tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21593729885705227862024-03-19T00:29:41.535-07:00Photos-Astro-Wx by RandallRandall's Photography, Astronomy and WeatherArizona Randallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03518638708854769320noreply@blogger.comBlogger111125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2159372988570522786.post-65518640668187362472024-01-28T15:31:00.005-07:002024-01-28T19:01:38.137-07:00Tadpole Nebula & Bode's & Cigar Galaxy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This beauty is the Tadpole Nebula (IC 410) with a star cluster (NGC 1893) right in front of it. The Tadpole is about mere 12,0100 light years away.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-MW0CEZVG_ZsUGUQ2ZZ53MIpo0VCujwoagR5aGKQG2LJtMOO8g5aM5zLsrszheyH9MfR5gHfbPt4k8WXSuVGnk2ivfobAAIDbDqfy-N4bAn9XouehIxyfdgR1po6cG5PmW5IO5jlaaiz73c4D-Bi79-C43sJNYvecegclTjMjjuBYsh9EG0c4V0IG2sd4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2860" data-original-width="2208" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-MW0CEZVG_ZsUGUQ2ZZ53MIpo0VCujwoagR5aGKQG2LJtMOO8g5aM5zLsrszheyH9MfR5gHfbPt4k8WXSuVGnk2ivfobAAIDbDqfy-N4bAn9XouehIxyfdgR1po6cG5PmW5IO5jlaaiz73c4D-Bi79-C43sJNYvecegclTjMjjuBYsh9EG0c4V0IG2sd4=w493-h640" width="493" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p> Bode's Galaxy M81 (lower) and the Cigar Galaxy M82(upper) are gravitationally locked into each other. Both of them are about 11.8 million Light Years away.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0YmbHo8xUN0oOCJu-r68nGU-jkOwM37vrOjdK5cKRmWPPsnmXFvNmwVqG49c7vt9QSrcjdxsqBpLvUvhAx5QIjB-1NWc7h3czXS5ox940Y8T2kL-IU0zNPVkG1YvQy0hMUYtTHs8xz-jRf1CuhEeEYpOvPmu2aGWlm1aZAqwkTS69sLJ4_vhJNDZLIli3" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2254" data-original-width="2107" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0YmbHo8xUN0oOCJu-r68nGU-jkOwM37vrOjdK5cKRmWPPsnmXFvNmwVqG49c7vt9QSrcjdxsqBpLvUvhAx5QIjB-1NWc7h3czXS5ox940Y8T2kL-IU0zNPVkG1YvQy0hMUYtTHs8xz-jRf1CuhEeEYpOvPmu2aGWlm1aZAqwkTS69sLJ4_vhJNDZLIli3=w597-h640" width="597" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">NGC0224 M31 Andromeda Rephotographed</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgL-ACLNFLwzl5EJFqYrlGoETShGW1keYVgM1N265XM9_dJ4KcULW2DRONg77PfdHiYUHEcPewT1ziXpRFgtoiOByP5A3E8eGr-N4f9E3RSCotsvmJ6UZfAn7BJPNw3HGCfmP90wi7RdYrFvaZJ2st4quD1yZTkGSOEJZv-vk_382XSf2wjMTsJfUT67rg-" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2947" data-original-width="2962" height="637" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgL-ACLNFLwzl5EJFqYrlGoETShGW1keYVgM1N265XM9_dJ4KcULW2DRONg77PfdHiYUHEcPewT1ziXpRFgtoiOByP5A3E8eGr-N4f9E3RSCotsvmJ6UZfAn7BJPNw3HGCfmP90wi7RdYrFvaZJ2st4quD1yZTkGSOEJZv-vk_382XSf2wjMTsJfUT67rg-=w640-h637" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Arizona Randallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03518638708854769320noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2159372988570522786.post-40330474426773727422024-01-14T10:17:00.001-07:002024-01-29T08:42:53.962-07:00Winter Wonderspace<p> Some of you may have heard of the Horsehead Nebula. Unlike some nicknames of astro objects this one is completely obvious as to the why part... And as always here you go with the distance - the light from this beauty takes 1,375 years to reach us. The light from the red nebula comes from the bright stars behind it ionizing the hydrogen gas. The star Malach is so bright it is casting quite a halo!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgdV4hGq70WJSqV9PzOj2gZ57TM__HZnme514B2aCxbUe6qXdAwYrwfnYS3Hp6alYJIEibInazwzIFAe79E-k21_7UpSC0BXSG1nZBZSA7Urw02T4aB53TZbD7YCobhwIeNIveesarp7szNVcFuplRjcyZA03_Melm_vM3mwPHw8-L0-HnVp5PYx12gDByV" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1803" data-original-width="2613" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgdV4hGq70WJSqV9PzOj2gZ57TM__HZnme514B2aCxbUe6qXdAwYrwfnYS3Hp6alYJIEibInazwzIFAe79E-k21_7UpSC0BXSG1nZBZSA7Urw02T4aB53TZbD7YCobhwIeNIveesarp7szNVcFuplRjcyZA03_Melm_vM3mwPHw8-L0-HnVp5PYx12gDByV=w640-h442" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This beautiful blue canvas of planetary nebula should be familiar to alot of us. It is the Pleiades star cluster or sometimes called the Seven Sisters star cluster. You can see it with the naked eye but depending on the light pollution in your area you may be able to only see four or five of the stars. Six is usually the maximum number of stars. This bad girl is only 444 light years of distance between us.