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Uploaded by: astrophotographer — Wednesday November 14, 2012 — Oamaru, New Zealand

The day dawned almost cloudless. Not for long BUT at the most critical time it albeit cleared. The thin cloud cover was a blessing as it was possible to use the 400mm lens without the sun filter. The shot was at maximum moon cover. Also the Bz for the aurora is at -8 so it could be a great time for the Aurora Australis tonight as long as the wind keeps up and the clouds are blown away.

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1. WurzelDave 12:44 AM GMT on November 14, 2012    
Great shot & congrats on AC. Hope the auroras come your way!
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2. catilac 1:07 AM GMT on November 14, 2012    
Outstanding shot, Congratulations on the ac and vip!
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3. gilg72 1:51 AM GMT on November 14, 2012    
A Wonderful Solar Eclipse shot. Thank you for sharing. Congratulations on the AC & VIP!
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4. ChrisAnthemum 2:10 AM GMT on November 14, 2012    
You wouldn't be so lucky as to have an eclipse and aurora on the same day!?! Congrats on your AC for this great shot!
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5. Kennebunker 2:11 AM GMT on November 14, 2012    
Superb shot, Tony, and great weather reporting, too. Kudos, and AC congratulations on your new Blue Border.
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6. beanhead 2:22 AM GMT on November 14, 2012    
Very cool..love seeing the sunspots,too!
AC congrats!
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7. CalicoBass 2:28 AM GMT on November 14, 2012    
Beautiful capture, Congrats on your AC!
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8. fotomacc 2:43 AM GMT on November 14, 2012    
Tony - I was hoping you would be able to see it. I was lucky being a bit further north. I also could not have done it without the cloud cover. Congrats on your AC.
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9. astrophotographer 6:02 AM GMT on November 14, 2012    
I was quite surprised as well to see the sunspots clearly, especially as I used the 40D instead of the 5D. So far it has been cloudy most of the day and the sun is not shining at all.
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10. stoneygirl 7:23 AM GMT on November 14, 2012    
Wow, what a wonderful thing you all got to see. Incredible photo and an awesome AC too. Congratulations on this beauty of a shot.
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11. tomekandjola 2:14 PM GMT on November 14, 2012    
Excellent, thanks for sharing.
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12. nanapoo 2:45 PM GMT on November 14, 2012    
Awesome! Congrats!
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13. angelafritz (Admin) 6:36 PM GMT on November 14, 2012    
I love that it was just a tad cloudy yesterday -- it makes these photos so much more interesting! :)
14. astrophotographer 7:27 PM GMT on November 14, 2012    
Just an update on the auroral hope. The Bz dropped at about 2200 local time to about -3 not much of a hope to spot the aurora as well as that it rained and a full cloud cover. Oh well there is always "next time"
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15. EnjoyingUtah 8:26 PM GMT on November 14, 2012    
Amazing capture!! Congratulations.
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16. Faasai 6:58 AM GMT on November 15, 2012    
Fantastic shot!Congratulations on a well deserved new AC!
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17. Agris 8:32 PM GMT on November 15, 2012    
Clear story of eclipse!!!
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About astrophotographer
astrophotographer I am very keen on astrophotography, atmospherics and nature photography.The passion for photography has been with me for 60 odd years and is still as strong as ever.My first camera was a 127 format given to me when I was 8yrs old, my father showing us how to develop film, in the bathtub, needless to say it became stained much to my mothers annoyance.I guess my profession, Radiography, was a natural way to combine taking pictures with a hobby, most radiographers in my training years had cameras so we all took photos and compared them, always striving to outdo each other.I have always had an interest in Infra-Red photography and we used to play around with IR film in the B&W days, of course we have advanced so much in the digital world of IR I had my camera converted for IR only...it was a bonus as the exposures are as if it was a white light camera. Fast shutter speeds and the resulting images are sometime bad but mostly intriguing. A surprise celebration awaited me at work the other day, to mark my 50 years in Radiography, a long time in one profession, but an enjoyable time and would I choose the same path in life, yes I would. I have met many wonderful people even though their time on this planet was limited, they have been a person I will remember fondly.At last I have acquired a Canon 5D Mkii. It has been a dream of mine for a while to have a full frame digital camera. The wide angle lenses are great and cover the 180 degrees I have longed for when photographing the aurora. The definition if the photos is quite amazing and I am very pleased with the results. Keep an eye out for some more photos.
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