Seeing the Moon Among the Clouds
About 90 minutes before sunset the Moon’s crescent stood out in front of a paling blue sky through wisping clouds overhead.
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Computer Looking Up
Astronomy, and Computer Technology
Moon
A Bird, a Plane, a UFO?
This is likely a plane’s fuselage. But it just seemed awfully high in the sky for a commercial plane. What do you think it is? Aliens?
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Moon, May 29th
Here is a tip for checking camera settings on an image. Most newer cameras should store these settings as part of the image file’s metadata.
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Moon, Pollux, and Castor, May 28th
The Memorial Day weekend provided a few good nights of clear or mostly clear skies.
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Daylight Moon with Venus
Normally I complain about my blocked view of the East sky, due to trees and neighbors’ houses. But sometimes the setup has its benefits.
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Merging the Telescope World with the Real World
The important aspect of this picture is that it captures all of Jupiter’s Galilean moons.
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Moon Closeup on May 7th
I was surprised and a little alarmed at how the sky was brightened.
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Late Afternoon Moon
We usually never see a late afternoon Moon.
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Thanking the Planets for Scientific Advancement
If it were not for the planets, where would civilization be today? For one, I doubt I would have this computer, and the electricity to power it.
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Moon through a DSLR Camera
After waiting hours for the clouds to clear on Jupiter opposition day, I finally had a chance to photograph it again with my new Canon EOS.
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