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgxSjHKQcZaGuZTm8y7RatZAhDXr0t5bvYgJk1fqpSXeiOkrKOaT9sPGAHEGrgCmaf6Cv91MXALSMOtvW6PY6oYP7QYYt4a0MOzHgU9SXGdICIbzX6_4-YwUsGsZprin0CnfMVNvjxF9mZekN_FRU9vkdEZyLdo2VZzyRagHy86o9QZoncLtIE-N3Rc9EsQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3008" data-original-width="3008" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgxSjHKQcZaGuZTm8y7RatZAhDXr0t5bvYgJk1fqpSXeiOkrKOaT9sPGAHEGrgCmaf6Cv91MXALSMOtvW6PY6oYP7QYYt4a0MOzHgU9SXGdICIbzX6_4-YwUsGsZprin0CnfMVNvjxF9mZekN_FRU9vkdEZyLdo2VZzyRagHy86o9QZoncLtIE-N3Rc9EsQ=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>This is Andromeda and I have displayed it in the past but I try to get a better shot every time. This one is also visible to the naked eye if your li8gh pollution isn't too bad. So this one is 152,000 light years wide but only 2.5 million lights distance from us :) It is considered a sister galaxy to our very own galaxy. By the way can see two smudges in the picture - those two sister galaxies to Andromeda.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgV75q2rLgWeiuTv0hroNz1QtasLR9SnfwibTlv0w2TEZatbq_txLVP9bK6qLcVwfPgkj7b6OXbqUy-BukMG6eV478BkrlC-u2h0gnXbPS5pJy7fqqqjYnOdopCbB_jdp_HT_JVz9OIBokxvsRsw4XFfr5CfUhIchKGe8g3QYkQ0mGaMK2KLcRUob6PPfo8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3008" data-original-width="3008" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgV75q2rLgWeiuTv0hroNz1QtasLR9SnfwibTlv0w2TEZatbq_txLVP9bK6qLcVwfPgkj7b6OXbqUy-BukMG6eV478BkrlC-u2h0gnXbPS5pJy7fqqqjYnOdopCbB_jdp_HT_JVz9OIBokxvsRsw4XFfr5CfUhIchKGe8g3QYkQ0mGaMK2KLcRUob6PPfo8=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Recognize this nighttime dominator. And for distance it is on average 1.2 Light Seconds away!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXsPhpkZFVfOvMqwj4-O2lCY_CCKpJEisfXslHuxXrQECXNOCRyLcv9dTRiyuF9TSII_sipWQUZPxbS3a1tGkVUKf2Tl31APdu3BnpVFOXPb_J7DMpWcMKOqlA-wmBJgdCA8hZy6ogRZ6y33kVe2M39sni2fWT7FzAmprFEfBYJhMqKJDP8WELfppcxJbF" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1408" data-original-width="1504" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXsPhpkZFVfOvMqwj4-O2lCY_CCKpJEisfXslHuxXrQECXNOCRyLcv9dTRiyuF9TSII_sipWQUZPxbS3a1tGkVUKf2Tl31APdu3BnpVFOXPb_J7DMpWcMKOqlA-wmBJgdCA8hZy6ogRZ6y33kVe2M39sni2fWT7FzAmprFEfBYJhMqKJDP8WELfppcxJbF=w640-h600" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>This NGC 2238 but also very appropriately nicknamed the Rosette Nebula and it is 130 light years in diameter but 5,000 light years away.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjLdS3_0sgO4yLsr7_bjJ-vI_X-gw_0ns061w1zTLbbaZAxe6XRmMTY-1UwV55aTQBqpFQaGQslwAA7S7T8MPPrj4wv76egWWgBo_-A3WV8TzPCjZlf1YGuTKha88J_q275TEjA1yHVuIit-fzDLDvmOeiPUsGWoUir5NmZ3BoTyAiXllZS1gzf-TwAed2I" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3008" data-original-width="3008" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjLdS3_0sgO4yLsr7_bjJ-vI_X-gw_0ns061w1zTLbbaZAxe6XRmMTY-1UwV55aTQBqpFQaGQslwAA7S7T8MPPrj4wv76egWWgBo_-A3WV8TzPCjZlf1YGuTKha88J_q275TEjA1yHVuIit-fzDLDvmOeiPUsGWoUir5NmZ3BoTyAiXllZS1gzf-TwAed2I=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>This old standby the Orion Nebula M42 I have taken so many times but again I try to do better every time. 1,344 light years distance and 24 light years in diameter.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgw13rRMMnKIU19QORcOHQEMe4uMEcXHwa5kbXvNgPq95swmncsDusOSuQ50eLzv7tpWrgJX1EfXyuraVDnGlFk2x2E3jlFLDTtXQxhzASPvThjtwpArZji3uKOdqK7OLj5QG9ODBE3R_cxjAwExlGNmuCvv68iGlwWL2l4OIwgXuovyVDsGttlvXjn1v95" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3008" data-original-width="3008" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgw13rRMMnKIU19QORcOHQEMe4uMEcXHwa5kbXvNgPq95swmncsDusOSuQ50eLzv7tpWrgJX1EfXyuraVDnGlFk2x2E3jlFLDTtXQxhzASPvThjtwpArZji3uKOdqK7OLj5QG9ODBE3R_cxjAwExlGNmuCvv68iGlwWL2l4OIwgXuovyVDsGttlvXjn1v95=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>Arizona Randallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03518638708854769320noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2159372988570522786.post-91156687103413230092023-12-07T09:29:00.009-07:002023-12-10T10:29:39.937-07:00Some of my favorite Life Shots<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Two Arizona icons in one photo - Gorgeous sunrises and saguaro cacti</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjrRWObRsUNyFkwztC482w_cbJ97m_uBJtM540gRM6HR3Fce1L_SQCETGov7edVIMBD86b9riRh2CXRxGUPRc2oKqCUR31reyxEBmY_49QObUgEjaOL5mdUfmPlJHz9DzgA474s1PKPu48_8FL2oclUmxZZ_GZ67oGEFBOraOurRkP1hsVfuMrpDJkNmDao" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2843" data-original-width="5196" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjrRWObRsUNyFkwztC482w_cbJ97m_uBJtM540gRM6HR3Fce1L_SQCETGov7edVIMBD86b9riRh2CXRxGUPRc2oKqCUR31reyxEBmY_49QObUgEjaOL5mdUfmPlJHz9DzgA474s1PKPu48_8FL2oclUmxZZ_GZ67oGEFBOraOurRkP1hsVfuMrpDJkNmDao=w640-h350" width="640" /></a></div><br />A Harris Hawk giving me the eye</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgDZmc7wxWATKXTe1FfLaA39CCW_pXkIsPAvd73ZNbnuI6PwZWAaZpYvS6usAbeuUqkCQES_d8xjFtMzkzzJA91wgIHvP-ho-wdJxXu7cWCwz1MXSDpfjSa9X7Ki_0U9hSwV0D73HrpFQNEayF3PjCEb1G3yCX9g4LaU6YQxF4GormoiFioG-M1gZMRLeRx" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2658" data-original-width="4045" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgDZmc7wxWATKXTe1FfLaA39CCW_pXkIsPAvd73ZNbnuI6PwZWAaZpYvS6usAbeuUqkCQES_d8xjFtMzkzzJA91wgIHvP-ho-wdJxXu7cWCwz1MXSDpfjSa9X7Ki_0U9hSwV0D73HrpFQNEayF3PjCEb1G3yCX9g4LaU6YQxF4GormoiFioG-M1gZMRLeRx=w640-h420" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Mount Hood from the window of a 737<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZz4zLozIVA1LDIrCs9OgMX5ATh31SUJDu1A7x0O62U67NYKb0px76ELXBGAbkE2ufJ9OoSq7mmX7gioPpk36XDirqs0wC9o7indffmM7kMQkZCsYKirjXcZb9Xmtb0ERBq0Xxwj3YXUvc0r-elpXcsUdnn02xSZt6ji9lfb6Ps4vj0DSUcW6-WbRW9kme" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1655" data-original-width="2483" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZz4zLozIVA1LDIrCs9OgMX5ATh31SUJDu1A7x0O62U67NYKb0px76ELXBGAbkE2ufJ9OoSq7mmX7gioPpk36XDirqs0wC9o7indffmM7kMQkZCsYKirjXcZb9Xmtb0ERBq0Xxwj3YXUvc0r-elpXcsUdnn02xSZt6ji9lfb6Ps4vj0DSUcW6-WbRW9kme=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A Hood River Valley tree withstanding all that with enduring strength</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgv6eYXNIdmo-71y5yC2F_yd1nCf_5LSxA-HddF7EJt_wAPf8wjNDrqhPSTP01WAZUlOcB8fDRqPuGtVjrgyFYgTdREhoqYBd67xpynmpFvMuyZOUdY3z9lyj-07F06sJQtbxMSN4lpYqAwKxEEOKIS-U-hhUQjUbakyW8E8z9tMJa_wwbdV5_Lx8GrKVOW" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">Floating Catalina Mountains above a snow covered Sonoran Desert</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnvX9zH5O87RMsGkuwsjmXY4Je65Cdpu_fczSBwdpX9t0pK4onbiEchjHmV3yGjkBVaKIJQynnPggbKcghrW4ukC40x9Q_AfSU8Tsq64mLlTpdC6fxvrj3vRuafox6PvOIXOHy9wkbhvh7qXXSdl4NnKGdxsBPxbftTeDlzrtLMA7P-TzoxzKxMm0wqKaQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2352" data-original-width="4446" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnvX9zH5O87RMsGkuwsjmXY4Je65Cdpu_fczSBwdpX9t0pK4onbiEchjHmV3yGjkBVaKIJQynnPggbKcghrW4ukC40x9Q_AfSU8Tsq64mLlTpdC6fxvrj3vRuafox6PvOIXOHy9wkbhvh7qXXSdl4NnKGdxsBPxbftTeDlzrtLMA7P-TzoxzKxMm0wqKaQ=w640-h338" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Snow covered Sonoran Desert Sunrise<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvfDwKpLxcZlFWIBOGDhTxOJxpJ4WwzIqDt5p7VB1N53bQDbamCQfGD9R9Jl2ys1Lg3oUZTh9dCECWYAFYbOgvosZEl0B2ihAslvaJPnxSOGPQTEYKFdWiIjOQftkieslrkv7hRLZ5ai0vtaHsIkqCKgqTpOCZk9XBFt10LDxemMAV9E0rz7maWG1ZPXgr" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3110" data-original-width="5136" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvfDwKpLxcZlFWIBOGDhTxOJxpJ4WwzIqDt5p7VB1N53bQDbamCQfGD9R9Jl2ys1Lg3oUZTh9dCECWYAFYbOgvosZEl0B2ihAslvaJPnxSOGPQTEYKFdWiIjOQftkieslrkv7hRLZ5ai0vtaHsIkqCKgqTpOCZk9XBFt10LDxemMAV9E0rz7maWG1ZPXgr=w640-h388" width="640" /></a></div><br />Arches NP Utah - This photo stands as one of my favorites as the crowd at Arches National Park was completely bewildered as to why I turned my back on the Arch in front of them. The tree was completely outside the arch but somehow found a way to grow such that the arch framed it perfectly. As I took this photo the crowd completely missed the amazing beauty that nature had offered up to them. If only we would sometimes look beyond the obvious. Dyslexia is described as a disability. I have found it be a pain when playing cards and dice games and simply trying to read or type at a normal speed... However, I have learned to relook at things several times to make sure I got it accurate. This constant reevaluation of what I see gave me the skills necessary to see what the crowd completely missed on that day At Arches. Disability sometimes yes, sometimes no...