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  1. Phosphor

    Enjoying some coffee in my Applejack mug. Good morning, everypony! :mlp_yeehaa:

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    2. The Recherche

      The Recherche

      I'm not bad at all, if I do say so myself. It appears that I will finally get a period of lovely weather after nearly constant precipitation, which is always welcome. Thank you for asking! :darling:

    3. Twilight Luna

      Twilight Luna

      Good morning! I had some coffee in my Luna mug. :-D Though it seems counter productive when she wants me to sleep and the coffee keeps me awake. :mlp_confused:

    4. Deae Rising Shine~

      Deae Rising Shine~

      Morning

  2. Phosphor

    Looks like I'll have some clear skies this week. I think I'll take some more wide field shots of the Orion Constellation.

    I did find a solution for my dslr mount. It should handle the weight of that quartz lens.  

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  3. Phosphor

    Happy Birthday! :D 

    1. Totally Nyx

      Totally Nyx

      Thanks Phosphor! :D

  4. Phosphor

    I've been reading a lot bout prion diseases such as Scrapie and CJD. Scary stuff, especially considering the spread of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in deer. Hope it doesn't jump the species barrier  :sealed:

     

    1. Duality

      Duality

      Frankly I'm surprised nobody's made a horror/action story where the zombie outbreak is attributed to prionic infection. It already has all the terrifying disinfection resistance and body-fluid transmission methods and it's actually something that exists. :-P

    2. Phosphor

      Phosphor

      @Duality, I am kinda surprised by that.

      I seem to recall a zombie movie with Billy Zane in it. I believe it centered around mad cow disease in hamburgers turning people into zombies.  It's been a long time since I've seen it, so my memory of it is hazy.  ^_^

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  6. Phosphor

    Aloe and Lotus need some love :wub:

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    2. Tacodidra

      Tacodidra

      *hugs* These two are adorable! :kindness: Underrated ponies, for sure!

    3. Phosphor

      Phosphor

      *sees Lotus plushie

      Must hide wallet!  ^_^

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    4. Cash In

      Cash In

      Spa pones are always adorable :mlp_yay:.

  7. Phosphor

    A couple UV shots of some flowers. It was cloudy today, so I had to use a UV flashlight. 

    A spotlight operating around 350nm would be perfect for this!

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    2. Phosphor

      Phosphor

      @Stone Cold Steve Tuna, It took a lot of practice to get here and I still need more practice. ^_^

      Focusing ultraviolet light is almost an art for a couple reasons: Autofocus doesn't work in UV and there's just not much light to work with thanks to atmospheric absorption and scatter. Even on a bright sunny day, the ISO will be around 3200 and shutter at 1/30s with a very fast lens.

       I usually take 3 shots of the same subject and pick the best one. Sometimes I'll have to reshoot if the focus is soft.

      I can talk all day about this subject  :twismile:

    3. Stone Cold Steve Jobs

      Stone Cold Steve Jobs

      I would probably attend a lecture from you for it honestly

    4. Cash In

      Cash In

      I think you managed to capture them all quite well.

  8. Phosphor

     

    1. Partialgeek514

      Partialgeek514

      I love this PMV! :-D

    2. Cash In

      Cash In

      PMVs are always cool in my book!

  9. Phosphor

    Happy Birthday!  :mlp_yay:

  10. Phosphor

    A powerful cold front is on its way. I will gladly take freezing temps and sunshine over this rainy mess!  

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    2. Tacodidra

      Tacodidra

      I'm glad you see the positives! ;) I'd prefer just the sunshine myself... :adorkable:

    3. Dashy 4 Ever

      Dashy 4 Ever

      Tell me about it, I almost froze outside Walmart today.:bea:

    4. Lord Midnight Madness

      Lord Midnight Madness

      We’re supposed to get a foot of snow an below zero temps. I’m gaming all weekend.

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    1. Twilight Luna

      Twilight Luna

      Very cool. What happened to Fiver?

    2. Phosphor

      Phosphor

      @Twilight Luna, he's still around. I think he's eating some flowers in Roseluck's garden. :mlp_grin:

      Twilight Sparkle needed some love  :wub:

    3. Twilight Luna

      Twilight Luna

      I’m sure he’ll love it there.

