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Annular Solar Eclipse – Chapter 2

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Finished Chapter 2 of my Annular Solar Eclipse PowerPoint!

This chapter talks about what you need to do and think about prior to and day of the event. I’m not certain if Hondo TX is going to be clear enough for the eclipse and will start posting updated weather alerts 10 days prior to Oct 14th.

I did go out with Kathy Doyle to help her with the mechanics of shooting the sun. It was good as I’ve added a few extra slides talking about how to find the sun. The filters turn the LCD completely black and only show the sun when you can find it in your viewfinder or Live view. It can be a challenge and you will appreciate having equipment that is up to the task.

There are several links to references, including several videos. I’ve also included the reference from Chapter 1. I would encourage you to look at the references as they go into more detail than I had room for. There will be one more chapter on Post Processing. We’ll see if I have any photos to post process :).

Hope the information is helpful. E-mail me if you have any questions, I’ve included my contact info in the Powerpoint.

Good Luck and I wish you all Clear Skies!

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March Program – Father Joseph Barbieri and Astrophotography

Everyone who attended our March Program “Astrophotography – Photographing the Heavens” enjoyed this heavenly journey.  Father Joseph Barbieri was a fantastic speaker and engaged the audience with his banter and common sense approach to this topic.  He brought up the condition called “Photon Starved”.   In summary the condition occurs when clear night skies needed for photographing the stars is measured in hours – not nights.  Symptoms are many including frequent checking for weather conditions, grumpy from lack of SD or CF cards filled with photos waiting to be processed and general disappointment in everything weather related.  My husband liked his down-to-earth approach with a moderate budget (I already squashed the idea of the 12-inch telescope) and advise to contact a local astronomy club.  I found one for Kingwood – North Houston Astronomy Club.  Connie Emerson, our Program Chair,  stated it was a suggestion from a club member recommending we contact Fr. Joe for a talk.  It took almost a year but that suggestion started the ball rolling.  So, anyone that sees or hears of a potentially good speaker for our monthly programs – contact Connie with the contact information!   Many of the photos were taken at the Dark Site in west Houston that the Astronomy Clubs own so you don’t have to travel far just clear skies (winter months are best though cold).  Father kindly allowed us to post his Powerpoint, so enjoy the Heavenly show and be amazed!  Astrophoto presentation

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March 20 Program: “Astrophotography – Photographing the Heavens”

Our guest speaker, Father Joseph Barbieri, originally hails from Toronto, Canada and is a Catholic priest belonging to the Congregation of the Passion of Jesus Christ (Passionists). He has been a priest for 29 years and is currently serving his fourth year as Director of Retreats at Holy Name Retreat Center in Houston. He likes to say he is “Canadian by birth and Texan by adoption.”

Father Joe has had an on-going interest in astronomy and photography and has recently combined the two hobbies, making small steps into the realm of astrophotography.

The viewing and photography of deep sky objects such as nebulae, galaxies and star clusters nourish his on-going search for the God “who calls each star by name.”

He enjoys sharing his photos with others and participating in the amazement they experience when faced with the beauty of the cosmos.

We hope you will join us for the astronomical opportunity to learn about this unique photography field and enjoy his beautiful photos.

Andromeda Galaxy

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