The camera really had no idea what to do as it hunted back and forth searching for the subject in its view. One moment the subtle textures of the moon would appear, only to then bloom out into a white ball as tree branches appeared in sharp relief. The next moment neither could be seen […]
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While driving tonight around sunset we were treated to yet another amazing sky where the clouds were lit with oranges and yellows and the vineyards glowed red in the sunset drenched Barossa Valley landscape. With no opportunity to stop we simply enjoyed the show as we headed on to our destination. Later that evening I […]
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In the early evening sky tonight, while the sky was still blue and devoid of stars, a waning crescent moon sank towards the western horizon. I was not even sure I could set up the camera due to a recent injury I am recovering from but with a little perseverance and not too much pain […]
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First it was billed as the lunar astronomical event of the year, a full super-moon, blood-moon lunar eclipse. Then the forecasters told of doom and gloom as all of Southern Australia was to be covered by spectacle smothering wet blanket of high altitude cloud. We canceled our planned trip to a favorite dark sky lookout […]
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Our first full moon for the new year and it just happens to be a ‘supermoon’. Not that there is anything really special about a supermoon other than appearing around 10% larger due to the moon’s elliptic orbit and the chance that the full moon coincides with the narrow part of its orbit. Supermoons happen […]
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