Solar Halo at Grouse Mountain

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Solar Halo at Grouse Mountain

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[80% Steve, 20% Alfred] ------- Probability of Clear Skies = (Age of newest equipment in days) / [(Number of observers) * (Total Aperture of all telescopes present in mm)]
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thats nice...
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where is this taken, Tachyon? very snowy!
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rcj wrote:where is this taken, Tachyon? very snowy!
At Grouse Mountain, in Vancouver... last month in May!
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Thanks for sharing this unique picture
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looks cold man! [smilie=crying.gif]
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Look at the snow...
Clear skies,
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Its great..
Did you captured it.. Which camera was used to capture this.. is it possible to capture such from normal cameras..
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Bryan4horne wrote:Its great..
Did you captured it.. Which camera was used to capture this.. is it possible to capture such from normal cameras..
I use a Canon DSLR, but you can use any camera to capture this. Just reduce the exposure by 1 stop.
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