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New Spring Moon

April 7, 2019 Paul 1070 Views 0 Comments Moon

Since my last post on January’s eclipse, I have observed the night sky when opportunity presented itself.

Like last year’s, the Moon began to form an unnatural crescent, and yet unlike last year’s there formed a reddish hue as it reached totality.

Wonderful stargazing weather. That is how I describe last night, though I am sure some would disagree because it was a little chill.

I would like to say that today’s image was made possible from careful planning and thoughtful execution.

July 24, 2018 Paul 972 Views 0 Comments Moon

A nearly Full Moon was on clear display tonight, lighting up a pleasantly mild July evening.

What is neat about lining all three images side-by-side is that they were taken with the same telescope and same equipment setup.

This is my first good image of Jupiter in 2018. The focus was near-perfect and about as good as I am going to get with my equipment.

June 16, 2018 Paul 966 Views 0 Comments Moon, Venus

We’re about a month from the last rendezvous of the Moon and Venus.

The current positions and timing of our planets offer an opportunity to see both Jupiter and Venus in the sky shortly after Dusk.

May 18, 2018 Paul 963 Views 0 Comments Moon, Venus

If you look closely above and to the left of the Moon, you can see stars. They were not visible to me at the time I took this picture.