Tag Archives: Moon

Partial Solar Eclipse: 20th March 2015

Hi guys, I had the opportunity to watch Friday’s partial solar eclipse and even to take some photos. All were taken with Panasonic DMC-FZ38. I captured it through my handmade cardboard glasses – their filter was made from the magnetic part of floppy disc. The colors … Continue reading

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February Photogallery

Cameras: Panasonic DMC-FZ38,  and LG phone cam Locations: Slavičín, and Slavičín – Divnice Czech Republic    

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January Photogallery

The photos below were taken in January 2015 in Slavičín, Czech Republic with a camera Panasonic DMC-FZ38., as usual.

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Fortnight Astronomy Review: Dec 1 – 15, 2014

Our second poster is here! Every two weeks we make new astro poster. You can visit us either on Facebook or Stellar Eyes website. “Life on Earth is in peril. We have no future if we don’t go into space.”     … Continue reading

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December Photogallery

All the following pictures were taken in Slavičín, Czech Republic – mostly with camera Panasonic DMC-FZ38.

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Moon Photo Galllery: Autumn 2014

Here are some of my Moon photos that were taken during this autumn. In most cases, the camera I used was Panasonic DMC-FZ38.

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Moon in Summer 2014

Camera: Panasonic DMC-FZ38

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Moon in June 2014

Camera: Panasonic DMC-FZ38 Camera: Panasonic DMC-FZ38 EXIF: f/5.6 1/500 sec. ISO 80 Camera: Olympus SP-820UZ EXIF: f/5.7 1/400 sec. ISO 100 Taken through a Newton’s reflector with an old low-resolution camera.

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From the Archives: Moon in Summer 2013

Hello pals, It’s been a long time since I posted something so here is a shot of our beautiful Moon, which I took in summer. Here, I used a  Canon lens and some newton reflector of unknown brand which I … Continue reading

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My First Photo of Moon in 2014

This is the first image taken by me this year of 2014… I guess I can make some new night sky photos in next weeks and months – however, the sky here is usually very cloudy or when it’s not … Continue reading

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Wise Words by Neil Armstrong

    See it also here:                                                                     … Continue reading

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This Week in Astronomy (August 24 – 30)

Brand new infoposter made for Stellar Eyes:   Astronomy This Week – August 24 to 30, 2013 ALMA observatory halts work amid labour dispute: http://goo.gl/qjh08w Curiosity Mars rover views eclipse of the Sun by Phobos: http://goo.gl/LNleNi Neil deGrasse Tyson says that … Continue reading

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Look! There’s a Moon!

Several days ago, I was at another music festival, this time the event was held in Rudimov (5km from my home town). Fortunately, in the morning I had an opportunity to take some pictures of the Moon – at first, … Continue reading

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Moon Through Telescope

Canon EOS 350D f/10 1/400 sec ISO 1600 This was my first try – and I really had no idea how to take a picture through the telescope’s eyepiece, the setting above is just experimental… Another trouble I have is … Continue reading

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Wave at Saturn: What the Earth and Moon Look Like From There

Did you wave at Saturn on Friday? Here’s how you and everyone else on Earth looked to the Cassini spacecraft, 898.4 million miles away: “The image above is a color-composite made from raw images acquired by Cassini in red, green, and blue … Continue reading

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Archives: Nearly a “Supermoon”

Camera Panasonic DMC-FZ18. 1/200 sec f/4.2 ISO 100 I was at a local music festival called Mišmaš, where on Friday I took this moon shot.   View this photo on flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/92329295@N08/9309426867/

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Another Moon Frenzy

If anyone knows what is that little dot on the left of the moon on the photo above, let me know… 🙂 My guess is it is satellite NOAA 15… All these photos were taken the same day in the … Continue reading

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Moon: June 16 – 20

All three photos taken with camera KENOX S1050 / Samsung S1050. Post-processing in Photoshop CS6 (cropping, contrast etc.) View it on my flickr profile: http://www.flickr.com/photos/92329295@N08/ or on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=517466784974632&set=a.460707660650545.108949.460683723986272&type=1&theater

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Moon in May

All of these photos were taken on May 19-20, 2013 with KENOX / SAMSUNG S1050 in Slavičín in the Czech Republic, where I live. Post-processing in Photoshop CS6 (histogram, noise reduction, cropping).               You … Continue reading

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NASA’s Lunar Program Detects Bright Explosion on the Moon

This video describes the bright lunar explosion that happened on March 17, 2013 when 40 kg heavy object hit the lunar surface in location called Mare Imbrium. Anybody who was looking at the Moon at the moment of impact could … Continue reading

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Moon, March 20

Date: March 20, 2013 Location: Slavičín, Czech Republic KENOX/Samsung S1050 f / 4.5 1/90 sec. ISO 100

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September’s Harvest Moon

Another moon photo photographed by me at the end of September and at the beginning of October. The one above is waxing gibbous, in the picture below is waning gibbous moon. Unfortunately  the night when the full moon occurred was too cloudy to … Continue reading

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Moon on 25th and 26th September

Camera KENOX S1050. Location Slavičín, Czech Republic.

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Another Moon Photo

Photographed by me. Location: Slavičín, Czech Republic. Camera KENOX S1050.

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The Moon

Full Moon

1.8. 2012

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Rising Moon

Rising Moon

Taken yesterday.

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First Moon Landing

“That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”                                                           … Continue reading

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Hubble Discovers a Fifth Moon Orbiting Pluto

HubbleSite – NewsCenter – Hubble Discovers a Fifth Moon Orbiting Pluto (07/11/2012) – The Full Story. A team of astronomers have recenty discovered another moon of the dwarf planet Pluto via NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope . The moon’s shape is irregular and is … Continue reading

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