Monthly Archives: March 2017

KLM 747 airplane photo. 15th March 2017

Delighted with this wide field image of a KLM 747 at 32,000ft heading to Chicago. Used my trusty Canon EOS 1100D + Tamron 70-300mm lens at 300mm. ISO 100, f6.3 at 400th second. RAW file edited in DPP where I … Continue reading

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Airbus A340 photograph 15th March 2017

Took this image of an Airbus A340 on a bright clear day with lovely dark background sky. It was at 34,000ft heading to San Jose. Equipment used Canon EOS 1100D Tamron 70-300mm at 300mm f6.3 , 400th second. RAW file … Continue reading

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Celestron binoculars and spotting scope purchase March 2017

A customer came to Northern Optics looking for two products. A spotting scope for looking at birds in the garden and occasional astronomy + a set of binoculars for when out and about at the Nature reserves. The spotting scope they … Continue reading

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Tal Klevsov Lunar image 7th March 2017

Used a Tal Klevsov 8″ (200mm) with a Canon EOS 1100D to take this photo of the Moon. One thing about this telescope is the narrow field of view, so you can not get the full disc in. But an … Continue reading

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North Lincs astro meeting 6th March 2017 Talk by Paul Money

It was nice to see a few new faces for the March 2017 meeting at the North Lincs astro society. This meant we had a very good attendance of 25 people filling the room. On this occasion we were given … Continue reading

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