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| Venus, Jupiter, and Moon |
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| Venus |
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| Mars (center) Satellite and plane |
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Sunday, March 25, 2012
More space
Don't be alarmed, the blog has not changed scope. Learning a little elementary astrophotography.
Saturday, March 24, 2012
New Camera
New camera is in my hands and a handy dandy lightning detector arrived as well.
Last night with after a week of nearly continuous rain, we had clear sky. Just after sundown I went out and shot this off the deck. I'm still a little too close to the city, but this gave me an idea what I can do.
There are several issues I realized. I need a shutter release or timed release, I'm too close to city lights, out of focus but as stated, these are some of my first shots. More to come on clear nights and when storms hit the area.
The bright spot on the picture is Venus, below in the tree is Jupiter. Looking due west at 9:00pm.
Last night with after a week of nearly continuous rain, we had clear sky. Just after sundown I went out and shot this off the deck. I'm still a little too close to the city, but this gave me an idea what I can do.
There are several issues I realized. I need a shutter release or timed release, I'm too close to city lights, out of focus but as stated, these are some of my first shots. More to come on clear nights and when storms hit the area.
The bright spot on the picture is Venus, below in the tree is Jupiter. Looking due west at 9:00pm.
Saturday, March 10, 2012
In Memory . . .
1990 Chevy POS
3/2010 to 3/2012
Old friend, I bought you for adventure, then we had seasons of drought. I fixed you up the best I could, then realized when the need arose, you might not be ready.
Today, you passed on and someone new drove you down the street. This year there will be adventures, but you will be with a new family.
May you have joy on your jouneys.
Even when the tree fell on you, you didn't get damage, you added character.
3/2010 to 3/2012
Old friend, I bought you for adventure, then we had seasons of drought. I fixed you up the best I could, then realized when the need arose, you might not be ready.
Today, you passed on and someone new drove you down the street. This year there will be adventures, but you will be with a new family.
May you have joy on your jouneys.
Even when the tree fell on you, you didn't get damage, you added character.
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Class X Flare inbound
Our friend the sun isn't feeling well and threw up. Not the "I ate too much milkshakes and my tummy is upset", more like Exorcist unrelenting torrents of pea soup puke. Tuesday it released a Class X flare towards the Earth. Meaning we may see aurora activity in the Midwest, have radio/satellite blackouts, planes may have to fly at lower altitudes for radiation concerns and the International Space Station may have been set on pre-heat. Ozone, save us now . . .
UPDATE: NOAA is reporting that this may be a glancing blow but may trigger Auroral activities where not commonly seen March 8th and 9th. The Wichita area will be looking at cloud cover and rain.
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| http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/ |
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Rememberences of Last Year
One huge storm system, 81 reported tornados (some reports may have been duplicated), 32 dead.
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