FranzKoeck: May 2013 Archives

Three Planets.

By Franz Koeck on May 27, 2013 1:33 AM

It's memorial day weekend so some time for pictures.
A nice cellestial constellation of Mercury, Venus and Jupiter. It was a little cloudy this evening but the planetary triangle shone nicely over Phoenix. Another view from the Terminal 4 Parking Deck at Sky Harbor. And the moonrise to the east.

A couple exposures stacked to get the flight-trail of a departing plane. And the intense orangeness of the sodium lights on the parking deck ramps.

Two more shots from the parking deck with a 28mm lens. In the last picture the constellation over Phoenix shot with my tele-photo lens.

Glass and Steel.

By Franz Koeck on May 25, 2013 1:18 AM

Concrete and rocks.

At the Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Bldg. II on ASU Tempe campus.

Shadowless.

By Franz Koeck on May 18, 2013 1:03 AM

On an overcast day.

Lens Flare.

By Franz Koeck on May 12, 2013 10:55 PM

Some more test shots with my Celestron C90 MAK telescope. A few views of Sky Harbor Int'l airport. To the left an image showing a section of the newly completed Sky Train. The lens flare from the scope is quite unique LOL.

Constellation.

By Franz Koeck on May 11, 2013 11:34 PM

Jupiter and the Moon over Phoenix.
I also tried using a small telescope, a Celestron C90 MAK, and a Vivitar 2X7P teleconverter. This was the first try using this setup with the camera body (Pentax K-5) directly attached (via T-ring) to the back of the telescope.
The cool stuff:
Jupiter with its moons Europa, Ganymede and Callisto. Then Saturn whith its neat rings and the Moon.

Since I didn't use a telescope tracker and the telescope has a focal ratio of 14 I took the pictures with higher ISO (800-1600). Considering the light pollution from the city the results are actually worthwhile. As telescope mount I used a compact tripod, a Dolica 57" Reversible Traveler Edition Tripod Bundle TX570B104, from Costco and it did the job well although focusing requires a real steady hand.