Greetings. It’s been a while since I posted, so wanted to do a “check in” post. I haven’t done much astronomy over the past month, for various reasons which could be considered excuses, but I won’t call them that. I could itemize the various new light pollution issues in my area that have grated me, but the reality is I already lived in a one of worst polluted spots on Earth. The residual haze from the western United States forest fires notwithstanding, I hope to get back to sky viewing soon, and certainly in time for the approaching Mars opposition.
The true limiting factor over the past month was some sort of injury to my wrist. Around the time I took the above picture in August, I did something to my dominant left wrist and I couldn’t put even simple strains on it, let alone try lifting my Dobsonian to take it outside. And so I restricted my activities to only those necessary. Fortunately within the last week it seems to be back to normal, though I continue to remain careful and will give it another week-ish before I lift the big telescope again.
Part of me believes this is the “downer” time, after the mid-Summer Jupiter and Saturn oppositions plus the bonus of the Neowise comet. But things are looking up, as they always do in time.