      Twily always needs love. :ticking:

  12. Phosphor

    Five days of thunderstorms starting now. Great

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    2. Phosphor

      Phosphor

      @Twilight Luna, Oh, somepony is getting demoted to practice squad!  ^_^

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    3. Cash In

      Cash In

      I think we'll need to have a few words with the pegasus ponies :bea:.

    4. Dashy 4 Ever

      Dashy 4 Ever

      Tell me about it, when you need them to clear the skies, they're out frolicking or something.:mlp_wat:

  13. Phosphor

    A couple more Near IR pics from earlier. Today was really beautiful. :fluttershy:

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    1. Dashy 4 Ever

      Dashy 4 Ever

      I could stay up all night looking at these!

  14. Phosphor

    Well, my wide angle lens ended up being too heavy for my dslr mount. I will have to find a more sturdy one.

    I didn't leave empty handed tho, here's an image of the Orion constellation I shot with the 35mm lens. 2nd image is Near IR version. 

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    2. Barnstormer

      Barnstormer

      I CAN SEE BARNARDS LOOP THATS SO AWESOME :mlp_yeehaa:

      Edit: AND BETELGEUESE IS PROPERLY REDDISH ORANGE AAAAAH

    3. Arc Flash

      Arc Flash

      This is awesome!!!!!:ph3ar:

    4. Tacodidra

      Tacodidra

      I hope you find one soon! :kindness:

      These are nice pictures, though – I especially like the first one! :rarity:

  15. Phosphor

    Lord Frith, it's been a while.

    (No Sunspots today)

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    1. Barnstormer

      Barnstormer

      Lies. I can see two faint ones off to the right, and a third just below center (unless it's dirt on the lens, but at this magnification, I'm kinda doubting that'd show up) :P

      Also, cuz I can't resist:

       

    2. Phosphor

      Phosphor

      @Barnstormer, you guessed it. Dirt on the lens.  :blush:

    3. Barnstormer

      Barnstormer

      Really? Honestly thought itd just fuzz out when that zoomed in. Its not that noticeable tho, I'm just eagle eyed XP

  16. Phosphor

    It is beautiful outside! 

    Some flowers are blooming too

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    2. Phosphor

      Phosphor

      @The Recherche, Winter Wrap Up? Yes, please! :ticking:

      With the flowers beginning to bloom, I plan to do some UV shots this afternoon. Tonight, I wish to try out my wide angle lens on the Winter Milky Way. Might take a peek at Mars too, but it's so tiny and far away now.

      Hope you get some clear skies :mlp_grin:

    3. Tacodidra

      Tacodidra

      Great to hear that, my friend! :mlp_yay: And I think that Pinkie shows very well how happy that made you! :pinkie:

      There's still some snow here, but thankfully it's no longer especially cold! :P

    4. Lord Midnight Madness

      Lord Midnight Madness

      It only got up to about 45 degrees here but the sun was out. I hope your day was fantastic. 

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    1. Cash In

      Cash In

      Ooh interesting :o.

    2. Arc Flash

      Arc Flash

      I like this!!!B)

  18. Phosphor

    That wind right now! :sealed:

    Spent part of the day restaking some of my pine trees.

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    2. Barnstormer

      Barnstormer

      Sticky pads on her hooves :P

    3. CypherHoof

      CypherHoof

      but can you reach 800 wingpower? :)

    4. Barnstormer

      Barnstormer

      Who, me?

