Above: the thin, lovely waning crescent Moon in the predawn sky, 6:56 AM CDT October 24, 2011. Unfortunately clouds soon moved in and thwarted a closer look. Below: 7:45 AM CDT October 22, 2011 (12:45 UTC), 8″ reflector telescope, 25mm eyepiece, LG VX8360 cell phone camera. Click for larger view. As promised, I shall offer [...]
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A layperson’s guide to Dr. Lorenzo Iorio’s paper on the Moon’s Orbit; Moon 10-22-11, 10-24-11
Posted in 2012, Astronomy, Astrophotography, Christian Apologetics, Dr. Lorenzo Iorio, L.A. Marzulli, LG VX8360 cell phone camera, Moon photos, Moon's orbit, Moon's orientation, Science, The Bible on October 24, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Waxing gibbous Moon October 9/10, 2011; lunar field rotation; post announcement re: Dr. Iorio and the Moon’s orbit
Posted in Astronomy, Astrophotography, Moon photos, Moon's orbit, Moon's orientation on October 10, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Yesterday evening’s nearly-full Moon photographed at intervals 3 hours and 57 minutes apart: Above, at 7:34 PM CDT 10-9-11 (00:34 UTC 10-10-11). Below, at 11:31 PM CDT 10-9-11 (4:31 UTC 10-10-11). As usual, 8″ reflector telescope, 25mm eyepiece, LG VX8360 cell phone camera. Click for larger view. Considering that I use the inexact method of [...]
Waxing Gibbous Moon 10-6-11
Posted in Astronomy, Astrophotography, Moon photos, Moon's orbit, Moon's orientation, Uncategorized on October 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
International Observe the Moon Night hasn’t turned out the way I hoped – it’s overcast and drippy here. Oh, well. Here’s my most recent good Moon photo, from 11:52 PM 10-6-11 (4:52 UTC 10-7-11): As usual, 8″ reflector telescope, 25mm eyepiece, LG VX8360 cell phone camera. Click for larger view. It was a bit windy, [...]
