Archive for March, 2010

Finally! This is what I needed to see today..

Saturday, March 20th, 2010

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the Moon and the Pleiades never fail to amaze me when they are this close.

A stunning sight.  This is after waking up to over a foot of snow on the ground and crazy snow clouds.

Astronomy is a tough love kind of hobby!

not the First Day of Spring kind of weather I was hoping for

Saturday, March 20th, 2010

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the title says it all……….

twelve inches of snow on the ground from last night and it’s still falling!!!!!

Moon and Venus

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

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a somewhat close encounter of the Moon with Venus from a few nights ago….

I never get tired of watching a skinny Moon in the sky!

Nikon D70 with 180mm  lens on a tripod

more Sun tracks

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

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more Sun tracks from a pinhole camera set up in the desert.

The next ones I post will be 6 month long exposures.

reflected ruins

Tuesday, March 16th, 2010

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one of my homemade pinhole camera shots from the trip to Texas.  I never get enough time to visit, make photos and look at the sky while there….

ah well, that just means I get to go back again, and again!