Archive for March, 2011

and today I give you the Moon

Saturday, March 26th, 2011

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little black spots on the Sun today…..

Friday, March 25th, 2011

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Super Moon on the way!

Friday, March 18th, 2011

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Tomorrow night the moon will be full and it’s going to be a Super Moon.

Meaning it’s extra close to Earth, and will appear larger.

This photo is from last night, made with film shot through a telescope.

Pentax K1000

Fuji 200 print film

500th sec exposure

tele-converter on Celestron 80mm refractor

Jupiter and Mercury

Wednesday, March 16th, 2011

Just after sunset tonight….a very nice eye-candy view of Jupiter and Mercury.

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Discovery and the ISS

Tuesday, March 8th, 2011

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I was thrilled to watch Discovery and the ISS pass through the Big Dipper tonight!  This was the last mission for Discovery, so it was quite a thought provoking few moments to watch her glide through the sky. Nikon D70 on tripod.