Astronomy Movies - Don Taylor
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| Martian Fly-Bys These fly-bys were made with data from the HiRISE camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. They cover five areas on Mars that are believed to have contained large amounts of water in the past. The videos were compiled in a joint effort by NASA, JPL and the University of Arizona. I converted them to the Apple QuickTime MOV format so they could be viewed on-line from within a web browser. You will need to install either QuickTime or the QuickTime plug-in for your browser. |
| Becquerel Crater | Layered sedimentary deposits - 2.2 MB |
| Columbia Hills | Inside Gusev Crater where Mars Rover "Spirit" is exploring - 3.0 MB |
| Holden Crater | Eroded cliffs show signs of forming by sedimentary deposits - 4.1 MB |
| Mawrth Vallis | One of the oldest valleys on Mars, contains clays which only form in the presence of Water - 3.1 MB |
| Water Gully | Crater in Centauri Montes shows flow of material by the action of water - 5.5 MB |
| Scopius Asteroid This was shot on 06.20.2009 beginning at approximately 22:00 CDT at the SHSU observatory. I believe it is an asteroid traveling through Scorpius. It was first noticed by Jeff Winship in the upper left corner of this image. There are 2 bright stars in the frame. The one in the lower left is HIP80238. The one in the upper right is HIP80126. |
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| MOV Version - 460 KB | |
| I shot this movie with my Canon 10D at SHSU on 02.28.2009, it was COLD (38 F) and Windy (Gusts to 25mph) | |
| It is the Orion Constellation setting in the western sky. | |
| You will notice the light dome of Houston at the bottom left of the image. See the Star Trails Image I made form this movie. Settings - ISO-400, Apt-5.6, Shutter-30sec., 1 image ever 45 seconds. | |
| Click one of the links below to view the movie. You need to be able to view WMV files, this usually requires Window Media Player which is standard (free) with any version of Windows, or for the MOV you will need to have Apple's QuickTime installed, also free. | |
| WMV Version - 800 KB - High Compression - Poor Image Quality | |
| MOV Version - 615 KB - Less Compression - Better Image Quality - Smaller File - Hey Apple is just better at it than MicroSoft |
| I shot this little movie with my Canon 10D at condo between The Woodlands and Conroe on 02.03.2009. | ||
| It is the Orion Constellation tracking across the sky. | ||
| The conditions were not too bad best. You will notice the light dome of Houston at the bottom of the image. However I was surprised at how many stars I captured. Settings - ISO-800, Apt-5.6, Shutter-20sec., 1 image ever 80seconds. | ||
| Click one of the links below to view the movie. You need to be able to view WMV files, this usually requires Window Media Player which is standard (free) with any version of Windows, or for the MOV you will need to have Apple's QuickTime installed, also free. | ||
| WMV Version - Smaller File - 1.5 MB - High Compression - Poor Image Quality | |
| MOV Version - Larger File - 3.7 MB - Less Compression - Better Image Quality |
| I shot the images for these movies with a Canon 10D at the Neal site on 08.14.2004. | ||
| This is the Scorpius area of the sky. The Lagoon Nebula, M8, is high and to the left in Movie1 and just to the right of center in Movie 2 (beginning of each movie). | ||
| The conditions were not the best. You will notice the clouds as well as the sky glow in the lower right corner of each movie. | ||
| Click one of the links below to view the movie. You need to be able to view WMV files, this usually requires Window Media Player which is standard (free) with any version of Windows. | ||
| Movie 1 - Smaller File - 201KB - Very Cloudy - High Compression - Poor Image Quality | |
| Movie 2 - Smaller File - 517KB - Less Cloudy - High Compression - Poor Image Quality |
Non-Astronomy Movies - Don Taylor
| I shot the images for these movies with a Canon 10D in my Home Office on 01.09.2009 to 01.12.2009. | ||
| This is an orchid blooming. | ||
| I shot one image every 8 minutes. I used the built in flash and manually focused the lens. | ||
| Click the link below to view the movie. You need to be able to view WMV files, this usually requires Window Media Player which is standard (free) with any version of Windows. | ||
| Orchid-WMV - An orchid in bloom. | |
| Orchid-MOV - An orchid in bloom. | |