Reports of yesterday’s solar eclipse are coming in from all over: From Journey To the Stars in the Philippines: Crescent Sun At Sunrise From SpaceWeather.com: Fantastic Eclipse From Sky and Telescope: May 20th’s Solar Eclipse From soulblindministry in Arizona: My Solar Eclipse Video And here’s my report: The sky was perfect for our party of [...]
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Views of the May 20, 2012 solar eclipse from our party in Alexandria, Minnesota, USA
Posted in 2012 solar eclipse, Astronomy, Astrophotography, Birds, Community Education, LG VX8360 cell phone camera, Moon photos, Sun photos, Venus Transit 2012, tagged astronomy parties, May 2012 solar eclipse on May 21, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Sun, Moon, and Venus on May 9 and 10, 2012, with bonus gregarious goslings and darling ducklings
Posted in Astronomy, Astrophotography, Birds, Community Education, G. K. Chesterton, LG VX8360 cell phone camera, Moon photos, Sun photos, Venus photos, Venus Transit 2012, Visual phenomena, Wildlife, tagged Ducklings, G. K. Chesterton, Goslings, Moon, Sun, Venus, Venus Transit on May 10, 2012 | 2 Comments »
I’m truly honored to have been nominated for the “One Lovely Blog Award” by Kay of Kay-Kay’s Bird Club. It’ll be a great opportunity to honor some good folks whose blogs I appreciate, though I’ll admit I’ve hardly even had time to read my own lately! But keep watch for my own nominations. Speaking of [...]
Venus Transit Countdown as of April 22/23, 2012
Posted in Astronomy, Astrophotography, Community Education, LG VX8360 cell phone camera, Venus photos, Venus Transit 2012, tagged Venus, Venus Photos, Venus Transit on April 22, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
As of April 22, 2012, the upcoming Venus Transit of June 5/6, 2012 is T-Minus 43 days away, and counting. I’m leading a community education class on the occasion, so if you’re going to be anywhere near Alexandria, Minnesota, USA that day, please join us! But if not, I hope the view is clear wherever [...]
Community Ed Class Announcement: Backyard Astronomy & the Dead Sea Scrolls; International Observe the Moon Night
Posted in Astronomy, Astrophotography, Community Education, Dead Sea Scrolls, Jewish Studies, LG VX8360 cell phone camera, Moon photos, The Bible on August 28, 2011 | 1 Comment »
The waxing gibbous Moon at 11:30 PM CDT March 16, 2011 (4:30 UTC 3-17-11). The Moon will be at almost exactly this same phase on International Observe the Moon Night, October 8, 2011. 8″ reflector telescope, 25mm eyepiece, LG VX8360 cell phone camera. Click for larger view. If you’re going to be anywhere near Alexandria, [...]
