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Transit of Mercury in front of setting Sun (November 11, 2019; 13:28 UTC); annotated
camera: Nikon D7100; optics: f=600mm; ISO 400; F/20; T=1/8000s; location: cruise ship AIDAprima; Abu Dhabi; UAE
Transit of Mercury in front of setting Sun (November 11, 2019; 12:51 UTC)
camera: Nikon D7200; optics: f=250mm; ISO 640; F/11; T=1/250s; Sun protection: Baader astrosolar Sun filter foil
location: cruise ship AIDAprima; Abu Dhabi; UAE
Moon (November 4, 2019; 15:23 UTC)
camera: Nikon D7200; optics: f=600mm; ISO 640; F/11; T=1/250s; location: cruise ship AIDAprima; Red sea
Moon, Jupiter and Ganymed (October 31, 2019; 16:31 UTC); annotated
camera: Nikon D7200; optics: f=600mm; ISO 4000; F/6.3; T=1/6s; location: cruise ship AIDAprima; Suez Canal, Egypt
Moon and Jupiter (October 31, 2019; 15:41 UTC)
camera: Nikon D7200; optics: f=600mm; ISO 640; F/10; T=1/125s; location: cruise ship AIDAprima; Suez Canal, Egypt
Moon (October 18, 2019; 04:01 UTC)
camera: Nikon D7200; optics: f=600mm; F/11; ISO 500; T=1/400s; location: Bremen, North-Germany
Moon, along the terminator (September 20, 2019; 23:09 UTC)
camera: Nikon D7200; optics: f=600mm; F/10; ISO 800; T=1/160s; location: Bremen, North-Germany
Moon (September 18, 2019; 23:21 UTC)
camera: Nikon D7200; optics: f=600mm; F/10; ISO 500; T=1/200s; location: Bremen, North-Germany
Moon (September 16, 2019; 21:10 UTC)
camera: Nikon D7200; optics: f=600mm; F/10; ISO 400; T=1/400s; location: Bremen, North-Germany
Stars of summer / summer triangle (Deneb, Vega, Atair) from fisheye perspective (August 25, 2019; 21:41 UTC)
camera: Nikon D7200; optics: f=10mm; F/3.2; ISO 4000; T=13s; location: Sudwalde, North-Germany
Moon (August 25, 2019; 01:09 UTC)
camera: Nikon D7200; optics: f=600mm; F/10; ISO 800; T=1/160s; location: Bremen, North-Germany
Moon (August 21, 2019; 02:09 UTC)
camera: Nikon D7200; optics: f=600mm; F/10; ISO 640; T=1/250s; location: Bremen, North-Germany
Moon (August 18, 2019; 23:01 UTC)
camera: Nikon D7200; optics: f=600mm; F/10; ISO 500; T=1/320s; location: Bremen, North-Germany
Moon (August 10, 2019; 20:31 UTC)
camera: Nikon D7200; optics: f=600mm; F/10; ISO 800; T=1/400s; location: Bremen, North-Germany
Partial lunar eclipse (July 16, 2019; 21:39; 21:39 UTC); note: irritating cloudy and hazy conditions
camera: Nikon D7200; optics: f=600mm; F/8; ISO 2000; T=1/10s; location: Blockland, Bremen, North-Germany
Interesting mix of noctilucent clouds close to the horizon, thin regular clouds and stars as seen from fisheye perspective (June 23, 2019; 22:44 UTC)
note: constellation big dipper in the upper left corner; exam: find the northern star.
camera: Nikon D7200; optics: f=10mm; F/5; ISO 2500; T=5s; location: Blockland, Bremen, North-Germany
Noctilucent clouds. The bright star to the right is Capella (June 21, 2019; 22:35 UTC)
camera: Nikon D7200; optics: f=18mm; F/5; ISO 2000; T=1.3s; location: Blockland, Bremen, North-Germany
Note: The bright star to the right is Capella (Alpha Aurigae); "Kleine Ziege" in german
Noctilucent clouds (June 21, 2019; 22:36 UTC)
camera: Nikon D7200; optics: f=33mm; F/5; ISO 2000; T=1.3s; location: Blockland, Bremen, North-Germany
Noctilucent clouds & some dark regular clouds (June 15, 2019; 22:07 UTC)
camera: Nikon D7200; optics: f=30mm; F/4; ISO 4000; T=1/3s; location: Lehnstedt, Wulfsbüttel, North-Germany
Noctilucent Clouds with some more or less well-known stars (June 15, 2019; 22:07 UTC):
Menkalinan = β Aur | Capella = α Aur | Mirfak = α Aur | Algol = β Per
camera: Nikon D7200; optics: f=30mm; F/4; ISO 4000; T=1/3s; location: Lehnstedt, Wulfsbüttel, North-Germany
Moon (June 8, 2019; 20:55 UTC)
camera: Nikon D7200; optics: f=600mm; F/11; ISO 1000; T=1/200s; location: Bremen, North-Germany
Moon (May 11, 2019; 20:09 UTC)
camera: Nikon D7200; optics: f=600mm; F/10; ISO 640; T=1/250s; location: cruise ship AIDAbella, Suez Canal, Egypt
Moon (April 16, 2019; 21:54 UTC)
camera: Nikon D7200; optics: f=600mm; F/11; ISO 640; T=1/320s; location: Bremen, North-Germany
Moon (April 15, 2019; 22:45 UTC)
camera: Nikon D7200; optics: f=600mm; F/10; ISO 640; T=1/320s; location: Bremen, North-Germany
Moon (April 13, 2019; 20:01 UTC)
camera: Nikon D7200; optics: f=600mm; F/10; ISO 640; T=1/250s; location: Bremen, North-Germany
Moon (April 12, 2019; 20:53 UTC)
camera: Nikon D7200; optics: f=600mm; F/10; ISO 640; T=1/250s; location: Bremen, North-Germany
Moon (April 10, 2019; 20:56 UTC)
camera: Nikon D7200; optics: f=600mm; F/9; ISO 1000; T=1/160s; location: Bremen, North-Germany
International Space Station (expedition 59; 6 astronauts) above my garden (March 31, 2019; 19:07 UTC)
ISS is passing constellation Gemini, also Canis Minor & Auriga and parts of Taurus & Perseus are on the image.