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  19. Phosphor

    Coco! :mlp_yay:

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    2. Tacodidra

      Tacodidra

      @Rikifive Thanks, my friend! :kindness: The Coco avatar did indeed become a trademark of sorts for me – it might have been my longest-used avatar (I'm not completely sure but I guess so), and it helps that it's a character not everyone uses on their avatars! :D

      I can't imagine you having an avatar with a character other than Derpy. :muffins: I know you have in the past, but the one you have now is so cute... and I think it's become a trademark of yours, like Coco has for me. :grin:

    3. Rikifive

      Rikifive

      Yeah, I recall seeing mostly her in your profile. :darling: Also, you really like her, so she has to be there! ^_^ And yup, it's indeed pretty rare to see users putting her as an avatar. :D 

      Really? :P Now this is something I did not expect. I believe I had the pink pone of mine for the longest time ~ set to Lyra at some point for a short period ~ and then in the end switched to Derpy. She is there since 24th August 2018, so it's pretty much only half a year by now, compared to almost 3 years of me being here in total. :derp: Either way, yeah, I've noticed some users thinking of me when seeing Derpy, so I suppose you're right. ^_^ I kinda miss the pink pone though by the way. Now that was a trademark-of-some-sort of mine. Even on non-mlp forums I often was referred as the pink pony and everyone knew who it is about. Sometimes they still call me that way. :mlp_icwudt:

    4. Tacodidra

      Tacodidra

      @Rikifive I remember quite a few users saying they associate me with Coco. :D And I've found that pretty remarkable since I constantly switch characters and avatars. :muffins:

      I remember the pink pony now that you mentioned her! She was cute! :) Yeah, your Derpy avatar is the one I associate with you, though it might be partially related to when I've been active here. I only started being more active last spring, so I can't remember much about my first few months here. :adorkable:

  20. Phosphor

    The proper UV/IR cut filter for my camera lens arrived today. Now I can stop using my telescope filter for visible shots. ^_^

    The new filter has a tighter bandwidth similar to the factory one that's usually installed in front of the sensor. The one I have for astronomy use has a wider bandwidth, which allows some NIR to pass thru, resulting in inaccurate colors. 

    You can see the blocking effect in the NIR image. 

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    1. Tacodidra

      Tacodidra

      Yay! :mlp_yay: I hope you get to take some new and improved pictures soon! :squee:

    2. Cash In

      Cash In

      Looks pretty nice!

      Hopefully it works out and snags you some excellent images.

  21. Phosphor

    Happy Birthday!  :balloon:

  22. Phosphor

    Hope to see more green on this map. 

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    2. Kyoshi Frost Wolf

      Kyoshi Frost Wolf

      Meh.

    3. Phosphor

      Phosphor

      @Kyoshi, I hope to see more Pepperoni on this map  :P

    4. Lord Valtasar

      Lord Valtasar

      tbh, i'm content with airsoft, that way you get to shoot your friends without getting in trouble

  23. Phosphor

    A lot of inks become transparent when viewed with a Near IR camera.

    Fascinating  :o

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    2. Dashy 4 Ever

      Dashy 4 Ever

      Oh man, that's once hobby I wouldn't mind being drawn into!

    3. Cash In

      Cash In

      That's certainly a unique perspective of it :o.

    4. Phosphor

      Phosphor

      @Sondash Studios, search ebay for a converted DSLR camera and an IR pass filter for your lens. It'll get ya started.  :fluttershy:

       

  24. Phosphor

    Just finished watching Hard Rain. An appropriate movie considering the weather this week. :dash:

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    2. Cash In

      Cash In

      Hopefully the film was enjoyable! 

    3. Dashy 4 Ever

      Dashy 4 Ever

      I know what you mean man,this weather had punished us this week!:mlp_pout:

    4. Phosphor

      Phosphor

      @Cash In, it was. Hard Rain is one of my favorite movies, just not the weather.  ^_^

      @Sondash Studios, Indeed! And there's still more rain coming  :lostit:

      Tho, it looks like Sunday - Tuesday night is showing clear. That would be a wonderful break from the tropical weather

  25. Phosphor

    So it looks like Sunday night is going to be clear. :ticking:

    I have a wide angle lens I want to try out on the winter Milky Way. Oh, please be clear! :mlp_please:

    1. Twilight Luna

      Twilight Luna

      I’m sure Luna will help make sure you get the best possible view. :squee:

    2. Phosphor

      Phosphor

      @Twilight Luna, if it's clear Sunday night, I'll give Luna a big squeezing hug!  :LunaMCM:

    3. Tacodidra

      Tacodidra

      That's good to hear! :mlp_yay: I hope you get more amazing images! :ticking:

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