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« on: November 13, 2008, 03:14:58 pm »

For those who haven't visited, www.nightskyhunter.com is Martinastro's personal website showing his observations with excellent commentary and insight.

I am particualrly impressed with today's update which shows verious Moonbows - including something I've not seen before - the Double Moonbow!

Very nice catch Martin, well done!

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« Reply #1 on: November 13, 2008, 04:13:34 pm »

Paul, thanks very much for the mention!. I have got a few more from the following morning (might try again this evening) which I'm putting together onto an image account. When I get it finished I will put a few images and a link up here. Keep an eye out this evening for bows from the waning full Moon - IF we get the showers in time. Good luck, and thanks again for the mention. That double bow sure was a rareity. I'm always on the look out for this elusive phenomena. I still maintain that they look very haunting with the naked eye.
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« Reply #2 on: November 13, 2008, 08:02:44 pm »

I have to agree there Martin. Your website is Great and very informative keep up the great work my man.
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« Reply #3 on: November 13, 2008, 09:45:41 pm »

Carl, thanks very much for you kind comment!.Was it you who caught a lunar fog bow recently on SW?. I have never caught on of those before. Here's a few Moonbow images...









Also here's links to a report on the site covering several nights of moonbow hunting at all hours of the night...

Page 1

http://www.nightskyhunter.com/Moonbow%20Hunting%20-%20Page%201.html

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http://www.nightskyhunter.com/Moonbow%20Hunting%20-%20Page%202.html
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« Reply #4 on: November 14, 2008, 02:50:57 am »

Totally agree, Martin your site always has some attention getter images on the front page! good work
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« Reply #5 on: November 14, 2008, 09:47:14 am »

I would totally agree with all the comments!! Your website is totally informative and the images are great...

Keep up the great work Martin....   Grin
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« Reply #6 on: November 14, 2008, 05:05:20 pm »

Tyler, Steven, thanks very much for the feeback. It's comments like yours which keep me motivated to keep the site going and get out with the camera. Cheers.

Tyler, thanks also for including the Moonbow image on today's tonightssky.com  Smiley
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« Reply #7 on: November 15, 2008, 09:52:36 am »

Martin, you have uploaded here the most exciting moonbow images!
They're fantastic!  Smiley
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« Reply #8 on: November 16, 2008, 02:05:38 am »

Thanks very much Roman, I'm glad you liked those. Hopefully it will encourage others to get out and look for them because they really are amazing 'in the flesh' so to speak. It's a worthwhile pursuit for any photographer because there are not many images of true moonbows on the internet, so getting images of a rare phenomena is more than tempting. Most of the moonbow images on the net are actually lunar spray bows when bows form on waterfalls. True moonbows from showers are more rare. I'm hoping to get more and more images of this lovely phenomena in the hope of capturing a unique image. I'm planning on catching a Moonbow with an aurora, NLCs, or lightning in the same image. That would really be something never seen before! I have also never captured a lunar fog bow either. So this is something I would like to add to the list.

Moonbow/spray bow

http://www.2geton.net/martin/moonbow/moonbow.html

http://www.atoptics.co.uk/fz127.htm (these are the best bows I have seen to date)

Another from Les Cowley's site

http://www.atoptics.co.uk/rainbows/moonbow.htm

This one is an absolute beauty

http://www.atoptics.co.uk/rainbows/bowim51.htm

Lunar fogbow

http://www.atoptics.co.uk/droplets/fogmoon.htm

Speaking of rare images. Have you ever seen a steamnado or steamdevil? Check out these images by Mike Hollingshead. I wonder if it's possible to get these here on Lough Neagh?

http://www.extremeinstability.com/08-8-29b.htm
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« Reply #9 on: November 16, 2008, 08:54:50 am »

Very nice links to moonbows, thanks. And the fogbow is looking scary to me  Cheesy

I have never seen those steam-phenomena, they're looking very strange. Mike H. is surely the leader! he always has some breathtaking images.  Smiley
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« Reply #10 on: November 16, 2008, 10:27:22 pm »

Here's a couple of moonbow images I took earlier in the year. These are my favourites to date. I have uploaded them at 1024 size. Try them out as a screensaver!, if you are just viewing then open them up full size. I'm doing this when I should be observing the Leonids - but I'm clouded out  Angry

http://i34.tinypic.com/ipxsop.jpg

http://i38.tinypic.com/msorbr.jpg

http://i35.tinypic.com/21e1fmr.jpg
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« Reply #11 on: November 19, 2008, 07:13:50 pm »

I have to agree. Martin your website is truely stunning. I havent been on in a while and the updates are incredible!
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« Reply #12 on: November 19, 2008, 08:14:40 pm »

Hey Stuart, thanks very much for the nice feedback!. That will give me that extra push to get out and keep shooting. Many thanks to everyone who visits the site. Feedback is always important with these things.

Paul, here's that image of the primary and secondary Moonbow.

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