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Iterative improvement
Posted on 20 December, 2020 | No CommentsA person who sees something in their mind that isn’t real and believes it actually exists is generally regarded as insane. A person who sees something in their mind that […] -
Fortuitous happenstance
Posted on 10 April, 2020 | No CommentsI was previously aware of, but had forgotten the ‘Yet another made-up thing’™ known as ‘The month of the military child’. Not disparaging the concept as a concept, but I […] -
Doing the Social thing IRL
Posted on 3 July, 2018 | No CommentsThe Apple folks did a good thing recently: They partnered with Chase Jarvis’ (@ChaseJarvis) CreativeLive for their #todayatapple series, and brought him down to the main Union Square store in San […] -
More Oh-dark-thirty antics
Posted on 25 June, 2018 | No CommentsManaged to get down to the shore at Seacliff State Beach at 0330 on Saturday morning and got a sequence of 18 shots of the Milky Way, with better focus […] -
0-dark-thirty pays off
Posted on 18 June, 2018 | No Comments0330, or thereabouts, to be somewhat more specific. The Milky Way sticks straight out of the horizon this time of year, typically right before sunrise. With astronomical twilight kicking off […] -
Eclipse Mania
Posted on 27 August, 2017 | No CommentsYes, I did take the scope out during the eclipse. Yes, I did get pictures. No, I didn’t make it to the path of totality… 2024 anyone? Here’s my first […] -
Fits and starts…
Posted on 10 May, 2017 | No CommentsPosting here is sporadic at best lately. Too many social media outlets mean I remember to post astrophotos on twitter, but not facebook; or facebook and not twitter; or both […] -
Opposition.
Posted on 9 April, 2017 | No CommentsAs in, when a planet is opposite the sun in the night sky, offering our best and brightest views of the year. Jupiter was in opposition yesterday, so I hauled […] -
If otherwise unoccupied: Do, don’t plan.
Posted on 8 April, 2017 | No CommentsContinuing with the theme of not letting perfect overcome good enough, I finally spent some time in the garage this week getting my ultralight grab-n-go tripod built. Basic plan: Take […] -
I got mooned!
Posted on 24 February, 2016 | No CommentsSo while I was out dialing in the 6d on the scope in preparation for some moon shots, I noticed that Jupiter was pretty bright, and in a gap between […]
![Iterative improvement A person who sees something in their mind that isn’t real and believes it actually exists is generally regarded as insane. A person who sees something in their mind that […]](https://www.galaxieman.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/6E21BEF2-8115-4BBC-A07F-353B70DFEACC-115x115.jpeg)
![Fortuitous happenstance I was previously aware of, but had forgotten the ‘Yet another made-up thing’™ known as ‘The month of the military child’. Not disparaging the concept as a concept, but I […]](https://www.galaxieman.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_8462-Edit-115x115.jpg)
![Doing the Social thing IRL The Apple folks did a good thing recently: They partnered with Chase Jarvis’ (@ChaseJarvis) CreativeLive for their #todayatapple series, and brought him down to the main Union Square store in San […]](https://www.galaxieman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/20180628_190757-115x115.jpg)
![More Oh-dark-thirty antics Managed to get down to the shore at Seacliff State Beach at 0330 on Saturday morning and got a sequence of 18 shots of the Milky Way, with better focus […]](https://www.galaxieman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/IMG_1593-Edit-115x115.jpg)
![0-dark-thirty pays off 0330, or thereabouts, to be somewhat more specific. The Milky Way sticks straight out of the horizon this time of year, typically right before sunrise. With astronomical twilight kicking off […]](https://www.galaxieman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/IMG_1089-Edit-115x115.jpg)
![Eclipse Mania Yes, I did take the scope out during the eclipse. Yes, I did get pictures. No, I didn’t make it to the path of totality… 2024 anyone? Here’s my first […]](https://www.galaxieman.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMG_9501-1-115x115.jpg)
![Fits and starts… Posting here is sporadic at best lately. Too many social media outlets mean I remember to post astrophotos on twitter, but not facebook; or facebook and not twitter; or both […]](https://www.galaxieman.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/IMG_8969-1-115x115.jpg)
![Opposition. As in, when a planet is opposite the sun in the night sky, offering our best and brightest views of the year. Jupiter was in opposition yesterday, so I hauled […]](https://www.galaxieman.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/MVI_6954_pipp-Edit-1-115x115.jpg)
![If otherwise unoccupied: Do, don’t plan. Continuing with the theme of not letting perfect overcome good enough, I finally spent some time in the garage this week getting my ultralight grab-n-go tripod built. Basic plan: Take […]](https://www.galaxieman.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/IMG_6797-1-115x115.jpg)
![I got mooned! So while I was out dialing in the 6d on the scope in preparation for some moon shots, I noticed that Jupiter was pretty bright, and in a gap between […]](https://www.galaxieman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Jupiter-plus-moons-Labeled-115x115.jpg)