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0NSC73QWs3Fb9ewJZZ2Et6IsTCHPogmSRXCwMz6s7xSED5CBjMJ_BbXsqZZ-ZGmPfmeFOxIKXMIBiVgXuKcDeHYJ5zoDwatYo5bj2ccJLyXOZng_jUiSrgpTCYzHo7JbJsof23VkB0kw-FpP4bxOibJe4rGOpNfzMlesZhM2dudPK04CqlE56SjMymEyz" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2464" data-original-width="3440" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0NSC73QWs3Fb9ewJZZ2Et6IsTCHPogmSRXCwMz6s7xSED5CBjMJ_BbXsqZZ-ZGmPfmeFOxIKXMIBiVgXuKcDeHYJ5zoDwatYo5bj2ccJLyXOZng_jUiSrgpTCYzHo7JbJsof23VkB0kw-FpP4bxOibJe4rGOpNfzMlesZhM2dudPK04CqlE56SjMymEyz=w640-h458" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mount Saint Helens August of 2005- My first attempt at good composition and an eye for taking a picture that matched imagination of the final picture on the wall. Also, yes I intentionally gave it a painting like feel in post processing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKyulrwhpKJyQGB5oxlwR2RlWuxrYmz2VvbvuGSKJtejsdgAU74R-9mR621VcusdW1bsNVDnwjxnuKpGdd1Z-AV0TI-ePsgdC-xbi310iSznoMdAZRHvcVZH0KF0wenAPoKdx48RZfa0Ayum5Zgfx8FEZF6XXAZXZutIpfOedcS8sL_IQ91EVnKWbl_gjS" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1805" data-original-width="2578" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKyulrwhpKJyQGB5oxlwR2RlWuxrYmz2VvbvuGSKJtejsdgAU74R-9mR621VcusdW1bsNVDnwjxnuKpGdd1Z-AV0TI-ePsgdC-xbi310iSznoMdAZRHvcVZH0KF0wenAPoKdx48RZfa0Ayum5Zgfx8FEZF6XXAZXZutIpfOedcS8sL_IQ91EVnKWbl_gjS=w640-h448" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Deschutes River Valley silhouetted by Mount Hood right after a beautiful rain storm - August of 2004 this is a really bad photo but I love it because it was Angie's idea to stop the car and take the photo. I wish I would have taken a better photo,. However I learned a lot about photography on this one. So I am very nostalgic about this one. Angie thank you for endorsing this one of what would turn out to be over 700,000 photos later<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjtz99ALOMpKntJw4iXxXH_J4dg5enWXyCUAESL08N-27jppmRR0Qrt_7X9H-CWeux6l1FkSATkcibVssJhOZ-2HzcvmW37P2wYV0keezDQvLsu6AHBWbEfz8FGQwTYNSpP-h26vXz2cR9hT_5Klys78T7sacsy8A3M6MMclWYVsdzEEae5eCO3Nx6Kplyi" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="568" data-original-width="1213" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjtz99ALOMpKntJw4iXxXH_J4dg5enWXyCUAESL08N-27jppmRR0Qrt_7X9H-CWeux6l1FkSATkcibVssJhOZ-2HzcvmW37P2wYV0keezDQvLsu6AHBWbEfz8FGQwTYNSpP-h26vXz2cR9hT_5Klys78T7sacsy8A3M6MMclWYVsdzEEae5eCO3Nx6Kplyi=w640-h300" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><p></p>Arizona Randallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03518638708854769320noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2159372988570522786.post-44445940588131672932023-12-05T17:09:00.003-07:002023-12-05T17:09:41.949-07:00Refracted Moon<p> When the Moon is high enough and the clouds are high enough and thin enough! The refraction of Moon light was absolutely gorgeous... Yes I had to blow out the Moon to get the color in the clouds.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgInYrN0K8sTnVreLKzMFUTmjLNxERaz0fpALFR7mWoI13Ukra_LMs4U7DoPgpy0j6pw9hHlXmBt_Y0YTDiaBBjU_DzDfkgT3lC9y_on18KV4AO3I7NeUcdPyzHTiazkNOELHrKkGNF29Fp_NqDV63Piyr-WI-xO86MQjQ8kh83rJhocAYiq6O1PdjuXKUp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3462" data-original-width="5198" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgInYrN0K8sTnVreLKzMFUTmjLNxERaz0fpALFR7mWoI13Ukra_LMs4U7DoPgpy0j6pw9hHlXmBt_Y0YTDiaBBjU_DzDfkgT3lC9y_on18KV4AO3I7NeUcdPyzHTiazkNOELHrKkGNF29Fp_NqDV63Piyr-WI-xO86MQjQ8kh83rJhocAYiq6O1PdjuXKUp=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div></div></div><br /><p></p>Arizona Randallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03518638708854769320noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2159372988570522786.post-22690980066554008162023-12-05T14:16:00.007-07:002023-12-05T14:16:59.189-07:00Stansbury Mountains Tooele Utah<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Stansbury Mountains as seen from Tooele Utah</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEikKwyD3G7pUHHyPA9pOQzRXk7un3kzlTcGExVxlS7TfXwX1VUq8sg-IRjZtJsVyIEa5gVs9LtoYCF_1PMVv-RVJBWlmK_GRuI0MG9PObfMij82vxG3LG69H8fecIAVQEcCmzGi2uZTr9BgxeZPWaayGsyQyFNjy0vLkr7ytcHmwcpiVILBTswVZ6rIaSm1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1284" data-original-width="3440" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEikKwyD3G7pUHHyPA9pOQzRXk7un3kzlTcGExVxlS7TfXwX1VUq8sg-IRjZtJsVyIEa5gVs9LtoYCF_1PMVv-RVJBWlmK_GRuI0MG9PObfMij82vxG3LG69H8fecIAVQEcCmzGi2uZTr9BgxeZPWaayGsyQyFNjy0vLkr7ytcHmwcpiVILBTswVZ6rIaSm1" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Arizona Randallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03518638708854769320noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2159372988570522786.post-27274715508552565532023-12-05T12:00:00.000-07:002023-12-05T12:00:02.914-07:00Palisade on the Oregon Trail<p> The Oregon Trail meets the Columbia River in the Columbia River Gorge and is briefly accessible before a modern freeway and highway plowed right over it. In complete Oregon fashion it was raining when I took my Palisade on this short section so I can say I drove on the Oregon Trail...