Don’t Try This at Home
Possibly the worst characteristic of our Sun is that it is so bright.
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Computer Looking Up
Astronomy, and Computer Technology
Smartphone
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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Curious 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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Clear Sky, Bright Moon
Just one problem, though – the Moon was approaching Full and washed much of the sky out. So I settled for looking at the Moon, mostly.
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Waiting for Winter to Reopen the Sky
I wish there was more to say and show from the past few weeks, but the weather has not been cooperating.
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The Orion Nebula via Smartphone
There were many targets in the sky, but as it was a school night, I decided to focus (no pun intended) on the Orion Nebula.
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Cloud City
Winter morning over Chicago on January 9th, 2018.
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Morning Moon Before the Front
My location was quite different from where I photographed the Moon last night.
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Finding Mercury and Mars in the Sky
I have now learned how high Mercury can truly be.
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Moon through Smartphone, Part XXI
It feels like I’ve posted never-ending sequels about taking the Moon’s picture through my smartphone.
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