Posted on 17th June 2011 by admin in AstroPhotography
Astronomy, AstroPhotography, eclipse, lunar, Magaliesburg, magaliesburg photographer, Mitchell Krog, moon, Photographer, South Africa
The Lunar Eclipse Over South Africa on 15 June 2011 captured as never before by South African Photographer Mitchell Krog
South African Photographer Mitchell Krog, based in the beautiful Magaliesburg region has once again pulled something magical out of his photographic hat. Mitchell, a multi award winning photographer, is no stranger to the night skies and has spent much of the last 5 years photographing them. On Wednesday evening the 15th June 2011 a lunar eclipse event occured over much of the Southern Hemisphere and had sky watchers all over the world outside to witness this magical event.
In South Africa it is currently winter and up on the highveld in the Magaliesburg region it gets especially cold at night. Braving the cold weather, Mitchell headed out to capture his 4th lunar eclipse and decided to try something different. Instead of just focusing on close up images of the moon, Mitchell decided to go much wider and set up one of his camera’s with an extreme wide angle lens.
What came out of his camera was nothing short of amazing and has certainly trumped a plethora of lunar eclipse images all over the web. Mitchell describes this effect, “A combination of heavy dew fall and misting from the very cold weather is probably what caused the camera to capture this, it is an amazing optical effect like I’ve never seen before and I’ve spent hundreds of nights out photographing the night skies. What I find amazing about this image is that, optical effect or not, it clearly shows the moon sitting in shadow surrounded by the blue glow of Earth’s light. It’s easy for people to jump out and say it’s manipulated but it most certainly is not, this is direct from camera to screen but I’m so accustomed to critics and competitors trying any avenue to demoralize or discredit.”
All we can say is we’re amazed with this image and it already seems to be circulating all over the web and being very much WOW’d.
See more of Mitchell’s incredible award winning photography at his web site http://mitchellkrog.com or on Facebook
Posted on 10th February 2010 by admin in Publications
Astronomy, AV-107, centaur, DMSP F18, Finland, Finnish, Krog, Magazines, Mitchell, Novosti Kosmonavtiki, Publications, rocket, Russian, space, spacecraft, Tähdet Ja Avaruus, ufo, ULA, United Launch Alliance, US Military, Weather Satellite
Mitchell Krog’s images of the Centaur Rocket Spacecraft which passed over South Africa’s night skies on October 18th 2009 were published in the Russian Astronomy and Space magazine “Novosti Kosmonavtiki” and the Finnish Astronomy Magazine “Tähdet Ja Avaruus” in their December editions.
The sight which took South Africa by storm last year. These images captured by Mitchell Krog were published in the Finland Astronomy Magazine Tähdet Ja Avaruus in December
Hundreds of South Africans saw a star-like point moving across the sky while emitting “haloes” or “bubbles” of light just before 9pm on Sunday evening October 18th. This event sparked many calls to radio stations at the time by people saying they had spotted a UFO over South Africa and for several hours it actually was a UFO until the truth started to emerge that it was a Centaur Rocket which had been launched earlier that day from Vandenberg Airforce Base with a mission to launch a US military satellite.
Russian Space and Astronomy Magazine Novosti Kosmonavtiki featured one of Mitchell Krog's images of the Centaur Rocket which passed over South Africa's night skies on the 18th of October 2009 sparking many claims countrywide of UFO's in our skies. Many sceptics still believe it was a UFO.
After launching the satellite the rocket made by United Launch Alliance (ULA) had excess fuel and the opportunity was used to perform tests with the rocket. When it passed over South Africa it was stated that the concentric rings / bubbles were caused by venting of fuel during the tests, or firing of “reaction control” motors used to change the orientation or spin of the vehicle. the original story is located here and here.
The December cover of Russian Space and Astronomy Magazine Novosti Kosmonavtiki which featured Mitchell Krog's images.
The Finland Astronomy Magazine Tähdet Ja Avaruus December Cover which featured Mitchell Krog's Spacecraft Images.
"Excitement Rockets After OtherWorldly Sighting" - The Front Page of The Star Newspaper on October 20, 2009 which featured Mitchell Krog's Bubbling spacecraft image.
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