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.

More pics

I like night photography. And a digital camera is great for night shots, even with some limitations. (Auto-focus and a few other problems) but I like being able to immediately determine whether the exposure needs adjusting. Neon at night...




There are surprisingly few people around at 3 am and those few around are moving too fast to show up in the images...




And nothing looks better at night than fireworks.

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.