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2011-10-082019-02-09

Dalai Lama Joins Google+, Plans Hangout With Desmond Tutu

Originally shared by Marshall Eubanks

http://mashable.com//2011/10/07/dalai-lama-desmond-tutu-google-plus

2011-08-122019-02-08

Demonstration at the Civic Center Bart station in San Francisco

Apparently there was to be a demonstration at the Civic Center Bart station in San Francisco yesterday. It didn’t happen. It was reported that the authorities turned off cell phone service in the area around the proposed time of the demonstration…

2011-07-302019-02-09

Florence

Witch Head Nebula, IC2118 2023-01-27
I think most good astrophotographers plan their telescope runs in advance. I am not like that — I look at the objects that happen to be visible and take pictures to see what I get. I didn’t know that IC2118 was known as the Witch Head Nebula. Now I know that it is a famously […]
Comet Pix a failure 2023-01-27
Comet C/2022 E3. Not a very good picture. Some faint star streaks and a stationary, vaguely comet-like blob. Here’s an image of the comet moving against a stationary background of stars. Same data, just processed differently: For the record, this is also comet C/2022 E3, not an exotic galaxy. The comet moves this much in […]
Mouth of the Kraken Nebula 2023-01-25
More commonly known as the Rosette Nebula, SH2-275. A quick snap as I waited for the comet to rise. The colors are a little weird, foreboding, almost.
Thor’s Helmet – SH2-298 2023-01-25
Day before yesterday, I unpacked the telescope from its tiny rain shed and managed to snag a few frames of SH2-298. Feast your eyes on the aptly named “Thor’s Helmet”! It is a new object for me, and I was happy to get this image. Last night I had every intention of getting an image […]