Friday, January 25, 2019

M 42 - The Great Orion Nebula - HDR technique used

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24*F last night and the seeing wasn't great but here is an HDR image of the Great Orion Nebula M 42.  HDR (high dynamic range) ima...
Monday, January 21, 2019

January 20, 2019 Total Lunar Eclipse

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Sometimes it is just good to prepare for a celestial event even when the weather report and satellite images are discouraging. Such was t...
Friday, January 18, 2019

January 20, 2019 Total Lunar Eclipse Info

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Source: https://www.skyandtelescope.com/ This Sunday evening is not just the first full moon of the new year but it is also goin...
Wednesday, January 16, 2019

Previous Lunar Eclipse Photo in Sisters Newspaper

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Thanks to Jim Hammond and the Sisters Astronomy Club for using one of my prior images of a total lunar eclipse for thier article on next Su...
Tuesday, January 15, 2019

Forecast not good for this month's lunar eclipse from central Oregon

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Well, the present weather forecast for Sunday night's lunar eclipse doesn't look promising for my area:
Sunday, January 13, 2019

First Quarter Moon - Prepping for total lunar eclipse in a week

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In hopeful preparation for next Sunday's total lunar eclipse. However the weather report for that night: snow :^( First Quarter Moon...
Monday, January 7, 2019

Cloudy days are here again!

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Clouds, rain and snow are here again! This year I am going to keep track of the weather in the night skies here. Already only one day ...