My Actifit Report Card: October 18th, 2018
SONY SLT A58 • 300 mm • F/6.3 • ISO 100 • 1/60 sec. (Klick the photo to see the full resolution)
After a longer walk this evening I was drawn outside again, because the moon was hanging so beautifully in the sky that I had to take a picture. At about 4 pm position I saw a small, bright dot.
Yes, it is Mars, who, at the moment, is about 105 million km away from us (0.7 AU). The moon is 68% illuminated and is currently 400 000 km away from Earth.
I took the picture without a tripod, You can hold 1/60 sec still without blurring the photo.
The mechanics of all celestial bodies running over us is always a miracle for me and absolutely fascinating to me.
Nach einem längeren Spaziergang heute Abend zog es mich nochmals kurz nach draußen, denn der Mond hing so schön am Himmel, dass ich ihn unbedingt fotografieren musste. Ein wenig schräg rechts (ca. 16.Uhr Stellung) sah ich ein kleines, helles Pünktchen.
Ja, es ist der Mars, der zur Zeit von uns ca. 105 Mill. km entfernt ist (0.7 AE). Der Mond ist zu 68% erleuchtet und ist zur Zeit 400 000 km von der Erde entfernt. Die über uns ablaufende Himmelsmechanik von allen Gestirnen ist für mich immer wieder ein Wunder und für mich absolut faszinierend.
Die Aufnahme habe ich ohne Stativ gemacht, 1/60 sec. kann man noch ruhig halten ohne dass das Photo verwischt.
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Coole Aufnahme ;) Noch 45 Jahre und ich bin auf dem Mars!
Ich wär ja schon mit einem Flug zum Mond mehr als glücklich!
Sehr schönes Foto! Ich hätte den Mars sicherlich nicht erkannt, aber jetzt habe ich zumindest einen Anhaltspunkt wie er neben dem Mond aussieht. Toll mach weiter so!!!
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Ich danke dir! Ja, der Mars leuchtet im Moment relativ schwach, auch nicht so rötlich wie sonst. Bei der Mondfinsternis am 27. Juli war der Mars nur knapp 60 Mill. km von uns entfernt (wenn ich mich recht erinnere). Er hing wie ein kräftig-rot leuchtendes LED-Licht am Himmel.
Great picture, the moon is looking fantastic in the dark sky. I didn't know mars was visible from earth😁
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In Kenia you can see Mars too! The screenshot below (from a sky-software) shows the Moon and Mars, how you would see them in your country. Can you verify it for me whether this is correct? Mars, of course, much, much smaller, not as brilliant like in this screenshot!
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I wouldn't know, I mostly only notice the moon and those little stars.On the days it isn't cloudy I will try to check if I can see mars. It is a whole other mysterious world out there in outerspace 😁
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Sehr schön Peter 😊
Zwei Astrobilder in einer Woche, dass ist ja mehr als ich zur Zeit bieten kann 😂
Vielleicht kommt aber Morgen oder Übermorgen was kleines von mir 😊
Danke dir, Kevin! Du hast ja bereits gesagt, es kann süchtig machen! Ein stärkeres Tele wäre halt ideal.
So fängt es am :-D
Erst das Tele, dann eine Nachführung, dann ein kleines Telekop, dann eine richtige Teleskop-Montierung, dann eine spezielle Kamera, dann ein größeres Teleskop, was wieder eine neue Montierung nach sich zieht, usw. Das Bildet sich zu einem richtigen Kreislauf aus :-D
@terrylovejoy hat hier mit zwei Objektiven den Mond aufgenommen. Und hier sollte auch was für die normale Astrofotografie zu finden sein.
Danke für die Links! :-)
Great educational actifit post! Love that you try to keep it interesting. One of my writing project is a science fiction romance based on the moon, it’s on hold atm. I am forever tempted to switch it to Mars, as I’m more fascinated with the red planet. Only, I get hung up on the distance and all kinds of technical difficulties. :)
Hi Linny!
yes, I try to keep these little actifit-posts interesting. It is not easy though! Today I had a little quiz, which was solved very quickly.
I am quite interested in your writing project. A Moon romance would be great, but as you mention it yourself, a love story on Mars would be fantastic! Do not let stop you by the distances and the scientific data about Mars. Ask Elon Musk he knows all about it! :-)
Additionally you need to know that there are green little martians on Mars eating green-colored marshmellows! :-) Yeah, there is life on Mars! :-)
But seriously, I endorse you to write such a novel and I could imagine it could be very successful. And after you have published the book in Englisch, please talk with me for a translation in German. There are a lot of german science fiction enthusiasts here.
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