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Winter Solstice 2020
Today is the winter solstice. Using my cleverphone, I recorded the sunrise from the window of my home office. The phone messed up the auto-focus just before the sun actually rose, which is a little disappointing, but the focus eventually … Continue reading
Comet NEOWISE
A friend and I drove out to Joshua Tree National Park last night to look for the comet NEOWISE. I took a few pictures with my phone (it is rather impressive what consumer-grade electronics can do these days…), which I’ve … Continue reading
Lunar Eclipse
A propos of nothing in particular, and with minimal commentary, a couple of pictures of last night’s lunar eclipse (rollover either picture for annotation or click for a larger version): While the moon was lovely, the proximity of the eclipsed … Continue reading
I Was There
Yesterday, Venus passed between the Earth and sun. Over the course of several hours, a tiny black dot rode across the face of the sun. This is a very rare event—it has only been observed a handful of times in … Continue reading
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Welcome to Mercury
More than six and a half years ago, NASA launched the MESSENGER probe. Since its launch, it has traveled around the inner solar system, flying by Earth once, Venus twice, and Mercury three times. Yesterday, MESSENGER finished its long journey, … Continue reading