New Spring Moon
Since my last post on January’s eclipse, I have observed the night sky when opportunity presented itself.
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Computer Looking Up
Astronomy, and Computer Technology
Photography
Weather Reports from the 2019 Lunar Eclipse
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.
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Don’t Try This at Home
Possibly the worst characteristic of our Sun is that it is so bright.
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Late Crescent Moon, October 2018
Wonderful stargazing weather. That is how I describe last night, though I am sure some would disagree because it was a little chill.
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Goose Moon
I would like to say that today’s image was made possible from careful planning and thoughtful execution.
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Waxing Gibbous Moon, July 2018
A nearly Full Moon was on clear display tonight, lighting up a pleasantly mild July evening.
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Relative Planets
What is neat about lining all three images side-by-side is that they were taken with the same telescope and same equipment setup.
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Humid Jupiter, June 2018
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.
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Moon Reunites with Venus on Hot Summer Night, June 2018
We’re about a month from the last rendezvous of the Moon and Venus.
Read MoreCurious Location to See the Moon
I don’t always photograph the Moon in broad daylight. But when I do, I try to include a former world’s tallest building, for perspective.
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