3towers Observatory Moon, Planets , &
Atmospheric Phenomena
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Sun Pillar August 19, 2011, Pentax
Optio S7 point and shoot camera.
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| Sundogs (parhelia) on May 4, 1999. Nikon D100 camera 50mm
lens at f/22, 1/3000 second exposure, ISO 800. The Sun was setting to
the west behind the observatory. |
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Rainbow at the
3towers Observatory. Nikon D100 digital camera
with 8 mm f/22 lens. |
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| Rainbow after December rainstorm |
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On January 29, 2009 Venus was close to
the 3.5 day old Moon. The young crescent Moon was
visible in the late afternoon, making it a good pointer
to daytime viewing of Venus. Once found Venus was
easily visible in the late afternoon sky about one-hour
prior to sunset. This picture of Venus and the
crescent Moon was taken at 5:40 pm MST (sunset 5:55
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| Young Moon (17 hours 58 minutes), 5-inch f/5 reflector, Nikon
D100 camera, ISO 800. The dove was observed sitting on a distant
telephone wire before the Sun set. |
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| The Earth's Shadow and the Belt of Venus above it on the morning
of December 30, 2007. |
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| The Earth's Shadow, the setting Moon, and the Belt of Venus on September
27, 2007. |
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| Evening clouds after sunset on August 18, 2012. |
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| Rainbow in the afternoon of August 7, 2015 after summer thunderstorm |
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| Sun Halo on the afternoon of March 16, 2018. iPhone image. |
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| Annual Eclipse of
the Sun: Page, Arizona, May 20, 2012 |
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