Yet Another Moon via Smartphone
By midnight, I knew I had to stay up a tad longer to see the Moon in proximity to both Jupiter and Spica.
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Moon through Smartphone: Compensating for Clouds
With clouds, the equation changes a bit, so I scaled the shutter all the way up to 1/50 to get this (cropped, as the surroundings are all black).
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More Perspective on Capturing the Moon’s Detail with a Smartphone
The following day and at approximately the same time (in daylight), the sky was still clear. So I took another round of pictures.
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The Moon: So Far and Yet So Near
Tonight, I took a few more pictures of the Moon (and my, has it grown since its run-in over the weekend with Aldebaran!).
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Watch as Aldebaran Disappears Behind the Moon
It was a little nerve wracking as Aldebaran was about to disappear, for though I was video taping it, I had to keep adjusting the telescope as the sky moved.
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The Daytime Moon
My first photographing of the Moon during the day.
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My Reflections and Echoes of the Challenger Disaster, 40 Years Later
On this 40th Anniversary of the Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster, I recount my memories of the event, how I processed the tragedy, and the impressions it left on the remainder of my life.
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My Linux Wallpapers, Set 1: Space
I created several sets of fun and uplifting desktop wallpapers, all starring everyone’s favorite penguin, Tux the Linux mascot. In this article, I share the first set of wallpaper images, focusing on the theme of space.
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Project Monolith – My 2025 Dual-Boot PC
I built a new PC in 2025, which can dual-boot to either Windows or Fedora. In this article I catalogue in detail all of the PC’s specs and my design decisions, as well as provide summaries of CPU and GPU performance.
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Fifth and Final Night of Comet A3
There is a saying that you need to know when to retire. This can apply to comet viewing as well. I decided after tonight’s session that it was time to call my time with Comet A3 as complete.
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