The forces of rotation caused red hot masses of stones to be torn away from the Earth and to be thrown into the ether, and this is the origin of the stars.

— Anaxagoras 428 BC

Luner eclipse 2/20/08

Looking at the eclipse through the clouds was no fun so I decided to go to bed a little early. Before going to sleep, I adjusted the blinds so I can see the moon with my head on the pillow. A half hour later, my wife comes to bed and wakes me up. I look through the blinds at the now, total eclipse. I now had to get out of bed to watch for a little while. Being it was about 14 degrees outside; I decided to watch through the window. With no obstructions, I grabbed my camera. I figured that I wouldn't get any good photos through the window. This is one of the better photos taken that night.

The moral of the story is, you don’t have to freeze your :)) off to observe or to take a half way decent photo.

 

Luner eclipse  2/20/08

Moon or Mars?

Hey Angelo, when I first looked at this picture I thought it was a picture of Mars!

Cold Weather

Wasn't there a Christmas solar eclipse not long ago that was really cold?   The wind was hollowing and it was about 3 degrees F.

Sweet Dreams

You gave up precious minutes of sleep and sweet dreams for this grainy small dark shaky pic?...hmm .. I see.. you cannot argue with your wife