12 SKYNEWS•SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2019
PHOTO OF THE WEEK CONTEST
Solar system shooters have one big advantage over their deep-sky counterparts—things
change! The opportunity to record dynamic situations opens an additional set of possibilities,
and our category winner is a prime example. This composite by Alec Lee of Victoria, British
Columbia, shows the sequence of events that unfolded during the January 20/21, 2019, total
lunar eclipse. Each individual frame was acquired using a Nikon D500 DSLR camera and a
Nikkor 500mm lens. For the final result, Lee turned to Tim Zurowski for Photoshop assistance.Honourable Mention
Kevin Watson of Oakville, Ontario,
submitted this photo of the Interna-
tional Space Station zipping across
the face of the full Moon. As it hap-
pens, Watson made the composite
while waiting for the same eclipse
shown in our category winner. To
capture the transit, he used a Nikon
D7000 DSLR camera and a Celestron
6-inch f/5 Newtonian reflector tele-
scope. The camera was set to HD
video mode, ISO 200 and an exposure
time of 1/3200 second to freeze the
motion of the space station.BEST LUNAR, PLANETARY OR SOLAR IMAGE
CATEGORY: Best Lunar, Planetary or Solar Image
Prize:ETX90 Observer packagemeade.com