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgm8LMK9-vo4nqjmhZe0v1-8qyx7-ihKQjkaUwCYjUXlGhA4JyU-aDrGHQ7J4Not1phSsSmTAWnD0gWdg6dcSrYAK9_3322XLavmSbA2gm7RJ8k8Mdrty2msTCndR-kan-jrUVSvItHXxkxyyWMCd81nqgvbEOFsTcmWWyQ-nexqnBWEpD5FR3PddezfRPy" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4064" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgm8LMK9-vo4nqjmhZe0v1-8qyx7-ihKQjkaUwCYjUXlGhA4JyU-aDrGHQ7J4Not1phSsSmTAWnD0gWdg6dcSrYAK9_3322XLavmSbA2gm7RJ8k8Mdrty2msTCndR-kan-jrUVSvItHXxkxyyWMCd81nqgvbEOFsTcmWWyQ-nexqnBWEpD5FR3PddezfRPy" width="638" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Arizona Randallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03518638708854769320noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2159372988570522786.post-40804017751189706452023-12-05T11:47:00.004-07:002023-12-05T11:47:38.696-07:00On a Whim the North Rim<p> Coming back from a long road trip I decide to avoid some mountain snow and ended up heading for the Grand Canyon North Rim. That is the way most of my solo road trips go - explore if it looks good! The deciduous trees were gorgeous yellow as a bonus.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8QVfZH_VueZq0k8Ji8KVTnkQIvbDj4TLEWUPoLoi6gnrOe5ZcHFxigQS3JXSYTNVCYz7Q2g6n99H672K64SK2q3-uo2wN5uKThQJ5DNp6jMdTmRhJ4VhGXiYtjBc0CTVOfSVDgHa4fPmjWFQeCdUYeicvVHUc4yrekHCvMTrSDxnr4iH5AnL6mw8By-YK" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2828" data-original-width="4278" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8QVfZH_VueZq0k8Ji8KVTnkQIvbDj4TLEWUPoLoi6gnrOe5ZcHFxigQS3JXSYTNVCYz7Q2g6n99H672K64SK2q3-uo2wN5uKThQJ5DNp6jMdTmRhJ4VhGXiYtjBc0CTVOfSVDgHa4fPmjWFQeCdUYeicvVHUc4yrekHCvMTrSDxnr4iH5AnL6mw8By-YK=w640-h424" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGSi_OoHN68F2RfpTU2wqaM_Q_KdKiaiQE2MiOcJtluAYxN7ohgMsQD3mONCeu-4omB88FCg7Q4HsxIZX_OpPo0cvSyxcM_t8RveZVcFEqP-ECL7YiLC4CyK5yVth80Fu_s8uzjKJ8RQNGSa3gFSCn5XUm60akNRcJrje_cVGo3cx2dkFOWNJaIv9HWs-k" style="margin-left: 1em; 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However, the clouds were thick enough to protect our eyes and cameras and thin enough to actual see and photograph it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhN3LoNp-9WIJWtD_P3szgQ13VWHdwwwPPRXtnGRKaHRw4CyO1Bco95iDAzdgT50xDjDg_sS6HZCgxA_6b3luJftJ7OSje0Zcmp7SykwCTXiX9fQcknbIkCsduMk3xypYZyXNQ3hx8od-iUSKU7eNFeEQg1r-3Ii6Aq_SCNtFxaHGk_JhDAz6h3nB1nym8j" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="362" data-original-width="270" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhN3LoNp-9WIJWtD_P3szgQ13VWHdwwwPPRXtnGRKaHRw4CyO1Bco95iDAzdgT50xDjDg_sS6HZCgxA_6b3luJftJ7OSje0Zcmp7SykwCTXiX9fQcknbIkCsduMk3xypYZyXNQ3hx8od-iUSKU7eNFeEQg1r-3Ii6Aq_SCNtFxaHGk_JhDAz6h3nB1nym8j=w477-h640" width="477" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Arizona Randallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03518638708854769320noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2159372988570522786.post-71954595457240491932023-12-03T17:37:00.003-07:002023-12-03T17:39:42.615-07:00Jupiter Again<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Arizona Randallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03518638708854769320noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2159372988570522786.post-88539821434503371732023-10-29T19:02:00.010-07:002023-11-03T13:22:40.519-07:00Jupiter & Saturn <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Planet Night Jupiter</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Right to Left moons of Jupiter: Europa, Ganymede, Io</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjuUnWq-7ZTLFnYJzBya5B6vttOfVuJhYUxlERHlT1WHBR77Vf9YVxc-fr65Mu0hIwcZ9unR8wLURy5WbVcHTwJM56x5QxNG5cOP810WbqtNp8NjWk4vRonU9OBlRNJaSoZnrzIQTTT4Nhi60x8oGNANQi_sz0LHaSbcJWgj6moQeUapBILbqH45Wq558Jh" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="812" data-original-width="1377" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjuUnWq-7ZTLFnYJzBya5B6vttOfVuJhYUxlERHlT1WHBR77Vf9YVxc-fr65Mu0hIwcZ9unR8wLURy5WbVcHTwJM56x5QxNG5cOP810WbqtNp8NjWk4vRonU9OBlRNJaSoZnrzIQTTT4Nhi60x8oGNANQi_sz0LHaSbcJWgj6moQeUapBILbqH45Wq558Jh=w640-h378" width="640" /></a></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Saturn</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh33CSRhlFJ6GcjEUpHWIZrq7Tk8Y10gEj0I9gAd3lQkJCnW_cWzzNKuQNmkqq1bz254sY-Lk_ReQ4yHHt0tC00WUej2_a2-d_WUU5gNz8YXK3dJJaKxpxRXcuto76aEk0jtujN6K7uIPLOtfi6b_s8-6UkB2r3AYGPeAMtblrVe43da8-15oEExitWvTQz" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="656" data-original-width="959" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh33CSRhlFJ6GcjEUpHWIZrq7Tk8Y10gEj0I9gAd3lQkJCnW_cWzzNKuQNmkqq1bz254sY-Lk_ReQ4yHHt0tC00WUej2_a2-d_WUU5gNz8YXK3dJJaKxpxRXcuto76aEk0jtujN6K7uIPLOtfi6b_s8-6UkB2r3AYGPeAMtblrVe43da8-15oEExitWvTQz=w640-h438" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></div></div><p></p>Arizona Randallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03518638708854769320noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2159372988570522786.post-59352095491052300112023-09-07T19:58:00.007-07:002023-09-07T19:58:57.342-07:00The One Everybody Wants to See SATURN!