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Etosha Day 4

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Etosha – Day 4 – Oryx Crossing King Nehale Gate Road

Another batch of images from the Etosha National Park, Namibia. See also the previous posting for day 1, day 2 and day 3, as well as the expanded series in the gallery.

Ein weiterer Schwung von Bildern aus dem Etosha National Park, Namibia. Siehe auch das vorherige Posting zu Tag 1, Tag 2 und Tag3, sowie die erweiterte Serie in der Galerie.

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Etosha Day 3

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Etosha – Day 3 – Zebras at Andoni Waterhole

Another batch of images from the Etosha National Park, Namibia. See also the previous posting for day 1 and day 2, as well as the expanded series in the gallery.

Ein weiterer Schwung von Bildern aus dem Etosha National Park, Namibia. Siehe auch das vorherige Posting zu Tag 1 und Tag 2, sowie die erweiterte Serie in der Galerie.

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Total Solar Eclipse 2024 – Inverted Corona

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Total Solar Eclipse 08 Apr 2024 – Corona Composite Inverted v2

Different processing of the corona exposure series, using PixInsight’s FFTRegistration script to align the images, which worked rather well.

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Total Solar Eclipse 2024 – Corona Composite

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Total Solar Eclipse 08 Apr 2024 – Corona Composite v1

Another image from the total solar eclipse of 08 Apr 2024, a highly processed HDR composite of the corona, using 13 x 2 exposures from 1/1000 to 4 s.

There was a bit of a focus problem which I noticed only when reviewing the telephoto frames. Thus, my TSE 2024 shots aren’t as sharp as they could be.

Location:
Pocahontas, Missouri, USA
Longitude 37° 29′ 56.412″ N, latitude 89° 38′ 34.074″ W, altitude 183 m (Xavier’s Google Maps tool)
Longitude 37° 29.9295′, latitude -89° 38.5659′, altitude 189 m (GPS reading Eclipse Orchestrator Pro)
Timezone CDT = UT – 5h

Again many, many thanks to the great local communicty, in particular Doris and Jim.

Circumstances (Eclipse Orchestrator Pro):
Duration 4m 08s
C1 – 17:42:01 UT – 12:42:01 CDT
C2 – 18:58:22 UT – 13:58:22 CDT – 13:58:22 camera time
C3 – 19:02:30 UT – 14:02:30 CDT – 14:02:29 camera time
C4 – 20:17:29 UT – 15:17:29 CDT – 15:17:29 camera time

Total Solar Eclipse 2024 – 1 of 3

Total Solar Eclipse 08 Apr 2024 – Corona

First batch of images from the Total Solar Eclipse of 08 April 2024. Many, many thanks to the nice community at Pocohontas, Missouri, USA for having us.

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Etosha Day 2

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Etosha – Day 2 – Gnus under Acacia Tree #2

A second batch of images from the Etosha National Park, Namibia. See also the previous posting and the expanded series below.

Ein zweiter Schwung von Bildern aus dem Etosha National Park, Namibia. Siehe auch das vorherige Posting dazu und die erweiterte Serie unten.

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