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From Canon to Cassini

Photos from Here and There. From Canon to Cassini. A year in photographs Westchester Amateur Astronomers September 7, 2012. <<< (not to scale) >>>. This time last year - you. Hurricane Irene GOES-13. This time last year – Carol and me. Denali, Alaska. Transit of Venus, filtered by clouds.

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From Canon to Cassini

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  1. Photos from Here and There From Canon to Cassini A year in photographs Westchester Amateur Astronomers September 7, 2012 <<< (not to scale) >>>

  2. This time last year - you Hurricane Irene GOES-13

  3. This time last year – Carol and me Denali, Alaska

  4. Transit of Venus, filtered by clouds Canon XS, 250mm telephoto lens, using LCD screen to avoid directly viewing the sun

  5. Transit of Venus 60mm refractor with solar filter. Canon XS prime focus

  6. How people find my blog: “What does Saturn look like through a telescope?” Canon XS at prime focus - uncropped

  7. “What does [planet] look like through my telescope?” Canon XS at prime focus May 26- 27, 2012 Venus Mars Saturn (size as seen through my telescope)

  8. Jupiter

  9. Stop Light

  10. Stop Light – with Jupiter and Venus

  11. Mars rotation Not mine

  12. Moon 8” dob

  13. Tycho – ejecta

  14. http://target.lroc.asu.edu/da/qmap Moon Tools Using terrain data, plot elevations along paths you select Tycho Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter

  15. When you can’t see because the sun is in your eyes…… SOHO LASCO C3 http://sungrazer.nrl.navy.mil/index.php?p=transits/transits_2012

  16. Here NASA Terra Satellite: 8/30/12 250m resolution

  17. NASA Terra Satellite: 9/6/12 250m resolution

  18. To There

  19. Vesta (a minor planet) Dawn spacecraft Hubble telescope

  20. On to Ceres, ¡Hasta la Vesta! Next! Dawn spacecraft Hubble telescope

  21. Hey, Mars: Incoming!Curiosity - Mars Science Laboratory

  22. MSL’s Goal

  23. Opportunity – 3056 sols – 35kmOver eight Earth years

  24. Cassini at Saturn

  25. Cassini Solstice Mission <<<<<< Polar vortex – start of Titan’s South Polar Winter?

  26. Rainbow Connection

  27. What’s at the end of the rainbow?

  28. Extras

  29. Rock on Tycho’s Peak

  30. Prime focus 60mm refractor

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