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Okay here it is the planet Saturn. Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and the second-largest planet in our solar system. Adorned with thousands of beautiful ringlets, Saturn is unique among the planets. It is not the only planet to have rings – made of chunks of ice and rock – but none are as spectacular or as complicated as Saturn's. Like fellow gas giant Jupiter, Saturn is a massive ball made mostly of hydrogen and helium.</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEin0duc-7_awdXtGkK4Ws6-VS00kgGCmQEsoMbYvIHx8A2KCHkNIkU8J6Hk36R0GQAd5l9iAXqUDzqdIHlwTJ2WP77H1tmSEVgJTSYDmjKz21RRUgRba1U5R8qF7QkPgBQWYR--fLvNioHSt3HkxvIdTS8yaPDCnJoeGGalg83MarcNqU8NFKdSsYQU6SfK" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="406" data-original-width="679" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEin0duc-7_awdXtGkK4Ws6-VS00kgGCmQEsoMbYvIHx8A2KCHkNIkU8J6Hk36R0GQAd5l9iAXqUDzqdIHlwTJ2WP77H1tmSEVgJTSYDmjKz21RRUgRba1U5R8qF7QkPgBQWYR--fLvNioHSt3HkxvIdTS8yaPDCnJoeGGalg83MarcNqU8NFKdSsYQU6SfK=w640-h382" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Arizona Randallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03518638708854769320noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2159372988570522786.post-38862518602514547322023-09-07T19:33:00.003-07:002023-09-07T19:33:35.682-07:00Andromeda Galaxy M21 & Sister Galaxy NGC 224<p> Andromeda has a diameter of about 152,000 light-years and is approximately 2.5 million light-years from Earth. I kind of blew out the center and work harder to get a better image</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQijfGbrZLL0YXCHbpACrQ4AKix3ctGiB37FxYHX8HQ5TrBZtj6B44wPiuJrcSms96YEfkj5EPFgwWZolYCsTi50N6Ttcy82hdmHkaVmcP1PtSZH8di6QtmeX5m4WJYLQTa3bLvfP3nkNWt0Boi_2O6UmJzQE2sRBHffJVhYz5u7udN3oq0lOMxXcEKMwZ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2965" data-original-width="2859" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQijfGbrZLL0YXCHbpACrQ4AKix3ctGiB37FxYHX8HQ5TrBZtj6B44wPiuJrcSms96YEfkj5EPFgwWZolYCsTi50N6Ttcy82hdmHkaVmcP1PtSZH8di6QtmeX5m4WJYLQTa3bLvfP3nkNWt0Boi_2O6UmJzQE2sRBHffJVhYz5u7udN3oq0lOMxXcEKMwZ=w616-h640" width="616" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Arizona Randallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03518638708854769320noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2159372988570522786.post-85902930087715908492023-09-05T21:12:00.001-07:002023-09-05T21:12:15.898-07:00NGC6992 - Eastern Veil Nebula<p> The Eastern Veil Nebula is at a distance of 2400 light years, and is is a cloud of heated and ionized gas and dust powered by a super nova. The delicate beauty of this nebula masks the explosive power of the super nova that created this beautiful wonder.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhsz91VcVF6R3AhPwEXS7-AkAb8GM2KLgUPUZQ0DubUFbdeYsm1X5Pq4xZIdcGBNL_W3k54jGFyG8JZwouuLSaO1L4b-hUp9UC4D0ZRylkGtkBh-1eGz3o_dF4V_Gr94CY86jTC7U5IHbTZqxepJeGGDe9A7F_FIsjBLE52xqq-Z5_ry5a-0vxqU130OE7s" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2797" data-original-width="2648" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhsz91VcVF6R3AhPwEXS7-AkAb8GM2KLgUPUZQ0DubUFbdeYsm1X5Pq4xZIdcGBNL_W3k54jGFyG8JZwouuLSaO1L4b-hUp9UC4D0ZRylkGtkBh-1eGz3o_dF4V_Gr94CY86jTC7U5IHbTZqxepJeGGDe9A7F_FIsjBLE52xqq-Z5_ry5a-0vxqU130OE7s=w605-h640" width="605" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>Arizona Randallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03518638708854769320noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2159372988570522786.post-20418150190113721382023-08-20T09:01:00.002-07:002023-08-20T17:14:40.428-07:00Arizona Century Mark - Not<p>While the some of the nation is basking in Arizona style temperatures here is a summary of our days of summer heat:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhxu_9gxhWWmtfGwLPCTIeaTyHEajJyPzwTiNRe2SmT3i4LPTj_w0-rFmujfYdD-anYrgiw2AygmlB6VsSjWpvpx2DSLyqQDJjjv3u_L0jnRjTqUr5BZynZ339ve9Zxs0jYk-YyeZ6Cyal2kOpi2TiHYHPrKqX2A2TEi3aMZP45tqNfRQBH65bD6PK3srYd" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="370" data-original-width="721" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhxu_9gxhWWmtfGwLPCTIeaTyHEajJyPzwTiNRe2SmT3i4LPTj_w0-rFmujfYdD-anYrgiw2AygmlB6VsSjWpvpx2DSLyqQDJjjv3u_L0jnRjTqUr5BZynZ339ve9Zxs0jYk-YyeZ6Cyal2kOpi2TiHYHPrKqX2A2TEi3aMZP45tqNfRQBH65bD6PK3srYd=w640-h328" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So we had at most 55 days in a row of 100° F or greater. We had 63 days total of of 100° F or greater and 11 days of 110° F or over. So it looks like we will most likely not reach the Century Mark this year.