercy's Blac...
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 6:25 pm
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submissions: 2024 March
- Replies: 88
- Views: 186921
Re: Submissions: 2024 March
Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks Copyright: Julien Looten https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53575623784_916245929a_c.jpg Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, first discovered in 1812 by astronomer Jean-Louis Pons, has captivated the interest of celestial observers ever since. With an orbital period of just under 71 years...
- Sat Feb 03, 2024 8:34 pm
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submissions: 2024 February
- Replies: 75
- Views: 399684
Re: Submissions: 2024 February
Lunar Crown and Pleiades Copyright: Julien Looten The photograph, taken on the evening of January 20th from the city of Arras, after a significant snowfall in northern France, reveals a remarkable celestial phenomenon - a lunar crown. Are you familiar with this rare phenomenon? Unlike a typical rai...
- Sat Jan 13, 2024 7:52 pm
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submissions: 2024 January
- Replies: 82
- Views: 218204
Re: Submissions: 2024 January
The Starry Mont Saint-Michel (Normandy, France). URL of website, if any Copyright: Looten Julien https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53461690293_2f892bd511_z.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53461878699_ae76e7118d_z.jpg On the night from Thursday to Friday (11/01/2024), accompanied by two fr...
- Sat Dec 30, 2023 1:15 pm
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submissions: 2023 December
- Replies: 100
- Views: 166759
Re: Submissions: 2023 December
Between Earth, Sky, and Sea Copyright: Julien Looten full image : https://www.flickr.com/photos/julienlooten/53430884178/in/datetaken-public/ https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53430884178_3bd13a581b_z.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53431062554_fbd48a66c1_z.jpg --- Between Earth, Sky, and...
- Sat Dec 23, 2023 3:29 pm
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submissions: 2023 December
- Replies: 100
- Views: 166759
Re: Submissions: 2023 December
The Twin Stones... https://www.flickr.com/photos/julienlooten/ Copyright: Julien LOOTEN https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53416460630_70f56b678e_c.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53416514040_cbac69c4f5_c.jpg Last weekend (12/17/2023) I ventured to a rather unusual place... Although far fr...
- Sat Nov 11, 2023 9:11 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: The SAR and the Milky Way (2023 Nov 11)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 12127
Re: APOD: The SAR and the Milky Way (2023 Nov 11)
Hello, I am the author of the photograph. The shape of the Milky Way is quite normal. It is curved because of the (very large) panorama I had to make to get all these objects on the same image. In particular, an east-west panorama. This panorama causes deformations, which cannot be prevented. It's t...
- Sun Nov 05, 2023 11:21 pm
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submissions: 2023 October
- Replies: 158
- Views: 366273
Re: Submissions: 2023 October
SAR Arc in France https://www.flickr.com/photos/julienlooten/ Copyright: Looten Julien https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53311294522_ed0b4e92fb_c.jpg Solar activity over the last few days has led to the emergence of spectacular aurora borealis that can be seen this evening and tonight in France. ...
- Tue Oct 03, 2023 9:25 pm
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submissions: 2023 October
- Replies: 158
- Views: 366273
Re: Submissions: 2023 October
French belfry in front of the moon https://www.flickr.com/photos/julienlooten/ Copyright: Julien Looten https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53231533867_429e22f71e_c.jpg The Sun of the Golden Lion, crowning the summit of the Belfry of Arras (France), meets the Moon... First and foremost, it's essent...
- Fri Sep 08, 2023 4:20 pm
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submissions: 2023 September
- Replies: 120
- Views: 192891
Re: Submissions: 2023 September
Comet over a Neolithic menhir full : https://www.flickr.com/photos/julienlooten/ Copyright: Julien Looten https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53173509578_0a25c72241_c.jpg It is certainly one of the most remarkable astronomical phenomena of this summer 2023: the passage of comet C/2023 P1 (Nishimura...
- Fri Aug 18, 2023 5:03 pm
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submissions: 2023 August
- Replies: 146
- Views: 311057
Re: Submissions: 2023 August
**Capturing shooting stars: Perseids 2023 in the Constellation Cygnus** Copyright: Julien Looten https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53124837326_191261d12f_z.jpg Every year in August, skywatchers are treated to a spellbinding spectacle: the Perseids, a swarm of shooting stars that cross the Earth's...
- Sat Jul 29, 2023 8:01 am
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submissions: 2023 July
- Replies: 110
- Views: 187206
Re: Submissions: 2023 July
Red Sprites (and Saturn) above Château de Commarque (Dordogne, France) Copyright: Julien Looten Red Sprites (and Saturn) above Château de Commarque (Dordogne, France) https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53078080692_25f815da44_c.jpg After spotting red sprites with the naked eye on a night out at Châ...
- Thu Jul 27, 2023 8:28 am
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submissions: 2023 July
- Replies: 110
- Views: 187206
Re: Submissions: 2023 July
The milky way and The Summer Triangle above a french castle Copyright: Julien Looten https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53074647289_14557a3b1a_c.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53074976643_d48ea16c1b_c.jpg A starry night in the courtyard of Château de Losse (Dordogne, France).. Above the c...
