Images from Julian Parks.
Our Star, the Sun, Rego Park, NY, October 15, 2013, 11:11 EDT. Used a Stellarvue 102mm Achromatic Refractor, 32mm Plossl, Baader Herschel Wedge With Green Filter, Canon PowerShot SX260 HS, Celestron Digital Camera Adapter – Universal, and Vixen Star Guy Alt Az Pro Mount. Adobe Photoshop Elements 12.
Various shots of the setting sun and sun pillar with NYC in silhouette.ˆà Notice yellow-green glow around the sun in the closeup.
Used a Canon Powershot SX40HS Auto UV Filter on a tripod, April 24, 2012.
Sun Pillar
Setting sun
Setting sun
Setting sun
Space shuttle arriving NYC Notice escort plane in one shot.ˆà Canon Powershot SX40HS Auto UV Filter.
Space Shuttle and NYC.
Space shuttle on NASA 747 with escort jet.
Our moon
Gibbous Moon, Rego Park, NY, October 14, 2013, 19:50 EDT. Used a Stellarvue 102mm Achromatic Refractor, 32mm Plossl, Canon PowerShot SX260 HS, Celestron Digital Camera Adapter – Universal, and Vixen Star Guy Alt Az Pro Mount. Adobe Photoshop Elements 12.