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View the Annular Solar Eclipse Sunday on the Cheap
Fri May 18, 2012 12:36 AM EDT
I built a pinhole projector last night with the hopes that the weather might clear up by Sunday here in South Florida and the kids next door can view it safely. We will only be able to see a partial eclipse here as will most of the US, but seeing something in front of t …
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Moon Ya Later Gator - Updated 5-06-2012
Sun May 6, 2012 12:00 PM EDT
The last two nights of watching the Moon rise have been a real treat. First I was fortunate to have clear views and second to have some great friends here on the vine to share it with. Well the Super Moon of 2012 is now in the book and quite a few people are posting beautiful im …
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Moonin - May 4th 2012
Fri May 4, 2012 9:00 PM EDT
With the ole point and shoot :o)
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Orchids and Ibis
Wed May 2, 2012 3:52 PM EDT
This was about 7:30 this morning and while I was taking these photos it sounded like a full fledged construction site out front. The crew was busy planting a 12” recycled water line for irrigation complete with problems and the whole road in front of my house was impassabl …
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Messier 44 And 67 Images - April 2012
Sat Apr 28, 2012 11:26 PM EDT
The equipment used for these images was; WO Zenith Star 80 refractor (3in) F/6.9, Antares .5 focal reducer, Orion DSI camera, for the Messier objects and the Orion SSIC camera on the moon. Captured and processed with Maxim DL Essentials with final processing and labeling done wi …
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Comet 73P Images from 2006
Thu Apr 26, 2012 10:06 PM EDT
From my last article Coming Up and Looking Back I Introduced Comet 73P Schwassmann–Wachmann 3. This comet was discovered by astronomers Arnold Schwassmann and Arno Arthur Wachmann on May 2, 1930 while developing photographic plates in a search for minor planets. Comet 73P …
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Astronomy - Coming Up and Looking Back
Wed Apr 18, 2012 10:05 PM EDT
The Lyrid Meteor Shower For those of us in the northern hemisphere the Lyrid Meteor Shower is expected to peak Saturday night April 21st. Forecasters are expecting 10 to 20 meteors per hour with the possibility of bursts reaching as high as 100 meteors per hour. The Lyrids are so …
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The Moon and Mars Tonight's Viewing Pleasure - April 3, 2012
Tue Apr 3, 2012 8:16 PM EDT
Tonight April 3, 2102 if you have clear skies and a chance, take a look for the Moon and Mars which are 8.4 ° apart in the east after 8PM. Mars will appear like a bright red star to the left of the Moon and the pair will be visible all night. The Moon's phase tonig …
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Big Bamboo Sunset
Fri Mar 30, 2012 11:32 AM EDT
We have been experiencing the best sunsets all week and this one through the tall bamboo really caught my eye.
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Hello Moon :o) The Finale March 26, 2012
Tue Mar 27, 2012 4:30 PM EDT
There have been quite a few words thrown around lately like Heavenly Body or Celestial Object. Jewels is another good one I saw and then to associate them with words like Professor and Teacher was too much. Look at that guy there, that is a Lebowsky :o) &nbs …
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Images - Moon Jupiter and Venus Sunday March 25, 2012
Mon Mar 26, 2012 4:58 PM EDT
Sunday March 25, 2012 and a small cold front is working its way through the area. Rain is expected in the afternoon and would have been welcomed. As it turned out, the rain stayed north and all we got was a lot of wind. Since the neighborhood’s water and sewer piping is bei …
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Images - Moon Jupiter and Venus Saturday March 24, 2012
Mon Mar 26, 2012 10:52 AM EDT
Hope you enjoyed, it was a great show with more to come!
