A selection of solar system images from La Société Guernesiaise Astronomy Section, Guernsey.

All the pictures were taken in Guernsey, unless otherwise stated.

Click on the images for larger versions.

All images are Copyright © 1992-2009, and may ONLY be reproduced with permission.

 

THE MOON

 

 

Moon 029

First Quarter Moon

2008 February 13, by Paul Gavey


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Moon CCD Mosaic

by Daniel Cave

 

Moon 079

Third Quarter Moon

2007 August 05, by Paul Gavey

 

MVC-033F

Moon detail

2001 August 10, by David Le Conte

 

MVC-036F

Moon detail

2001 August 10, by David Le Conte

 

Moon 117

Moon detail

2005 August 28, by Paul Gavey

 

 

LUNAR ECLIPSES

 

 

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Lunar eclipse

2004 October 27/28

by David Le Conte

 

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Lunar Eclipse, 1996April 3/4

by Daniel Cave

 

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Lunar eclipse, 2004 May 04

by David Le Conte

 

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Lunar eclipse, 2004 May 04

by David Le Conte

 

Eclipse 2007

Lunar eclipse sequence

2007 March 03/04, by Paul Gavey

 

Click here for a set of 15 images

of the Lunar eclipse

of 2004 October 27/28

by David Le Conte

(pdf file, 2.8MB)

 

 

 

LUNAR OCCULTATIONS

 

 

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Occultation of Saturn

2007 May 22, by David Le Conte

 

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Occultation of Saturn

2007 May 22, by David Le Conte

 

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Occultation of Venus, with Jupiter

2008 December 01, by Paul Gavey

 

 

SOLAR ECLIPSES

 

 

Partial solar eclipse by David Le Conte

Partial eclipse

1996 October 12, Guernsey

by David Le Conte


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DialDiamond Ring

1998 February28, Venezuela.

by David Le Conte


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Solar Corona

1998 February28, Venezuela

by David Le Conte

 

1999 Partial phase

Partial phase

1999 August 11, Alderney

by Anthony Le Conte

 

1999 third contact

Diamond Ring and Baily’s Beads

1999 August 11, Alderney

by Anthony Le Conte

 

 

 

TRANSIT OF VENUS

 

 

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The transit of Venus

2004 June 08, by David Le Conte

Sidereostat image

 

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The transit of Venus

2004 June 08, by David Le Conte

Sidereostat image

 

Venus Transit Projection onto card June 2004

The transit of Venus

2004 June 08, by Paul Gavey Projected onto card

 

 

COMETS

 


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Comet Hale-Bopp, 1997

by Daniel Cave


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Comet Hale Bopp, 1997. Tri-colour CCD image by Daniel Cave


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Comet Hale-Bopp, 1997 March 28

Tri-colour CCD image by Daniel Cave

 

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Comet Hale-Bopp, 1997

by David Le Conte


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Comet Hale-Bopp and La Longue Rocque, Guernsey, 1997

by David Le Conte


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Comet Hale Bopp, 1997 March 28 showing faint detail in the tail

by Daniel Cave


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Nucleus of Comet Hale Bopp, 1997

CCD image by Daniel Cave

 

Comet Holmes

Comet Holmes, 2007 October 30

by David Le Conte

 

 

 

MARS

 


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Mars tri-colour CCD image

by Daniel Cave

 

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Mars tri-colour CCD image

by Daniel Cave



 

 

SATURN

 


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Saturn quad-colour CCD image, 1997 December 28 by Daniel Cave

 

Saturn

Saturn, 2007 April 07

by Paul Gavey

 

 

 

 

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