Observation by John Bell: Summer Sun and Moon track the sky

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John Bell

Observer

John Bell

Observed

2017 Apr 09 - 22:58

Uploaded

2017 Apr 09 - 23:04

Objects

The Moon
The Sun

Equipment
  • eos650D 14mm
Exposure

many exposures of the sun and moon to form montage

Location

Haversham, Milton Keynes

Target name

high Sun & low Moon

Title

Summer Sun and Moon track the sky

About this image

A series of images combined in 'startrails' of the sun rising high in the sky, and the Moon skimming the southern horizon

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Dawson
Dawson, 2017 Apr 10 - 05:28 UTC

John, this is very interesting. Were all the images taken one 24 hour period, or over many days?

John Bell
John Bell, 2017 Apr 10 - 12:10 UTC

This image was collected over a 24 hour period. The foreground landscape was pasted in afterwards (it is a bit more attractive than my back garden and is only half a mile or so away) I was careful to show it from the same compass point as the sun/moon images. The point of the picture was to show how the ecliptic changes with season or time of day. I hope that worked.

John Bell
John Bell, 2017 Apr 10 - 12:11 UTC

This image was collected over a 24 hour period. The foreground landscape was pasted in afterwards (it is a bit more attractive than my back garden and is only half a mile or so away) I was careful to show it from the same compass point as the sun/moon images. The point of the picture was to show how the ecliptic changes with season or time of day. I hope that worked.

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