I turned away from drinking in the firehose of bad news last night to take my telescope out to a dark clearing in the forest. It was a bit cold, 4 degrees F, but stars shined bright overhead.ππ§ͺ
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Very nice image! I used to do something similar - drag the scope out into the front yard and get lost in the stars... until I heard something growling at me from the bushes (I lived out in the middle of nowhere). :)
That's hilarious! I can imagine how thrilling it must have been to stargaze in the middle of nowhere, and then suddenly, a mysterious growling sound ruins the magic! Did you ever find out what was making that noise?
A calming perspective. Looking at the heaven is always calming for me. The same stars that our ancient ancestors gazed upon. They will remain when we are gone.
That is an awesome photo! I have a 10β Dobsonian Orion Telescope. Unfortunately it is getting so old now that I canβt update my handheld computer-at least I donβt think so & Orion is not making scopes any more. Hereβs 1 of the popular observatories in AZ, Chiricahua Observatory. https://tucsonastronomy.org/
One of the most incredible experiences is to go up to the Grand Canyon star party. This year it will be in June when there is no moon. You can see the full arm of Sagittarius, the Milky Way, so clearly because it has dark sky designation up there. There are 21 dark sky designations in Arizona.
Everyone has to take breaks. It is critical that we don't get despondent. Get the latest news, plan some kind of action and take a breather. It really will refresh your outlook. Good post. Thanks. Also, those of you who have never protested anything, I would recommend you get involved. It's fun.
I don't have a telescope, but I like to grab a pillow for my derriere, wrap myself in a warm blanket, and in the dead of winter sit on my porch stairs and look up. If I'm lucky, my local Great Horned Owls will be sitting in the walnut trees keeping me company.
Astrophysics and marine biology, particularly marine invertebrate biology are fantastic palette cleansers, escapes, edifying, enriching topic areas of study. I kept myself going during the monstrous isolation of the US Pentagon false public health narrative wargames by studying these topics.
We tapped maple trees and pruned apple trees in our orchard. It's nice to get out and away.
I did so good early last week, then 10 minutes here with my carefully curated favorite list and I was back to shaking my fist fecklessly at the sky. Ten minutes was too much.
Youβre lucky to be a man.
I knew another man whose chief joy in life was to ramble all night through the forest or on the Downs.
His eyes adjusted to the darkness and he watched the lives of badgers and foxes, and saw the night skyβ and once, a UFO.
I understand the lucky part. Simply being out at night in the forest is a touchstone. I don't see much wildlife in the dark but hear coyotes near and far. No UFOs overhead, just an abundance of Starlinks.
Me too. I am a novice star glazer with a 6 inch Meade accidentally discovered the California Nebula while trying to point at Jupiter. Had a great night with my wife.
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Thanks for sharing your stunning work.
Just beautiful!
Makes our planetary drama look like small potatoes.
π½
Good choice!
Now we get to enjoy a bit of that peaceful feeling
as we appreciate your work
Thank you
I live across the Lagoon from NASA, here in Florida. Just came in from nightly star/ufo gazing with 100mm binoculars. πΈ πΈ Getting telescope soon. And, π launches from my yard. Different every time.
I did so good early last week, then 10 minutes here with my carefully curated favorite list and I was back to shaking my fist fecklessly at the sky. Ten minutes was too much.
I knew another man whose chief joy in life was to ramble all night through the forest or on the Downs.
His eyes adjusted to the darkness and he watched the lives of badgers and foxes, and saw the night skyβ and once, a UFO.