The night sky

Jupiter is finally starting to appear.

Jupiter and the Moon over Sparks, Nevada

Jupiter, the Moon and Venus over Reno, Nevada

And lately the International Space station has been passing overhead.

A shave and a necktie.

All I have to do is shave and put on a necktie. I can survive that. I'll attend a wedding over the weekend and then we get to go camping! One day of wedding in exchange for one night camping. I haven't been camping since a trip to Death Valley several years ago.

Mosaic canyon

The Artist's Palette

 

The Red Cathedral in Golden canyon

 A raven patiently waits for something to die at the Death Valley dunes.

It'll be good to get out of the city and see the Milky Way. It's been a long time since I got to see the night sky without a bunch of light pollution.

The moon over Furnace Creek

And see some of the critters that inhabit the night.

A coyote slinking around Furnace Creek

And a coyote just ain't complete without a roadrunner.

(I learned that from Looney Tunes)

Back to skool

It's been a while since I posted. time to see if the blog still works. I usually take summer classes but some medical adventures prevented that. It's been a while since I had the whole summer off. I did a little night photography.

Jupiter and a full moon rise over Sparks, NV

Jupiter through my 'scope. It's kind of a PITA to set up for photography, but it's worth it.

Jupiter

Jupiter and four Jovian moons.