Gallery
of
Events and Observations
Recorded
by PVSG members
(Click some images for larger view)
Doodles in Space-s-s-s-s- From the collection of student works given to Roland Cormier. This is your moment of Zen. (Click to be transported.) |
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| A sneak preview of Wade's photo-to-share when the showdown comes... |  |
| April 14 '07 Star party at Glenburn drew 19 diners and a few star gazers. |    |
| During 3 hours of clear skies scheduled for the evening, DC, Bill, Alan, Mike, Melanie enjoyed these views !!! |     |
Alien eyes was actually a dual projection of the gibbous moon through Wade Smith's Oberwerk binoculars onto a piece of paper. January 2007 |
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Low temperatures were found by this sharp-eyed couple at the Hampden site of our bonfire pot-luck January 20th, 2007. Due to frost, they were unable to locate any bonfire. See past year fires below |
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Spotted at Darling Harbour in Sydney, Australia - A clock overlooking an outdoor cafe with a planisphere built into the face. Check the close-up and note the celestial pole of choice in this part of the world. |
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Wade explained this image of his from May 2006. The Moon is "balanced on a wire" elevated by its slim phase and the repelling force of earthshine. |
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Mars, Moon, Hyades & Pleiades by Wade Smith "You will notice the moon "burned
out"- as it was less than quarter when this photo was taken- that was due
to
the fact it was a 16 sec exposure at f3.6 and ISO 400 using a fixed |
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Sun pillar Wade Smith |
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Lunar Eclipse October 27, 2004 by Wade Smith Click for full sequence |
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Venus transit June 8, 2004 by Wade Smith. 5:39am from Westfield, Maine
Photographed at prime focus of a Tasco 50mm refractor hand held with no filter. |
Also available is a movie slide show of Wade's entire series. This is encoded in Windows Media File format. Note this is a large file for download 849Kbytes. Maine Transit of Venus |
Sunfest 2004 |
A LOT bigger when you look through THIS end! |
Members gather to celebrate Julie Burgess's coming bundle of joy but she begs off to spend time at the maternity ward!
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Venus transit June 8, 2004 by Wade Smith. 6:00am from Westfield, Maine
Photographed at prime focus with Orion 127 Maksutov scope and solar filter. |
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| Comet NEAT May 19, 2004 by Wade Smith. Olympus OM-10 using Kodak Max400 and 50mm lens at f2.8. |  |
This year's bonfire at Wade's house was the largest ever and club members kept warm even at great distance from the flames. Pictures courtesy of Carolyn Vose |
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| The moon was the only celestial object that could compete with the bonfire's magnitude! |  |
| Aurora at Wade Smith's house as seen
looking easterly to near zenith.All three images were taken w/ Olympus OM10/28mm f2.5/about 2min exposure/ Kodak 800 Max film. |
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| Only about 30 sec. exposure. Moon in the picture is very bright.Note the bonfire fuel in foreground. |  |
| Last of Wade's images |  |
The same night in October the aurora hovers above the ENE horizon as seen from Davenport's house. This is a composite of digital images from the Nikon Coolpix 950 taken at 8 sec, ISO 400. Notice Dipper handle in green curtain 1/3 of the distance from left edge. |
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