20. March 2010 by beckster.

the title says it all……….

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

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18. March 2010 by beckster.

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

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16. March 2010 by beckster.

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!

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2. March 2010 by beckster.

This is the first nice ISS pass I’ve seen in some time….

Orion and Taurus make a nice frame for the pass

30 seconds f/4

Nikon D70 on tripod

ASA 400

with a hint of skyglow from Albuquerque

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16. February 2010 by beckster.

The image on the left was made Feb.6 and the one on the right was made Feb. 16.

Vesta moved into the neighborhood in the right hand image and is just left of the bright star at the top left of the frame.  The scale is a little off and the image on the left suffers from poorer seeing and transparency, but if you compare the two photos, it is obvious there is an extra spot of light in the image on the right.

Vesta is easy to see in binoculars as it moves through Leo.  There’s a good star map for it at Heavens-above.com  if you would like to see it for yourself.

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