Three images from yesterday afternoon. All with the Nikon D80 (full spectrum IR) and the Nikkor 16-85mm.
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Year: 2023
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DWARF II
First Light with the DWARF II. This all-in-one device is not as problem-free as it is often portrayed. Now and then the software goes on strike, but when it works, the little device positions itself quite accurately and then tracks the object in the sky quite precisely. However, I had only taken a few test […]
2 Panorama shots
Yesterday, in the late afternoon, I made a long exposure of the train station with the 4.5x gray filter (on the Fuji X-T5 and the Nikkor 24 PCE). I wanted to see how the Fuji X-T5 behaves with the long exposure times during the day and see if you get the forecourt then more or […]
The rape blossoms
Cuxhaven Flower Market
Yesterday the 3rd Cuxhaven Flower Market took place in the pedestrian zone. All pictures are taken with the Nikon 1J and the kit lens. The mutilated Hermione can’t be missing either…. And once through the castle garden…
Cranes at the Polder Bramel
A few crane pictures from the polder Bramel. Heavy cloud cover and relatively large distance are reflected in the poor quality of the pictures. The pictures were taken with the Nikon D500 on the Nikkor 500/f5.6 and the TC-14.
Cuxhaven Grimmershörn
M51 – Whirlpool Galaxy
Last night it was finally clear again. However, the moon was also meanwhile back to 89% and on top of that quite windy. The focal length of my telescope is quite short for such objects. Shown above is a crop which was upsampled afterwards. The (almost) uncropped image looks like this. Recording data […]
Northern Lights II
Unfortunately, nothing could be done the day before yesterday. Everything was 100% overcast and thus no chance of seeing the auroras triggered by the solar storm. Yesterday evening it was clear – with a little fog on the ground – but the great activity was over. Nevertheless, it was at least enough for a little […]