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Title: Notable Sun Pillar Post by: brianb on March 12, 2009, 08:06:51 am Opened the curtains this morning & discovered this in the direction of the rising sun:
(http://www.bbhvig.uklinux.net/IMG_0982.jpg) 0654 UT,12 Mar 2009. Canon 40D, 70mm, 1/160 sec @ f/6.3, ISO 100. The height of the pillar is approximately 5 degrees. Title: Re: Notable Sun Pillar Post by: Big Dipper on March 12, 2009, 09:52:38 am Beautifully caught!
As they say........................The early bird catches the worm! ;) Title: Re: Notable Sun Pillar Post by: brianb on March 12, 2009, 11:27:49 am Quote The early bird catches the worm! Mmmmmm, worms :PLate, actually. I'd been up trying to observe through the full moon illuminated cirrostratus (struggling to get into the 13s), packed up, taken shower & had "breakfast" (not worms ;D) before getting this far. Title: Re: Notable Sun Pillar Post by: martinastro on March 12, 2009, 04:26:19 pm That's a very good Sun Pillar Brian, good job you had the camera close to hand. It's been a while since I have seen something like that :). That strip of cloud above the pillar looks really cool also, and compliments the pillar below.
Title: Re: Notable Sun Pillar Post by: Roman White on March 15, 2009, 03:35:24 pm Good image, Brian. I also like the shapes of the clouds.
As they say........................The early bird catches the worm! ;) ...and the bird must have clear E & W horizon as well :)BTW, about worms, for those who read Spaceweather recently: do you remember about the "Worm Moon". I thought they're joking, but no - last Thursday I saw first worms in the ground, and a very bright full Moon in the evening... a "worm Moon" indeed! (it was so ugly when I observed comet, ugh) :P Title: Re: Notable Sun Pillar Post by: JohnC on March 15, 2009, 09:01:06 pm Nice capture there. I haven't seen one yet ! |