6:09 AM CST 11-11-11 (12:09 UT). When the Moon is full or close to it, it’s always very striking and majestic as it hangs in the western sky before dawn. The lunar disk is rotated sharply clockwise, partly because it is still “ascending” to the northernmost part of the ecliptic, and partly because it is [...]
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The Moon on 11-11-11, just past full and beginning to wane
Posted in Astronomy, Astrophotography, Moon photos, Moon's orientation on November 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Jupiter and Galilean Moons, Moon November 6/7, 2011; Sunrise on Aristarchus and Gassendi
Posted in Astronomy, Astrophotography, Jupiter, Jupiter photos, LG VX8360 cell phone camera, Moon photos, Moon's orientation on November 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I accomplished two observation sessions about six hours apart, and saw some fascinating lunar and jovian sights. In their constant orbital dance, it’s not often that Jupiter’s four Galilean Moons appear to us in order of their actual distance from Jupiter, but yesterday evening they did, and moved from there to the most beautiful configuration [...]
Waning gibbous Moon September 13, 2011
Posted in Astronomy, Astrophotography, LG VX8360 cell phone camera, Moon photos, Moon's orientation on November 1, 2011 | 3 Comments »
7:01 AM CDT September 13, 2011 (12:01 UT), 8″ reflector telescope, 25mm eyepiece, LG VX8360 cell phone camera. Click for larger view. A day after Full Moon the Moon still appears basically full to the unaided eye, but the telescope reveals the terrain of craters on the Moon’s eastern limb, as the Moon begins to [...]
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 »
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 [...]
Nearly Full Moon October 11, 2011; J.M. Talbot’s “Pleiades and Orion”
Posted in Astronomy, Astrophotography, Moon photos, Moon's orientation, Music, The Bible on October 11, 2011 | 1 Comment »
The Pleiades and Orion are a glorious part of the predawn sky in October. Here’s some beautiful music to go with them: The nearly full Moon shone dramatically and majestically in the western sky this morning: 5:45 AM CDT October 11, 2011 (10:45 UTC). 8″ reflector telescope, 25mm eyepiece, LG VX8360 cell phone camera. Click [...]
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, [...]
