I recap my experience photographing the 2024 North America Solar Eclipse, along with discussing some of the challenges, and reflect on the next eclipse in 20 years.
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New Telescope! Tested on the 23% Moon
This image of the 23% Waxing Crescent Moon is the first taken and posted with my new telescope, a Celestron NexStar Evolution 9.25″ Schmidt-Cassegrain. Optics worked perfectly, and auto-tracking was flawless.
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Life After Eclipse: 2% Waxing Crescent Moon
In case you have not heard, there was a solar eclipse earlier this week. But on the day after, the Moon started its next cycle, and I captured this extremely thin and jagged crescent.
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A Totally Awesome Retro “In Game Event”
Join Scotty and June, our favorite virtual e-sports broadcast team, as they guide us through the fast-pace high-stakes action of The Finals.
Oh, and there is a pretty neat alien invasion I want to talk about as well!
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The September 11th Connection that Hit Me Like a Sledgehammer
I recently read an old novel that coincidentally invoked a disaster happening on a September 11th, in the future. It brought back memories and vague recollections of possible motive for why this date was chosen by the hijacking planners in 2001. Was the connection a wild, silly theory? I try to remember and explain in this article.
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My Multi-Year Social Media Experiment
For the past several years, I experimented with many of the best-known social media platforms, as potential outlets for my blog. In this article I summarize my results. I will also explain why, surprisingly, Gab trounces X in my view.
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The “Hollywood Moon” Revisited: Two Examples
The oversized Moon has been used frequently in film and television. Here I show two recent examples of artistic Lunar photography, one good and one bad, from shows on MGM+.
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On Social Media and “Free” Speech
I review my thoughts and perspective on social media and what it means for free speech, both in the context of recent events and historical example.
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How to Remove “Ask Copilot” Button from Windows 11 Search
If you want to remove the “Ask Copilot” button from your Windows 11 search area, read this article for how I did it in the latest Windows 11 build.
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Chicago Bears: Great Start to Low Expectations 2024
It would be very easy to lambast and bemoan the Chicago Bears decision to maintain consistency at the head coach level. But I contend the Bears are doing exactly what is required, and what is prudent, given their current circumstance.
Today’s article goes over why the Bears are in a pretty good situation to start the 2024 NFL cycle.
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