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Moon Images From Friday 03/23/2012
Sun Mar 25, 2012 9:59 AM EDT
This is called a Waxing Crescent Moon, meaning that it is moving towards being a half moon. Just one day after the New Moon at this time only 1.95% of the moon’s surface is illuminated and it is stated as the Moon’s Phase: 1.95%. I captured 24 images in the 15 minute …
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Moon, Jupiter and Venus - The Last Dance *Updated 3/24 Image
Wed Mar 21, 2012 3:56 PM EDT
The last couple of months have been pretty special for planetary viewing. Mars has come as close to Earth that it will be for the next 2 years. Saturn is as close as it will be until April of 2013 and the planets Jupiter and Venus have come into conjunction with one another on Ma …
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Some Images For My Friend FLNutmegger
Sun Mar 18, 2012 12:33 PM EDT
I thought my friend FlNutmegger might enjoy these images today since he has a love of gardening, flowers and photography. The water lilies were grown in our pond that the Boys and I excavated a number of years ago. Who knows but that may be why they are both Biology major …
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Last Night and This Morning
Sat Mar 17, 2012 3:39 PM EDT
Last night looked like it was going to be a nice evening at sunset with a few less clouds coming in from the east. They have been streaming over from the east to west all week. Early this morning the moon looked to good to resist very low in the east. This image was taken with a …
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Jupiter and Venus - The Dance
Wed Mar 14, 2012 11:18 AM EDT
Jupiter and Venus - The Dance on March 13, 2012 The conditions were not too promising at first and it was looking like I was going to miss the show. Then shortly after 9PM the clouds started to break up a bit and I caught my first glimpse of the planets. I started taking picture …
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Planetary Show - Jupiter and Venus Together
Mon Mar 12, 2012 8:47 PM EDT
For the last month Jupiter and Venus have been closing in on each other for their meeting on March 13, 2012. This conjunction of the planets will bring them to just under 3° of angular separation to one another. The next time this will happen will be in May of 2013, but the …
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Walk Into My Parlour
Thu Mar 8, 2012 10:02 PM EST
For more information visit the University of Florida Department of Entomology and Nematology here. The Spider and the Fly by Mary Howitt Will you walk into my parlour?" said the Spider to the Fly, 'Tis the prettiest little parlour that ever you did spy; The way into my …
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Beauty and the Ahh Crap
Wed Feb 29, 2012 4:18 PM EST
The neighborhood is 60 years old and this construction project is going to replace the water and sewage lines. The estimated duration of the project was 2 - 3 years and we are almost 1 year into it now.
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Moon Image from February 27, 2012
Mon Feb 27, 2012 10:55 PM EST
The clouds finally broke this afternoon and I was able to get this image of the moon tonight. The set up used was ready to go for Saturday and Sunday night's meeting with the planets Venus and Jupiter, but that was not meant to be.
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Bill Nelson's Email on Rising Gas prices and Proposed Legislation S.1598
Mon Feb 27, 2012 10:43 AM EST
I received this email from Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) in which he discusses rising gas prices and his legislation, S 1598 Anti-Excessive Speculation Act of 2011, that he and chief cosponsor Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) have introduced.
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Something Different for Friday
Fri Feb 24, 2012 8:56 AM EST
I call it a Pinecado :o)
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Ghost of Jupiter NGC 3242
Sat Feb 18, 2012 12:58 AM EST
Meet the Ghost of Jupiter, a planetary nebula in the constellation Hydra which was discovered 227 years ago this month on February 7, 1785 by William Herschel. He cataloged it as H IV.27. A little over 100 years later this became NGC 3242 in J. L. E.
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Amaryllis in February
Wed Feb 8, 2012 8:36 PM EST
This little beauty has pushed its way up during last few days of clouds and rain and I didn’t have the heart to tell him that he was too early. It has been in the 80’s all week and humid, where did winter go?
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Thinker or Stinker? My money is on Stinker. ;-) Thank you for the comment you left on my page, Lebowsky. And for being so helpful.
— snicki
I just want you to know how much I appreciate your support in the Enoch and Kavika joint RAV project.
You are a good friend. Thank you, Al
— Al-316
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hey Leb,
thanks for all your help to make me a linkeeeee guy. lol
oh and Rosie likes ya too.
from me and the rose.
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Thank you for your kind words. I am very proud to call you a friend. I enjoyed the articles that you post on the ''heavens'' and your commentary on various post. May the New Year Bring you the very best.
Waanakiwin niijii— Kavika
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Wishing you and yours a Happy Thanksgiving.
Your vine grew, cool beans Lewbosky. :)
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Welcome to Newsvine... I also sent you a friend request. :)
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