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Sun Corona
Moon Corona
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Moon
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People
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Sun Halo Melrose 11th Sept 2006 Paul Moss
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Reference

Astronomical Glossary (initially posted 18 August, 2002)

The astronomical glossary contains various words and terms that are often used within astronomy, and their associated definitions. It was initially compiled by Mike McGavin, although further contributions are welcome and will be credited.

Images

All of the images below are copyrighted to their respective owners. Please ask permission if you would like to use them elsewhere.

John Field

January 2006 (Orion Nebula)

This picture of the Orion Nebula was taken at prime focus on the WAS telescope at Willowbank. It is a composite of three images taken using an unmodified Canon 300D camera at 800 ASA stacked and processed in Registax by John Field.

October 2005 (Moon images)

Sunrise over the Mare Imbrium.

The Sun rises of the Mare Imbrium (Sea of Rains). The mountain range running across this image is called The Alps, and were named by Hevelius. The cleft running through The Alps is called Alpine Valley and is 180 km long. The highest peak in this range called Mount Blanc and is 3600m high. The large crater to the right of center is called Plato. Plato is 101 km wide, this crater that was been flooded by lava after it s formation. The region above Plato called Mare Frigoris, the Frozen Sea To the lower left of the picture is the crater Cassini 57km in diameter. The isolated peak near Cassini is Mount Piton at 2250m high. The row of isolated mountains running top the left from Mount Piton are called the Montes Recti (Straight Mountain) and Montes Teneriffe (Teneriffe Mountains).

Image taken by John Field using a Meade LPI Camera through the C8 telescope at Pauatahanui.

Nearly Full Moon

This image of the nearly full Moon was taken on Friday 14 October 2005 by John Field. The image is a composite of 9 individual images taken with a Canon EOS 300D at Prime Focus through the 12-inch SCT at the Pauatahanui Observatory. The individual images were then merged in Photoshop to create a final image. The rays from Tycho and Copernericus and others can easily be seen in this image.

Paul Moss

Late 2004 (Sun Halo and Parhelic Circle)

There were 3 distinctly separate optical effects in the ice crystals that day; the classic halo, another one twice the diameter I think, just see the bottom of it in some shots, and the parhelic circle that crosses the main halo and runs through the centre of the sun.

February/March 2003 (Comet c/2002 V1 NEAT)

More information about these photos can be found on Paul's astronomy homepage.

Feb 26th, from Mt Victoria

Feb 28th, from Wrights Hill, Karori

March 1st, from Wrights Hill, Karori

May 2002 (Moon meets city)

More information about these photos can be found on Paul's astronomy homepage.

December 2001, January 2002 (Moon from Wellington)

More information about these photos can be found on Paul's astronomy homepage.

25 November, 2001 (Aurora Australis from Titahi Bay)

These are some great photos from Titahi Bay of the aurora on the morning of November 25th, 2001. Click on the thumbnail images above, or visit Paul's website to see more.