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    1. Tacodidra

      Tacodidra

      I read that as "I Love a Rarity Night". Too much ponies, I think... :please:

    2. Phosphor

      Phosphor

      @Tacodidra, way too much ponies. lol

      That would be a cool song tho. :darling:

    3. Tacodidra

      Tacodidra

      Indubitably! :proud:

      This was a good song too, in spite of its lack of ponies! :D

  2. Happy Birthday to you, Artemis!  :)

  3. The gray scale theme has no effect on my near IR images. He he. There's no color outside the visible spectrum. :-P

    Vegetation_NIR_99-2018.jpg

    1. DivineMist1000

      DivineMist1000

      I want to see it all painted black!! :sneer:

    2. Phosphor

      Phosphor

      Haha. I'll just go deeper into the infrared spectrum, where everything above absolute zero glows white. :-P

    3. DivineMist1000

      DivineMist1000

      @Phosphor270 Ah yes, Celestia themed!:sunbutt:

  4. Grayscale... I like it. Love the banner too!

    1. Tacodidra

      Tacodidra

      It's indeed quite stylish! :grin:

    2. DivineMist1000

      DivineMist1000

      It's lovely, but it's kinda messing with my eyes. :orly:

    3. Phosphor

      Phosphor

      I'm use to seeing stuff in black and white, since I do quite a bit of infrared (and some UV) photography. There's no color outside the visible spectrum. :mlp_wink:

  5. Clouds look so smooth in the thermal infrared spectrum. Cloud pics imaged with a midwave infrared camera (2-5 microns).

    Clouds_MWIR_9-8-2018 (1).jpg

    Clouds_MWIR_9-8-2018 (4).jpg

  6. Good morning everypony! I finished the animation of Mars rotation and still got a full night's sleep. I feel like a recharged battery. :mlp_yeehaa:

    Mars Animation_9-7-2018 2x.gif

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    4. Tacodidra

      Tacodidra

      Good morning! :D I'm glad to hear that! :kindness: The animation is great!

  7. Another great night for stargazing. Here's a Mars image from tonight. I will be working on an animation showing the planets rotation. 

    Should be done sometime tomorrow, when I catch up on some sleep. :-P

    Mars_Color_9-7-2018 (1)a.jpg

    1. Tacodidra

      Tacodidra

      Nice photo! :) And the animation sounds interesting!

      Good night! :D

  8. Partly cloudy skies. Hmmm, I can work with that.

    PonyMaker_Telescope.png

    1. Tacodidra

      Tacodidra

      Yay! :yay:

      I must also say you have quite a nice custom rank (or user title or whatever it's called)! :squee:

  9. Happy Birthday!  :-D

  10. The sky is clear overhead. I wonder if I can sneak a telescope outside without the clouds noticing?

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    2. Dashy 4 Ever

      Dashy 4 Ever

      I dunno? Ask Rainbow Dash, maybe she can get rid of them! Or, I can go right now and get rid of them. (Blows clouds far away)

    3. Lord Valtasar

      Lord Valtasar

      you need to disguise your telescope to look like something else

    4. Phosphor

      Phosphor

      Cloud stickers might work. They'll never know the difference! lol

  11. A cup of coffee is the best way to start a busy work week.

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    2. Tacodidra

      Tacodidra

      That's a really cute mug! ^_^ And though I can only see part of the Rainbow Dash mug, that looks good too! :)

    3. Phosphor

      Phosphor

      Thank you. Here's a better pic of the RD coffee mug. It holds a bit more coffee than what I can handle. Lol.

      RD Coffee Cup.jpg

    4. Tacodidra

      Tacodidra

      You're welcome! :D It's awesome! B)

  12. Happy Birthday to you, TaZe!

    1. MangoFoalix

      MangoFoalix

      Thanks, my dude! I'm going to enjoy my birthday a lot! :love:

  13. It's been a rainy weekend. Spent the afternoon watching some Darkwing Duck episodes. I haven't seen that show since I was a little kid.

    1. Tacodidra

      Tacodidra

      That must have been a pretty nice afternoon! :yay: Rewatching childhood cartoons can be quite a nostalgic and interesting experience... even if some of them don't really hold up today! :adorkable:

    2. Phosphor

      Phosphor

      As a kid, I loved the older Disney cartoons, such as Ducktales, Gummi Bears, Chip n Dale Rescue Rangers, etc. 

      I need to check out the Ducktales reboot. I heard it was good.

    3. Lord Midnight Madness

      Lord Midnight Madness

      It's good to relax once in a while and watch some TV, especially on a lazy Sunday.

  14. Thanks for the follow!  :-D

  15. Thank you for the follow!  :mlp_yeehaa:

    1. Rikifive

      Rikifive

      You're welcome! :D 

  16. Thanks for the follow! :-D

    1. Br O N Y

      Br O N Y

      Same, thanks Nightfall Gloam, I'm happy you appreciate my advise. Now take action, you can do it!

       

  17. A sample from tonight. Enjoy and goodnight everypony!

    Mars_Color_8-30-2018 (2).jpg

    1. Nightfall Gloam

      Nightfall Gloam

      Welcome to the forums and goodnight, @Phosphor270, I hope you enjoy your stay here!

