The digital camera revolution has developed a positive feedback loop. The technology has driven down prices which has induced more people to take up the hobby which in the past was viewed as expensive. The increased demand has allowed manufacturers to develop economies of scale and to lower prices even more. We truly live in the golden age of amateur photography. The bad news is that so many people have really great equiptment and are taking great pictures and posting them on the web that it's getting really hard to find or take a picture that is truly unique or even interesting. The eclipse and the transit brought this out. Thousands of pictures are out there to the point that the events look like Niagra Falls, or Yosemite Valley, or the South rim of the Grand Canyon. EVERYONE has a set of pictures of these places and well, they all look pretty much the same. To be unique you need to go to great lengths like this guy who went to the corner of Australia where he could get a picture of the transit that included a passing of the Hubble telescope. http://legault.perso.sfr.fr/venus_hst_transit.html Even astophotos of passing comets are no longer unique unless they have a Messier globular in the background and a passing of the ISS in the forground. We live in interesting times. DT
This is the reason I find little need to take pictures there are so many pictures available. I just like to look and experience the events.
I do like the pictures people post here, but I much prefer h-alpha images. http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html The recent events have been great for public outreach (I saw SLAS has swelled to 240 members), it will be interesting to see what that translates into once all the hype passes. The digital camera revolution has developed a positive feedback loop. The
technology has driven down prices which has induced more people to take up the hobby which in the past was viewed as expensive. The increased demand has allowed manufacturers to develop economies of scale and to lower prices even more. We truly live in the golden age of amateur photography. The bad news is that so many people have really great equiptment and are taking great pictures and posting them on the web that it's getting really hard to find or take a picture that is truly unique or even interesting. The eclipse and the transit brought this out. Thousands of pictures are out there to the point that the events look like Niagra Falls, or Yosemite Valley, or the South rim of the Grand Canyon. EVERYONE has a set of pictures of these places and well, they all look pretty much the same. To be unique you need to go to great lengths like this guy who went to the corner of Australia where he could get a picture of the transit that included a passing of the Hubble telescope. http://legault.perso.sfr.fr/venus_hst_transit.html Even astophotos of passing comets are no longer unique unless they have a Messier globular in the background and a passing of the ISS in the forground. We live in interesting times. DT _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy
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Erik, if you like narrow-band solar shots,you (and others of course) should really like the incredible work of Alan Friedmand at http://www.avertedimagination.com/ He's been on APOD quite a bit with his most recent: http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap120314.html Dave On Jun 07, 2012, at 03:00 PM, erikhansen@thebluezone.net wrote:
This is the reason I find little need to take pictures there are so many pictures available. I just like to look and experience the events.
I do like the pictures people post here, but I much prefer h-alpha images. http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html The recent events have been great for public outreach (I saw SLAS has swelled to 240 members), it will be interesting to see what that translates into once all the hype passes. The digital camera revolution has developed a positive feedback loop. The
technology has driven down prices which has induced more people to take up the hobby which in the past was viewed as expensive. The increased demand has allowed manufacturers to develop economies of scale and to lower prices even more. We truly live in the golden age of amateur photography.
The bad news is that so many people have really great equiptment and are taking great pictures and posting them on the web that it's getting really hard to find or take a picture that is truly unique or even interesting. The eclipse and the transit brought this out. Thousands of pictures are out there to the point that the events look like Niagra Falls, or Yosemite Valley, or the South rim of the Grand Canyon. EVERYONE has a set of pictures of these places and well, they all look pretty much the same.
To be unique you need to go to great lengths like this guy who went to the corner of Australia where he could get a picture of the transit that included a passing of the Hubble telescope.
http://legault.perso.sfr.fr/venus_hst_transit.html
Even astophotos of passing comets are no longer unique unless they have a Messier globular in the background and a passing of the ISS in the forground.
We live in interesting times.
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His work is jaw-dropping! Mat -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of David Bennett Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2012 5:19 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Good news Bad news Erik, if you like narrow-band solar shots,you (and others of course) should really like the incredible work of Alan Friedmand at http://www.avertedimagination.com/ He's been on APOD quite a bit with his most recent: http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap120314.html Dave On Jun 07, 2012, at 03:00 PM, erikhansen@thebluezone.net wrote:
This is the reason I find little need to take pictures there are so many pictures available. I just like to look and experience the events.
I do like the pictures people post here, but I much prefer h-alpha images. http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html The recent events have been great for public outreach (I saw SLAS has swelled to 240 members), it will be interesting to see what that translates into once all the hype passes. The digital camera revolution has developed a positive feedback loop. The
technology has driven down prices which has induced more people to take up the hobby which in the past was viewed as expensive. The increased demand has allowed manufacturers to develop economies of scale and to lower prices even more. We truly live in the golden age of amateur photography.
The bad news is that so many people have really great equiptment and are taking great pictures and posting them on the web that it's getting really hard to find or take a picture that is truly unique or even interesting. The eclipse and the transit brought this out. Thousands of pictures are out there to the point that the events look like Niagra Falls, or Yosemite Valley, or the South rim of the Grand Canyon. EVERYONE has a set of pictures of these places and well, they all look pretty much the same.
To be unique you need to go to great lengths like this guy who went to the corner of Australia where he could get a picture of the transit that included a passing of the Hubble telescope.
http://legault.perso.sfr.fr/venus_hst_transit.html
Even astophotos of passing comets are no longer unique unless they have a Messier globular in the background and a passing of the ISS in the forground.
