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15-JUL-2010

Star Party

A bunch of us amateur astronomers entertained a group of seventh grade girls to the wonderful world
of astronomy with our telescopes.

We showed them the bright Venus, Saturn with its rings and moons and the Ring Nebula in Lyra.

Nikon D300 ,Nikkor AF-S DX 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR
3s f/3.5 at 16.0mm iso800 hide exif
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Date/Time15-Jul-2010 21:11:36
MakeNikon
ModelNIKON D300
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length16 mm
Exposure Time3.00 sec
Aperturef/3.5
ISO Equivalent800
Exposure Bias-0.33
White Balance
Metering Modemulti spot (3)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programmanual (1)
Focus Distance

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Wei O'Connell02-Aug-2010 03:21
Wow!!! Great shot, Bryan!
coaster20-Jul-2010 00:21
I like the time exposure; good shot.
January Grey19-Jul-2010 00:14
Wow! Looks like Pro equipment! Nice candid, Bryan. Wonderful light! V~
Lieve Snellings18-Jul-2010 11:15
great atmosphere...
Simon Chandler18-Jul-2010 02:32
Great party. Great atmosphere captured. v
carol j. phipps18-Jul-2010 01:14
What a great idea! Wish I could have been there.
Graeme17-Jul-2010 23:09
Great scene and use of available lighting, Bryan.V!!
Walter Otto Koenig17-Jul-2010 19:50
Very cool shot of these busy star watchers. Great exposure.
NealyBob17-Jul-2010 19:33
Nice shot of these curious girls~!
XiaoBernard9917-Jul-2010 16:52
Excellent as result and subject.And the light is well so.
Carol Rollins17-Jul-2010 16:32
What a wonderful thing to do, Bryan. Great night shot.
Vince17-Jul-2010 14:27
Superb capture Bryan. Very lovely effect with the movement blur. Nice light at the rear too. Vote.
Jim Coffman17-Jul-2010 11:50
A nice capture of this gathering! I wish I had gotten involved with astronomy when I was young. It is so fascinating.
deborahcuming17-Jul-2010 11:29
fun! I bet the girls will remember this night for a long time! Excellent image and impressive equipment! V
marie-jose wolff17-Jul-2010 10:13
impressive telescopes,
I would like to join this group to observe the stars! V
lou_rozensteins17-Jul-2010 09:12
Some amazing looking equipment there! Nice work ... gives a sense of a lot ofactivity!
laine17-Jul-2010 07:01
Wish I was a seventh grader in your neck of the woods...those are great looking telescopes!
Jackdad17-Jul-2010 05:58
wish I had been there too, I have never seen Saturn's rings other than on the telly.
shatterbug17-Jul-2010 05:46
I like the effect from the slow shutter speed...nicely done!
Tom Munson17-Jul-2010 05:29
Cool shot, Bryan! There are some big guns lined up.
Sam Rua17-Jul-2010 04:34
Fun times, Bryan.