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Solstice to Solstice as imaged by Anthony Arrigo of Utah Skies Solstice to Solstice

Sunrise on the first day of winter (right), spring (center) and summer(left)

This series of shots was taken by Anthony Arrigo using a Sony DSC-F717 digital camera..

 
A wildfire enhanced sunset over the Great Salt Lake as imaged by Anthony Arrigo of Utah Skies The color of the setting sun over the Great Salt Lake on August 18, 2003 was greatly enhanced by the many wildfires burning throughout the west.

This shot was taken by Anthony Arrigo using a Sony DSC-F717 digital camera..

 
sundog8_640x480.jpg (61520 bytes) Sun dogs are caused by ice crystals in the air refracting the sunlight.

Taken on a cold, still morning, Friday, February 7, 2003 by Don Brown using an Olympus OM1, 28mm lens.....

 
20030206-SunPillar.jpg (23420 bytes) Sun pillars are caused by ice crystals in the air refracting the sunlight.

Taken Thursday morning, February 6th, 2003 by Anthony Arrigo using a Canon Rebel 2000 with a 28mm lens.

 
p2060015.jpg (52359 bytes) Sun pillars are caused by ice crystals in the air refracting the sunlight.

Taken Thursday morning, February 6th, 2003 by Don Brown using an Olympus OM1, 28mm lens.....

 
...an archipelago of sun spots

taken 12/19/2002
with a Takahashi FS102 and an SBIG STV at f/8 for a fraction of a second...

 
Sunspots on our star as captured by Don Brown of Utah Skies Sunspots on our star

taken 11/02/2002
with a Takahashi FS102 by Don Brown

 
Sunspots on our star as captured by Anthony Arrigo of Utah Skies Sunspots on our star

taken 05/18/2002
with a 150mm f/12 Maksutov-Cassegrain

 
SunJan28-2000.jpg (61971 bytes) Our star...

taken 1/28/2000
with a 10"  f/4.5 Newtonian at prime focus

Sunspots.jpg (13593 bytes) A beautiful view of the Sun....

taken May 2001 with an Olympus OM-1 at a 6" Mak-Cass's prime focus.

 
The Sun during a time of high sunspot activity. The left image is the unmodified, scanned original, while the right had it's brightness, contrast, and saturation "tweeked".

taken 11/04/00
with a 10"  f/4.5 Newtonian at prime focus

sunStudy.jpg (38275 bytes) ...a closer look at the sunspots

taken 11/04/00
with a 10"  f/4.5 Newtonian using eyepiece projection -- 75x

 
...an sunrise sun pillar captured by Don Brown A sun pillar in the morning.

taken 01/28/99
with an Olympus OM-1
75mm, 1/1000 sec,  f/16

 
sunrise.JPG (77689 bytes) ...as it rises in Park City

taken 10/28/99
with an Olympus D-340R Digital Camera

 
cresent_venus_sunrise.jpg (172525 bytes) This is a particularly beautiful sunrise with the crescent Moon being chased by Venus...

taken 02/0100
with the D-340R

 
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I liked how this sunrise progressed.....

taken 02/04/00 with an Olympus D-340R Digital Camera.