</div><br />We definitely are not used to double digit humidity</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjMl4psqEB8QbLAbwzdklsrDdRuBVUqw3Dl4p8tSRe5xpQWLm9tEaTL5P64npYclCrHgSvsxKlIPeHzRuL1UViHnrKJ3uwRYXzaOfjxWOOdk8JTh-7nV1B76l7YR6KQ0UDF8wnWvnF7qCg5uvOGy7qMPzQGKdfuqFjMBeThEY4KjIVywxPMfa_ITFoe4MYu" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="355" data-original-width="1192" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjMl4psqEB8QbLAbwzdklsrDdRuBVUqw3Dl4p8tSRe5xpQWLm9tEaTL5P64npYclCrHgSvsxKlIPeHzRuL1UViHnrKJ3uwRYXzaOfjxWOOdk8JTh-7nV1B76l7YR6KQ0UDF8wnWvnF7qCg5uvOGy7qMPzQGKdfuqFjMBeThEY4KjIVywxPMfa_ITFoe4MYu=w640-h190" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi80XkiiRExYEXcj8FoTe6kujUlSMztvz853yhRIUO3pkj0ZcxJtCepqmE0hi9SozAOi-fz5HUVV_fvuUfUG7JayJ2zQozgJvOUj-DPui2djDa7GbGD05_aH3k2zWGekafGsEvFC1DDM-fXa7sNv8iovq2nOtXM1_PIAiBNYXwikv4J9J44pLoqE1fZFTMz" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="349" data-original-width="1201" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi80XkiiRExYEXcj8FoTe6kujUlSMztvz853yhRIUO3pkj0ZcxJtCepqmE0hi9SozAOi-fz5HUVV_fvuUfUG7JayJ2zQozgJvOUj-DPui2djDa7GbGD05_aH3k2zWGekafGsEvFC1DDM-fXa7sNv8iovq2nOtXM1_PIAiBNYXwikv4J9J44pLoqE1fZFTMz=w640-h186" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><p></p>Arizona Randallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03518638708854769320noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2159372988570522786.post-88276826182495827162023-08-07T16:09:00.000-07:002023-08-07T16:09:07.683-07:00M20 Trifid Nebula & M21 Webb's Cross Cluster<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Trifid, meaning three lobed - I don't know about you but three lobed is not what I see!?! NGC 6514 (M20) is 4,240 Light years from my telescope. The nebulosity is lit up by the energy of a star in middle of the dark veins. The group of stars in the Lower right of the photo is M21 Webb's Cross open star cluster. I purposely toned down the stars as to not blow out the Trifid. Webb's Cross is actually closer to us than Trifid at 3,930 light years. I took this photo on August 5-6, 2023. I took 189 frames lasting 30 seconds each. The air was pretty turbulent so I had to dump 98 frames, keeping only 91 for the stack. I will ultimately make another run at this beautiful nebula when the seeing conditions improve in the coming weeks.</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4g2980yslOjXsb7LctYdCtA7sIAblqdHeqxQEMLil65IQeGAgjEgJNpWLYObWTi7t6pURiSgaZhGGkdxqImltug0fLVMaWMNbOGKZxjxRNsFuHfGS0iWEtMFipHDK2wf3TqqtKZhJwwJdzHd2iASEU8OiQZDHD6v0mHUokMZLNeMM0N64R0A-S_741Jnc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2490" data-original-width="2566" height="622" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4g2980yslOjXsb7LctYdCtA7sIAblqdHeqxQEMLil65IQeGAgjEgJNpWLYObWTi7t6pURiSgaZhGGkdxqImltug0fLVMaWMNbOGKZxjxRNsFuHfGS0iWEtMFipHDK2wf3TqqtKZhJwwJdzHd2iASEU8OiQZDHD6v0mHUokMZLNeMM0N64R0A-S_741Jnc=w640-h622" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><p><br /> </p>Arizona Randallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03518638708854769320noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2159372988570522786.post-53585287435525524732023-06-29T21:30:00.006-07:002023-06-29T21:44:31.154-07:00Massive Sunspot 3354<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Massive Sunspot 3354 is so large you could fit 10 earths side by side into it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Left half Hydrogen Aplha Right Half White Light Filter 99.9% 2023-06-29 12:27</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3AKU75m3k6hKo0W6-ZWc2iO6u4dMTQw-oMAnfE7myZ5fGl1jWL5x8PAlcdrwyUo940jMIUFnPoD-_6Pyt-GmEB5GisSEBMT-Slsgtin5iJinpGinI44MfFfHrzwFx-hG-zHL4FOSS16RPhA_BQhVQWRa7REa5AAFntNYH_vPJzULkCQt11NunPdJnOTqD" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="3300" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3AKU75m3k6hKo0W6-ZWc2iO6u4dMTQw-oMAnfE7myZ5fGl1jWL5x8PAlcdrwyUo940jMIUFnPoD-_6Pyt-GmEB5GisSEBMT-Slsgtin5iJinpGinI44MfFfHrzwFx-hG-zHL4FOSS16RPhA_BQhVQWRa7REa5AAFntNYH_vPJzULkCQt11NunPdJnOTqD=w640-h248" width="640" /></a></div></div><br /> <p></p>Arizona Randallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03518638708854769320noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2159372988570522786.post-38583195568503622632023-06-28T10:01:00.003-07:002023-06-28T10:01:52.424-07:00M17 NGC 6618 The Swan Nebula<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The swan or Omega Nebula is about 6,000 light years from my telescope. However it is 15 light years wide! What is amazing is we are seeing it edge on can you if we saw it face on it would be 40 light years in diameter! NGC 6618 lies embedded in the nebulosity and causes the gases of the nebula to shine due to radiation from these hot, young stars. 