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 [...]
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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 »
Waxing crescent Moon September 3/4, 2011, with bonus photomicrograph and illusory face
Posted in Astronomy, Astrophotography, Cell phone photomicrography, LG VX8360 cell phone camera, Moon photos, Pareidolia, Visual phenomena on December 1, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Cloudy, snowy weather, not promising for astronomy, so here’s a September photo of the Moon at about the same phase as the current phase for 12-1-11: 8:12 PM CDT September 3, 2011 (1:12 UT 9-4-11), 8″ reflector telescope, 25mm eyepiece. The crater Aristoteles lies on the terminator towards the north. Due to a favorable libration, [...]
