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Astronomy => Astrophotography => Topic started by: MarkS on Jul 03, 2009, 23:30:55

Title: Noctilucent Clouds
Post by: MarkS on Jul 03, 2009, 23:30:55

From my back garden in Sidcup on Friday 3 July at approx 11pm BST
I have a whole sequence of images taken between 10:45pm and 11:15pm BST

Nikon D70 with 55mm lens at F4.5 
Exposure of 6sec at ISO 200

The cloud formation was approx 15deg above the horizon in the NW

Mark

(http://gallery.orpington-astronomy.org.uk/albums/userpics/10046/noctilucent030709.jpg)
Title: Re: Noctilucent Clouds
Post by: RobertM on Jul 03, 2009, 23:38:36
Nice one!
Title: Re: Noctilucent Clouds
Post by: Rick on Jul 04, 2009, 00:04:21
Good shot, Mark. I saw them as I was driving home from Gravesend, but they seemed to have faded a bit by the time I got home, and my camera's not quite up to catching them.
Title: Re: Noctilucent Clouds
Post by: Ian on Jul 04, 2009, 00:05:58
nah, that's not Sidcup, there's a palm tree on the left hand side...

;) nice one
Title: Re: Noctilucent Clouds
Post by: Rocket Pooch on Jul 04, 2009, 08:23:11
Excellent!
Title: Re: Noctilucent Clouds
Post by: The Thing on Jul 04, 2009, 14:05:10
In the right place at the right time and with a camera. No surprise there.  :roll:

Super pic.
Title: Re: Noctilucent Clouds
Post by: Fay on Jul 04, 2009, 16:47:03
Like it Mark!
Title: Re: Noctilucent Clouds
Post by: MarkS on Jul 24, 2009, 00:19:54
Finally I've got around to creating an animated version of the noctilucent clouds seen from my back garden 3 weeks ago.

This animation covers the half hour period from 22:45-23:15 BST (3 July 2009).

Thumbnail:
(http://gallery.orpington-astronomy.org.uk/albums/userpics/10046/thumb_noct.gif)

Larger version (2 Mbytes):  http://gallery.orpington-astronomy.org.uk/albums/userpics/10046/noct.gif (http://gallery.orpington-astronomy.org.uk/albums/userpics/10046/noct.gif)

Mark
Title: Re: Noctilucent Clouds
Post by: Rick on Jul 24, 2009, 00:34:38
Excellent, Mark. Did you have the camera running in some sort of time-lapse mode?
Title: Re: Noctilucent Clouds
Post by: MarkS on Jul 24, 2009, 00:40:15

No.  I simply stood there for half an hour taking a frame every minute or so.  I have no time-lapse mode on my Nikon :(
Title: Re: Noctilucent Clouds
Post by: Mac on Jul 24, 2009, 06:28:24
QuoteI have no time-lapse mode on my Nikon

did your camera not come with nikon capture?
that has a time lapse feature if i remember correctly.
Title: Re: Noctilucent Clouds
Post by: MarkS on Jul 24, 2009, 07:35:21
Quote from: Mac
did your camera not come with nikon capture?
that has a time lapse feature if i remember correctly.

Good thinking - I'll look into that.