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![27 September 2015 marked the fourth lunar eclipse of the current tetrad (four total lunar eclipses within 2 years). It also marks a rare ‘Super Moon’ eclipse, where the total […]](https://www.galaxieman.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/28SEP-Quantico-Fountain-115x115.jpg "27 September 2015 perigree total lunar eclipse")
27 September 2015 perigree total lunar eclipse
Posted on 28 September, 2015 | 1 Comment27 September 2015 marked the fourth lunar eclipse of the current tetrad (four total lunar eclipses within 2 years). It also marks a rare ‘Super Moon’ eclipse, where the total […] -
![Managed to get away to to PA a couple of weekends ago. Had a good time hanging out with family on their way through, and we got to check out […]](https://www.galaxieman.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Amish-Countryside-115x115.jpg "It’s quieter in the country.")
It’s quieter in the country.
Posted on 7 September, 2015 | No CommentsManaged to get away to to PA a couple of weekends ago. Had a good time hanging out with family on their way through, and we got to check out […] -
![Minor febrile knockout aside, I managed to get some pretty good shots of the kiddo, and some of the amazing skies at Mom & Dad’s house this weekend. She really […]](https://www.galaxieman.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11850661_10206341823200691_200131050361752258_o-115x115.jpg "Stellar(?) weekend…")
Stellar(?) weekend…
Posted on 10 August, 2015 | No CommentsMinor febrile knockout aside, I managed to get some pretty good shots of the kiddo, and some of the amazing skies at Mom & Dad’s house this weekend. She really […] -
![Lunacy, the condition suffered by a lunatic, now used only informally. The term lunatic derives from the Latin lunaticus which originally referred mainly to epilepsy and “madness” as diseases caused […]](https://www.galaxieman.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Travel-Scope-115x115.jpg "Avoiding Lunacy")
Avoiding Lunacy
Posted on 29 June, 2015 | No CommentsLunacy, the condition suffered by a lunatic, now used only informally. The term lunatic derives from the Latin lunaticus which originally referred mainly to epilepsy and “madness” as diseases caused […] -
![Seriously. You could. Unless you’re paying attention to what you’re doing, and have proper equipment, the activities described in this post could cost you your eyesight. CAVEAT LECTOR. What is […]](https://www.galaxieman.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/IMG_20150426_154052-115x115.jpg "You’ll go blind!")
You’ll go blind!
Posted on 1 May, 2015 | 2 CommentsSeriously. You could. Unless you’re paying attention to what you’re doing, and have proper equipment, the activities described in this post could cost you your eyesight. CAVEAT LECTOR. What is […] -
![Spring is springing, and I need to do some cleaning. As is usually the case, winter brought sloth, lethargy, a general malaise… you get the picture. Despite being upbeat as […]](https://www.galaxieman.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/wpid3774-MG_5964-115x115.jpg "Tidying up a bit.")
Tidying up a bit.
Posted on 13 April, 2015 | No CommentsSpring is springing, and I need to do some cleaning. As is usually the case, winter brought sloth, lethargy, a general malaise… you get the picture. Despite being upbeat as […] -
![…and Mars and Venus. Rare conjunction of these three celestial bodies tonight. The big scope got used for some planetary imaging, but I’m not sure I got usable video to […]](https://www.galaxieman.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/wpid3490-IMAG0499-115x115.jpg "Shoot the moon…")
Shoot the moon…
Posted on 20 February, 2015 | No Comments…and Mars and Venus. Rare conjunction of these three celestial bodies tonight. The big scope got used for some planetary imaging, but I’m not sure I got usable video to […] -
![Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been working a lot, to make future work worth more. I’ve been installing the various drivers required to get my laptop talking to […]](https://www.galaxieman.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/wpid3477-IMAG0490-115x115.jpg "Spending time to save time… it’s kinda what ORSAs do.")
Spending time to save time… it’s kinda what ORSAs do.
Posted on 19 February, 2015 | No CommentsOver the past couple of weeks, I’ve been working a lot, to make future work worth more. I’ve been installing the various drivers required to get my laptop talking to […] -
![Literally. This moon picture is assembled from 32 individual shots. Each 640×480 sub-image is a stack of the best 50% of frames a webcam video (averaging between 600 and 700 […]](https://www.galaxieman.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/wpid3444-11-Jan-15-Moon-Panorama-Edit-115x115.jpg "32-bit moon.")
32-bit moon.
Posted on 13 January, 2015 | No CommentsLiterally. This moon picture is assembled from 32 individual shots. Each 640×480 sub-image is a stack of the best 50% of frames a webcam video (averaging between 600 and 700 […] -
![So, where to begin? The Facebook algorithm does a fairly decent job of picking some representative pictures from your year, and then setting up this “Jim’s Year” scroll-through. Which is […]](https://www.galaxieman.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/wpid3414-MG_0938-Edit-Edit-115x115.jpg "Facebook sucks at categorizing a year.")
Facebook sucks at categorizing a year.
Posted on 3 January, 2015 | No CommentsSo, where to begin? The Facebook algorithm does a fairly decent job of picking some representative pictures from your year, and then setting up this “Jim’s Year” scroll-through. Which is […]