camera: Nikon D7200; optics: Sigma zoom (10-20mm); f=13mm; F/9; ISO 800; T=25s; location: Bremen, North-Germany
Aurora Borealis above cruise ship AIDAaura (March 25, 2019; 23:11 UTC); 4200x2800 pixel
camera: Nikon D7200; optics: Sigma fisheye; f=10mm; F/2.8; ISO 6400; T=2s; location: ~ 50 km south of Sortland, Norway
Aurora Borealis above cruise ship AIDAaura (March 7, 2019; 20:39 UTC)
camera: Nikon D7200; optics: Sigma fisheye; f=10mm; F/2.8; ISO 3200; T=0.77s; location: Alta, Norway; ~ 70° North
Aurora Borealis above cruise ship AIDAaura (March 7, 2019; 20:38 UTC)
camera: Nikon D7200; optics: Sigma fisheye; f=10mm; F/2.8; ISO 3200; T=0.62s; location: Alta, Norway; ~ 70° North
Aurora Borealis above cruise ship AIDAaura (March 7, 2019; 20:37 UTC)
camera: Nikon D7200; optics: Sigma fisheye; f=10mm; F/2.8; ISO 3200; T=1s; location: Alta, Norway; ~ 70° North
Impression from deck 10, cruise ship AIDAaura (February 21, 2019; 22:05 UTC)
camera: Nikon D7200; optics: Sigma fisheye; f=10mm; F/2.8; ISO 5000; T=1/2s; location: Honningsvåg, Norway
Aurora Borealis above cruise ship AIDAaura (February 21, 2019; 21:48 UTC)
camera: Nikon D7200; optics: Sigma fisheye; f=10mm; F/2.8; ISO 4000; T=1/2s; location: Honningsvåg, Norway
Aurora Borealis above cruise ship AIDAaura (February 21, 2019; 20:21 UTC)
camera: Nikon D7200; optics: Sigma fisheye; f=10mm; F/2.8; ISO 4000; T=1s; location: Honningsvåg, Norway
The real reason for Aurora Borealis..., no physics is needed..., Bodø, Norway (February 6, 2019)
Aurora Borealis in front (heading north) of cruise ship AIDAaura (February 5, 2019; 00:09 UTC)
camera: Nikon D7200; optics: Sigma fisheye; f=12mm; F/2.8; ISO 5000; T=4s; location: ~ 62° North, Norway
Aurora Borealis in front (heading north) of cruise ship AIDAaura (February 4, 2019; 23:24 UTC)
camera: Nikon D7200; optics: Sigma zoom (10-20 mm); f=12mm; F/3.5; ISO 5000; T=3s; location: ~ 62° North, Norway
Moon (January 22, 2019; 21:18, UTC)
camera: Nikon D7200; optics: f=600mm; F/11; ISO 640; T=1/320s; location: Bremen, North-Germany
Total Lunar Eclipse (January 21, 2019; 04:45, UTC)
camera: Nikon D7000; optics: f=600mm; F/6.3; ISO 4000; T=1/10s; location: Bremen, North-Germany; no tripod
"Third light" with the Moon for my new Sigma 150-600mm optics
camera: Nikon D7000; ISO 500; optics: f=600mm; F/11; T=1/500s (January 19, 2019; 17:05, UTC)
"Second light" with the Moon for my new Sigma 150-600mm optics
camera: Nikon D7000; ISO 500; optics: f=600mm; F/11; T=1/640s (January 18, 2019; 17:00, UTC)
I like to bike to the Moon...
camera: Nikon D7000; ISO 500; optics: f=600mm; F/11; T=1/640s (January 18, 2019; 17:00, UTC)
"First light" with the Moon for my new Sigma 150-600mm optics
camera: Nikon D7000; ISO 800; optics: f=600mm; F/11; T=1/1000s (January 17, 2019; 22:59, UTC)
Last updated: December 3, 2019