Yucca Moon
Who says dark has no color? Snapped this one not long after sunset while waiting for it to get dark enough to begin the Messier Marathon at our local astronomy club’s observatory south of Albuquerque. I painted the dried Yucca stalk with my red LED flashlite. Notice how “spectral” the colors of the sky in the background appear.
I haven’t seen this effect this pronounced before. There was a lot of scattered dust in the air, and I’m wondering if this is partly due to ash from Mt. Redoubt’s recent eruption?
Time will tell.
March 30th, 2009 at 07:36
This is an amazing post, becky. Glad to see you are up and around before the witching hours!
March 30th, 2009 at 07:59
That image is just wonderful, Becky! Wish I had a framed copy for my wall. I’m also glad that your Messier Marathon was not ruined by the weather like ours was just east of you in Oklahoma.