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Monday morning moon

As I was walking into work this morning (5:30am) I saw a picture that I could not pass up. It was the waning moon rising up above one of our satellite dishes on the roof at work in Hartford. Below it is the planet Venus. A great way to start the week, especially if you [...]

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Below is one of the pictures that I have shot of the International Space Station as it regularly passes overhead here in Connecticut. Many times as it has come over the horizon and into view,  I have always wondered if any of the astronauts were up there taking pictures of us on the ground. They sure [...]

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It was a wonderful evening to go worm hunting. That’s Worm Moon hunting! With great weather upon us I took advantage of it and chased down the full Worm Moon last night. This time trying to get it coming up in back of the historic New London’s Ledge Lighthouse. Everything was going to plan until [...]

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If comets, asteroids, planets, and winter storms can be named, I could name my own moon images. Keeping it local I present to you for the first time (drum roll please)…..The February Castle Moon, Meriden, Connecticut! The sun was about to go down, and the “Golden Hour” of photography was approaching. I set up my [...]

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Northeast Aurora hides again

Even if the prediction for a aurora is good in your area it is up to the weather gods to help you out. Tonight all the stars were coming together. A solar storm was in progress. The best one in years. The moon had set by 7:00pm. Packed up the car with all the photo [...]

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I had a chance to get a shot of a nice pairing of the 2% cresent moon and the planet Venus. The weather was cooperating and I had a nice location picked out in Hartford. I had been there before when there was a 3 planet conjunction a few years ago. Tonight was a sucess [...]

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The clouds were slowly coming in, and the moon was coming up. In November it’s named the Beaver Moon.  This was the time to set beaver traps before the swamps froze, to ensure a supply of warm winter furs. Another interpretation suggests that the name Full Beaver Moon comes from the fact that the beavers [...]

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Battling an almost full moon, and frosty ground conditions, the McGee School Astronomy Club in Berlin, Connecticut, held an observing session on Nov. 19th. The viewing grounds were just down the street at the Willard School field, which provided plenty of parking, and a large field to set up in. Assisting club mentor Laurie Averill, were several members [...]

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It was a surprise this morning when I got into work and saw Rachel Frank, one of our FOXCT meteorolgists showing my colorful autumn image of M33 the Triangulum Galaxy during her weather segment. Nobody on the morning show knew what a M33 was, never mind it was in the constellation of Trianglulum. Without missing a [...]

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It’s been quite a astrophotography weekend (read posts below) starting with comet Hartley 2, a neat shot of the M33 Galaxy in the trees, and now to top it off a personal best of M31 in a single one minute exposure. This time taken with a 300mm lens at f/4 at 3200 iso. Three nights of great weather [...]

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