You have been warned..

Tonight the Krampus will visit those who have not been good, or in this case - NOT commented on all the beautiful SHINY posted by the doctor last week.That's right, not a single comment. My 'love' for LJ over the past year has been falling faster than Bank of America stocks - and this didn't help. So, please comment once in ( Read more... )

Imaging in Frosty ColdLike most of you, I ate a massive amount of holiday fixings. Instead of loading up on turkey, I hit the sides HARD - dressing, casseroles (broccoli & cheese), veggies plates - even baked mac' n' cheese. My turkey induced comma wasn't too bad, so after getting back from the feast I tried my hand at deep-sky imaging from my less ( Read more... )

Solar System Images..

I've been a bit slack in posting new shiny. I *do* have a nice selection though, and here are some images of our cosmic neighbors.

Here's a neat little snowball - Comet Garadd, imaged back on Oct 1, 2011


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Spiders! Spiders!

Yes, today's SHINY will feature spiders. Most of the images are of my tarantulas plus one of the classic Southern Black Widow - which was found in the bathroom (!) off the master bedroom (where I stayed for the Peach State Star Gaze).

But first, something pretty..


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September was a busy and at times a roller coaster month - but at least its over. Its been awhile since the last post, but I've been out of town for most of last week star gazing and imaging. It was the return of the Peach State Star gaze and with it the dark, clear skies of rural Georgia. Of note - one of my images (of M45 - the Pleiades) was used ( Read more... )

Imaging by 7-Zark-7..

After weeks of crappy to poor seeing, clouds and just plain bad luck, I *finally* got some superior images on par with the best imagers. The new camera - Flea II is very small, yet packs a considerable imaging punch. It took several attempts to master the not-all-that-intuitive software, but the results are impressive ( Read more... )

I spent most of the Labor Day weekend at Dragon*con. For the most part, I was kept pretty busy with panels in Space (4), Alt History (1) plus a +2 hour sky observing session on the Hilton's pool deck. As these events go, this one was pretty sedate and there no good tales of the MAD Monk to tell. But I do have some interesting pictures of costumes ( Read more... )

To tinhuviel, canyoncat and anyone else having to make difficult decisions..

Something silly...


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Imaged over the weekend..


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SHINY - Nature

July is *over*. I wasn't overly fond of July, but it was better than June - where 3 friends passed beyond the veil. The skies were too hot and hazy for much astro-imaging, OTHO - wildlife was in abundance.

So here are a few nature images from the last week of July.

A tiny (female) ruby throated hummingbird at a feeder.


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