We live in interesting times.
DT _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list
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Mat, I first saw his work last week...one of his 'practice' shots in anticipation of the transit...blew my socks off. I can't wait to see when he's done processing the photo's from his trip West to capture Venus. Stay tuned. Oh, it's Friedman btw. Dave On Jun 07, 2012, at 03:35 PM, "Hutchings, Mat (H USA)" <mat.hutchings@siemens.com> wrote: His work is jaw-dropping! Mat -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of David Bennett Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2012 5:19 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Good news Bad news Erik, if you like narrow-band solar shots,you (and others of course) should really like the incredible work of Alan Friedmand at http://www.avertedimagination.com/ He's been on APOD quite a bit with his most recent: http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap120314.html Dave On Jun 07, 2012, at 03:00 PM, erikhansen@thebluezone.net wrote:
This is the reason I find little need to take pictures there are so many pictures available. I just like to look and experience the events.
I do like the pictures people post here, but I much prefer h-alpha images. http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html The recent events have been great for public outreach (I saw SLAS has swelled to 240 members), it will be interesting to see what that translates into once all the hype passes. The digital camera revolution has developed a positive feedback loop. The
technology has driven down prices which has induced more people to take up the hobby which in the past was viewed as expensive. The increased demand has allowed manufacturers to develop economies of scale and to lower prices even more. We truly live in the golden age of amateur photography
Speaking of H-a, did anyone else notice that first contact was visible in the PST before the white-light view? Kind of confused me for a while, until I read the reason on the S&T website yesterday. Then it was a classic "Of Course!" moment. I'm going to be on the lookout for it during the next transit of Mercury.
Was it due to the H-alpha view showing a layer of the sun that is farther out than white light shows? Hadn't thought of it before... Mat -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Chuck Hards Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2012 6:19 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Good news Bad news Speaking of H-a, did anyone else notice that first contact was visible in the PST before the white-light view? Kind of confused me for a while, until I read the reason on the S&T website yesterday. Then it was a classic "Of Course!" moment. I'm going to be on the lookout for it during the next transit of Mercury. _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options". This message and any attachments are solely for the use of intended recipients. The information contained herein may include trade secrets, protected health or personal information, privileged or otherwise confidential information. Unauthorized review, forwarding, printing, copying, distributing, or using such information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you are not an intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you received this email in error, and that any review, dissemination, distribution or copying of this email and any attachment is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please contact the sender and delete the message and any attachment from your system. Thank you for your cooperation
Yep! On Jun 7, 2012 4:49 PM, "Hutchings, Mat (H USA)" <mat.hutchings@siemens.com> wrote:
Was it due to the H-alpha view showing a layer of the sun that is farther out than white light shows? Hadn't thought of it before...
Mat
-----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Chuck Hards Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2012 6:19 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Good news Bad news
Speaking of H-a, did anyone else notice that first contact was visible in the PST before the white-light view? Kind of confused me for a while, until I read the reason on the S&T website yesterday. Then it was a classic "Of Course!" moment. I'm going to be on the lookout for it during the next transit of Mercury. _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy
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This was one the best I found. H-alpha details not real busy on that day. Last maximum, when I set up the clubs for public events, I observed for hours on end, that "public outreach" benefited me more than the public.
http://astronomy.qteaser.com/images/VenusTransitJune5-2012.jpg The mercury transits that I watched were fun because I was viewing them in h-alpha it gave a good excuse for viewing long periods. I really was hoping the NWS was wrong about the wind and clouds. It was pondered what would it have been like if the sky was clear for the transit. I imagine we would have had more scopes set up with people coming and going and not concentrated inside the museum. The event was widely promoted within the U of Utah. ALAS perhaps when I'm done upgrading my master bath and bedroom I can save enough to buy a DayStar. Erik Erik, if you like narrow-band solar shots,you (and others of course)
should really like the incredible work of Alan Friedmand at http://www.avertedimagination.com/
He's been on APOD quite a bit with his most recent: http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap120314.html
Dave
On Jun 07, 2012, at 03:00 PM, erikhansen@thebluezone.net wrote:
This is the reason I find little need to take pictures there are so many pictures available. I just like to look and experience the events.
I do like the pictures people post here, but I much prefer h-alpha images.
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
The recent events have been great for public outreach (I saw SLAS has swelled to 240 members), it will be interesting to see what that translates into once all the hype passes.
The digital camera revolution has developed a positive feedback loop. The
technology has driven down prices which has induced more people to take up the hobby which in the past was viewed as expensive. The increased demand has allowed manufacturers to develop economies of scale and to lower prices even more. We truly live in the golden age of amateur photography.
The bad news is that so many people have really great equiptment and are taking great pictures and posting them on the web that it's getting really hard to find or take a picture that is truly unique or even interesting. The eclipse and the transit brought this out. Thousands of pictures are out there to the point that the events look like Niagra Falls, or Yosemite Valley, or the South rim of the Grand Canyon. EVERYONE has a set of pictures of these places and well, they all look pretty much the same.
To be unique you need to go to great lengths like this guy who went to the corner of Australia where he could get a picture of the transit that included a passing of the Hubble telescope.
http://legault.perso.sfr.fr/venus_hst_transit.html
Even astophotos of passing comets are no longer unique unless they have a Messier globular in the background and a passing of the ISS in the forground.
We live in interesting times.
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Hutchings, Mat (H USA)