      I don't believe we've met before, but, I like looking at pictures of Space, so I'll give you a follow ^^

    2. Tacodidra

      Tacodidra

      Nice picture! :)

      Good night! :D

    3. Cash In

      Cash In

      Good Night!

      Also, I like the image :fluttershy:.

  18. The sky is clear, the Milky Way is overhead and the stars are barely twinkling. Looks like a good opportunity to image Mars before the clouds notice I'm outside.

    1. Props Valroa

      Props Valroa

      I wish it was that way here!

    2. Tacodidra

      Tacodidra

      That sounds amazing... :rarity:I hope you can get some nice images!

    3. Cash In

      Cash In

      Sounds brilliant. Go get those images!

  19. A comparison of clouds in different light. There's very little Rayleigh scattering in Near IR, but it increases dramatically into the visible and ultraviolet regions.

    Images: NIR-->Visible-->UV-A

    Clouds_NIR_8-30-2018.jpg

    Clouds_Vis_8-30-2018.jpg

    Clouds_UV_8-30-2018.jpg

  20. I attempted another near IR star trail image last night. I'd like to try an even longer exposure, but the forecast is looking tropical for the next several days.

    4 minute exposure, ISO1600, f/8, IR 830nm long pass filter

    Short Star Trails_Near IR_8-28-2018 3.jpg

    1. Tacodidra

      Tacodidra

      So those lines are the star trails? Interesting... :ooh:

      I hope you get to take the next image soon! :kindness:

    2. Cash In

      Cash In

      Lucky I've been taking Photography classes, otherwise I'd be be clueless on some of those details.

      Anyways, it looks amazing.

    3. Phosphor

      Phosphor

      @Tacodidra, yep. If I were to hold the shutter open for an hour or so, the trails would appear as arcs. I might wanna get a bigger battery for my camera tho. 

      @Cash In, thank you! I wish I would've taken a photography class or 2. I'm pretty much self taught.

  21. I love how moonlight reflects off the tree leaves. It's so relaxing to look at.

    Photograph is in Near Infrared.

    Moonlight Sky.JPG

    1. Kind Claw

      Kind Claw

      The stars are a bit oval did you use an extended exposure?

    2. Lord Valtasar

      Lord Valtasar

      it looks beautiful
      such a clear sky, i'm jealous

    3. Phosphor

      Phosphor

      @Kind Claw, I did. About 30 seconds. I like the look of star trails, so I may try a longer exposure next time.

  22. Can't decide if I want an Applejack coffee mug or a large sticker to put on my telescope. Hmmm.

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    2. Phosphor

      Phosphor

      Nice! I have several Sonic mugs and a Rainbow Dash one. They help brighten up mornings at work. Nothing better than a cup of coffee with your favorite character on it.

    3. Lord Valtasar

      Lord Valtasar

      i have to agree that Twilights cutie mark yould be more fitting, not only it's a star, but twilight also has a love for stargazing so there's a deeper connection, in the end though, you put whatever you like in your telescope, AJ will look just as good

    4. Phosphor

      Phosphor

      @Lord Valtasar, I agree. I ordered a couple large stickers of Twilight's cutie mark for my telescope.

      I also ordered an Applejack mug. Lol

  23. Luna is looking sharp tonight!

    Moon_Oxygen III_8-25-2018.JPG

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    2. Phosphor

      Phosphor

      @Snow, It depends on how steady the atmosphere is. My estimate would be 80-100X magnification before atmospheric turbulence begins to degrade the image. High powers are frequently used on the Moon for craters, you'll just need to do lucky imaging to discard the distorted images.

      I imaged some craters near the Moon's terminator a couple nights ago. Magnification is about 400X.

      Moon_Near IR_8-22-2018 (3).jpg

      Moon_Near IR_8-22-2018 (2).jpg

      Moon_Near IR_8-22-2018 (4).jpg

    3. Tacodidra

      Tacodidra

      Those pictures are amazing! :rarity:

    4. Snow

      Snow

      Man that's so cool

  24. It's not often for an amateur astronomer to talk nice about clouds, but they are amazing when photographed with a near IR camera. The sky becomes black, which really makes the clouds pop out.

     

    Clouds_Near IR 2.JPG

    Clouds_Near IR 3.JPG

    Clouds_Near IR.JPG

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    2. Phosphor

      Phosphor

      @Mellow Mane , clouds have a strange habit of showing up right after purchasing telescope accessories. lol

      @Simply Cerberus, lol! It took me a second to see it, but now I do.

    3. Tacodidra

      Tacodidra

      I guess I should take back some of the bad things I've said about clouds. :adorkable: I think especially the first picture looks great – those lights... :rarity:

    4. Phosphor

      Phosphor

      @Tacodidra, clouds tend to get the same treatment as our Moon in amateur astronomy circles. lol. A lot of astrophotographers view the Moon as a giant light polluter. 

  25. Saturn looks quite a bit different when imaged at the Methane Absorption Band at 889nm. The rings lack Methane and are quite reflective here.

    Saturn_CH4_8-24-2018 (1).jpg

    ch4_graph.jpg

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