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Over the past several days I have been taking walks around the new Connecticut Science Center that is currently under construction. I have noticed when the sun is correctly positioned there is a great sense of symmetry that radiates out of the building. Over those days when I was out there, I managed to take a few [...]

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Because of the bad weather we having over the past several days for observing I have been spending my time learning my Images Plus 3.50 program. I thought I would try to combine the same image taken from two different telescopes, from two different locations. After digging through “a lot”of cd’s I came up with about [...]

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Fall is my favorite time of the year. The colors are bright, and the air is clear and crisp. Each autumn I try to find a different location to shoot some foliage pictures. This year was no exception as I discovered East Rock Park in New Haven. Ever drive down I-91 and see the sheer [...]

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I spent most of last evening practicing with a new astronomy image acquiring program, and computer cables to download images directly from the DSLR camera into the computer, much like a CCD camera would do. After a few “first time out glitches” I got it to work.  I then spent the next 6 hours tweaking my ability to [...]

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Well, it depends on who you are and what you are. While driving into work today I noticed this months full moon next to the State Capitol building. A picture I have always wanted to take. I started wondering, is it the Harvest Moon, or the Hunter’s Moon, which I heard it was called on [...]

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The Madison Land Conservation Trust, along with the Madison Beach and Recreation Department, hosted their 14th annual Madison Autumn Moonwalk again this year at the Madison Surf Club. As usual Durant McCurley played his bagpipes for the walkers as they hiked along the Garvan Trail for about an hour. After the walk several hundred people lined up [...]

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When pumpkins, halloween costumes, and cider donuts are the name of the game for farm stands and local nurseries around here, how does one get customers to come to “their” store? An innovative idea by the owner of Vinney’s Home and Garden Showplace in East Hartford did the trick. Following directions, and times of the [...]

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Saturday night a small group of avid astronomers took a trip to The White Memorial Conservation Center in Litchfield, Ct.  For those who are not familar with it, the Conservation Center is located in a 4000 acre White Memorial Foundation park. The Center has a museum, hiking trails, and campgrounds, as well as a Museum [...]

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As many of you have figured out through my blogs I am a member of the Astronomical Society of New Haven. Over the past three years I have been documenting the activites of the club with my still and video camera to show the public what we are all about. Below is the video that [...]

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They say when life gives you lemons you make lemonade. Well the skies parted here and gave me a chance to squeeze out a few more pictures before the weather turns bad again. I checked out a couple of new roads and was rewarded with this image of a summer season past. I bet the [...]

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