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Hours in the dark below freezing.
Posted on 30 November, 2014 | No CommentsAll of the telescope prep paid off. While I did not get to try shooting the GoPro through the lens for video frame stacking, I was able to get to […] -
Having the right tools.
Posted on 21 November, 2014 | 1 CommentI managed to get the Bahtinov mask I mentioned in the last post cut out tonight. There’s an astronomy site with a generator that will take your scope specs ( […] -
8 Oct 2014 Lunar Eclipse
Posted on 8 October, 2014 | No CommentsAbout 40 minutes before totality: Setup at the edge of the school parking lot: 20 minutes prior to totality: 2 minutes prior to totality: About 9 minutes after totality: 20 […] -
I’ll just leave this here…
Posted on 8 October, 2014 | No Comments…as a preview for the awesomeness that is to come. I woke up even earlier than normal this morning and toted the Celestron up to a nearby school in hopes […] -
I have no clue what I’m doing…
Posted on 3 April, 2014 | No CommentsThey let us take her home. And they expect me to take their advice despite the glaring error in judgement that allowed them to let us leave the hospital with […] -
Being a spendthrift pays off.
Posted on 6 January, 2014 | No CommentsEven a blind squirrel finds a nut on occasion. One of the activities my mom LOVED doing when everyone was out here for Christmas was going to the thrift store. […] -
A year’s worth…
Posted on 1 January, 2014 | No CommentsSo is that title implying that I’m going to share the highlights from the last year, or attempt to measure the value of the preceding 365 days? Don’t know which […] -
Ceto lives!
Posted on 3 September, 2013 | No CommentsCetorhinus maximus: The greatest of the family of nosed ones? In any case, the big bike finally told me its name. Ceto. Beaker was pretty easy when ‘Meee mooo Meeeee!!!!’ […] -
Noisier quiet, or quieter noise, not sure which.
Posted on 21 August, 2013 | No CommentsSo I finally got around to messing with the MGP growler exhaust that came with Beaker again. May have mentioned it before, but this thing, unmodified, is STUPID loud. Like […] -
Alaskan adventures
Posted on 10 July, 2013 | No CommentsI’ve already put all but one of these pics up on facebook, but recently upgraded my WordPress install, so I’m reposting them over here in an attempt to use the […]