- Mon Jun 05, 2023 10:07 am
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submissions: 2023 May
- Replies: 125
- Views: 233617
Re: Submissions: 2023 May
Full Moon (of the "Strawberries") rising over Laon Cathedral (Aisne, France) 🌖 https://www.flickr.com/photos/julienlooten/ Copyright: Julien Looten https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52952259344_dc1f5caf0a_z.jpg Full moon over French cathedral 1/2 by Julien Looten , sur Flickr https://li...
- Sat Apr 22, 2023 6:59 am
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submissions: 2023 April
- Replies: 110
- Views: 160570
Re: Submissions: 2023 April
Night vision of the carrelets of the Gironde estuary (France) https://www.flickr.com/photos/julienlooten/ Copyright: Julien Looten https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52836350469_b60a15b560_b.jpg You have probably already seen these wooden huts on stilts, inseparable from the landscapes of the Char...
- Thu Mar 30, 2023 6:46 pm
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submissions: 2023 March
- Replies: 116
- Views: 185053
Re: Submissions: 2023 March
A starry night at the Château de Commarque (France, Dordogne) https://www.flickr.com/photos/julienlooten/52782252538/in/datetaken-public/ Copyright: Looten Julien https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52782252538_3dce726688_b.jpg I arrived at the Château de Commarque last Tuesday evening (21/03/2023)...
- Mon Feb 27, 2023 2:47 pm
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submissions: 2023 February
- Replies: 157
- Views: 200222
Re: Submissions: 2023 February
Zodiacal light in France Copyright: Looten Julien https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52715326923_57ff1d8f49_c.jpg EN : Zodiacal light at the Château de Losse in the Dordogne. The Château de Losse again? With a rare astronomical phenomenon, other than the airglow? Yes... Three weeks after capturing...
- Thu Jan 26, 2023 6:45 pm
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submissions: 2023 January
- Replies: 136
- Views: 167300
Re: Submissions: 2023 January
Atmospheric fireworks Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/Julien.Looten.Photographie Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/j.looten/?hl=fr Flickr : https://www.flickr.com/photos/julienlooten/52650775344 Copyright: Julien Looten https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52650775344_a1fa85334f_c.jpg This p...
- Sun Jan 22, 2023 2:27 pm
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submissions: 2023 January
- Replies: 136
- Views: 167300
Re: Submissions: 2023 January
Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) associated with an Airlgow... (France) flickr (full hd) : https://www.flickr.com/photos/julienlooten/52642153664 Copyright: Looten julien https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52642153664_dcf6c3ce0f_c.jpg Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) associated with an Airlgow... (France) by Julien Loo...
- Tue Dec 20, 2022 9:53 am
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submissions: 2022 December
- Replies: 105
- Views: 151993
Re: Submissions: 2022 December
Meteor, Milky Way and airglow above a Romanesque church in France. 💫 Full : https://www.flickr.com/photos/julienlooten/52575427863/in/datetaken-public/ Copyright: Looten Julien https://sendeyo.com/updownload/file/script/84b9b780f8aa8c56c00c45ccfbf2b257.webp https://sendeyo.com/updownload/file/scrip...
- Sun Nov 27, 2022 10:58 am
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submissions: 2022 November
- Replies: 109
- Views: 145433
Re: Submissions: 2022 November
The sky, between land and sea flickr : https://www.flickr.com/photos/julienlooten/ Copyright: Julien Looten https://sendeyo.com/updownload/file/script/3c73ca651534d9c7bfcdb921ff966945.webp https://sendeyo.com/updownload/file/script/c30c601298b044a08f1b91cddfe1a9ff.webp This photograph was taken fro...
- Sun Oct 09, 2022 2:43 pm
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submissions: 2022 October
- Replies: 138
- Views: 230758
Re: Submissions: 2022 October
A French mill meets the Milky Way https://www.flickr.com/photos/julienlooten/ Copyright: Julien Looten https://sendeyo.com/updownload/file/script/b5cd480cbeb8900d137e2337fec03d12.webp A French mill meets the Milky Way 🌌 . The Lescours mill (commune of Saint-Aubin-de-Branne, next to Bordeaux), lost ...
- Mon Sep 12, 2022 5:29 pm
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Submissions: 2022 September
- Replies: 170
- Views: 242141
Re: Submissions: 2022 September
French mills haloed by the Milky Way full : https://www.flickr.com/photos/julienlooten/52353150238/in/datetaken-public/ Copyright: Looten Julien https://sendeyo.com/updownload/file/script/8212f94a9919bc4c4cc32aa162fe6594.webp At the top of a panoramic hillock not far from Saint-Émilion (France), 5 ...
- Wed Aug 24, 2022 1:13 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Meteor & Milky Way over the... (2022 Aug 23)
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5872
Re: APOD: Meteor & Milky Way over the... (2022 Aug 23)
no, rather on the opposite side of the island, behind me.RocketRon wrote: ↑Wed Aug 24, 2022 4:00 am Cannes would be somewhere out to the right there also ?
- Tue Aug 23, 2022 3:58 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Meteor & Milky Way over the... (2022 Aug 23)
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5872
Re: APOD: Meteor & Milky Way over the... (2022 Aug 23)
Thanks for answering my question. If you don't mind, I am gonna ask some more :) Where is that light pollution coming from? from that city to the right of the Island? And what is it's name? The light pollution comes from the coastal towns, which are extremely touristic at this time. The lights on t...