2023-06-27 10:00 PM to 2023-06-28 1:00 AM 133 frames taken, 63 thrown out for turbulence. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7FFKctBFtogNCFjMXRzsG6uxP7AMD56hfwWyfW9_JrTxGLv6yWAZW-VJ_WeMCvpIfo4-Yr5ArwyY8O7cU06N_NkqGBTICDc63KGlNJ0OYW-qOCvSDxsT09AhGp7ToEWZXLex_CHvEzdzl5y6mRLqwe6teCOZU3d2ZrvkjzWGwRevLZgh2qaghJSxrzAZ3" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2302" data-original-width="2686" height="549" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7FFKctBFtogNCFjMXRzsG6uxP7AMD56hfwWyfW9_JrTxGLv6yWAZW-VJ_WeMCvpIfo4-Yr5ArwyY8O7cU06N_NkqGBTICDc63KGlNJ0OYW-qOCvSDxsT09AhGp7ToEWZXLex_CHvEzdzl5y6mRLqwe6teCOZU3d2ZrvkjzWGwRevLZgh2qaghJSxrzAZ3=w640-h549" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Arizona Randallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03518638708854769320noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2159372988570522786.post-40398332500937292312023-06-21T11:06:00.003-07:002023-06-21T11:06:39.347-07:00NGC6611 M16 The Eagle Nebula<p> The Eagle Nebula is part of a diffuse emission nebula, about 5700 light-years distant and is actually 55 by 70 light years across. In the middle is the so called pillars of creation, as new stars are forming there.</p><p>5340 total exposure time in seconds, Camera cooled to 0°C, 30 seconds average exposure time, 178 of 247 frames processed/stacked.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjL_cqNmdBe8c7u0kPm9hPvbUFIo4Q7K8yd6uwnN5fOkWLAS7keogZ1jCPgVRkFv7slP-cq_aLAy4h-K3_seXTEPBx17otOR5dZTtw7JwcMLx14aZ5guAdTqpK9lCkAtPGmWloUpwWp7AbLFlWhk3RoW9n6bwn_nVrpp41Lh84BynTxeHmHlCZI_c2yrval" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2580" data-original-width="2942" height="561" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjL_cqNmdBe8c7u0kPm9hPvbUFIo4Q7K8yd6uwnN5fOkWLAS7keogZ1jCPgVRkFv7slP-cq_aLAy4h-K3_seXTEPBx17otOR5dZTtw7JwcMLx14aZ5guAdTqpK9lCkAtPGmWloUpwWp7AbLFlWhk3RoW9n6bwn_nVrpp41Lh84BynTxeHmHlCZI_c2yrval=w640-h561" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Arizona Randallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03518638708854769320noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2159372988570522786.post-47616195834463848402023-06-17T14:33:00.005-07:002023-06-18T08:11:29.252-07:00M8\NGC6523 Lagoon Nebula<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">M8 is the opening act for Nebula season, so I grabbed it last night. The light took 5,200 years to reach my camera. The massive stars embedded within the nebula give off enormous amounts of ultraviolet radiation, ionizing the gas and causing it to shine. It is low on the horizon for most of the United States and therefor subject to atmospheric turbulence. For Tucson it is low but not too bad (34 images rejected for turbulence).,210 frames of 30 seconds = 1 hour 45 minutes of exposure.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">ASTAP for plate solving, mount sync, and frame stacking, Siril for histogram stretching and color verification, StarNet for star equalization, DarkTable for final composition and copyright.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEirJgdEDDahpSKRE6_reLmgqEWy794u4ne8kgR7JaqdMOe669Qap9mWUpCNC8gV5vRyzOySjLFzUpm7sJa50sTJF70dVUGRy59Jdy30Bot3IJ1u8gj3L2OgIMmWXYi1ZAnr7KKgFw-XR6imfG03p04uP6Ehl6kuEdLOw4qt9klTPGU_SKT8gfbq1yDflQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2188" data-original-width="2912" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEirJgdEDDahpSKRE6_reLmgqEWy794u4ne8kgR7JaqdMOe669Qap9mWUpCNC8gV5vRyzOySjLFzUpm7sJa50sTJF70dVUGRy59Jdy30Bot3IJ1u8gj3L2OgIMmWXYi1ZAnr7KKgFw-XR6imfG03p04uP6Ehl6kuEdLOw4qt9klTPGU_SKT8gfbq1yDflQ=w640-h482" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Arizona Randallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03518638708854769320noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2159372988570522786.post-33757743638788210962023-05-31T06:48:00.013-07:002023-05-31T08:05:14.031-07:00Evening Star - More like Evening Planet<p>I often get asked what is that immensely bright star? It is often called the "Morning Star" or the "Evening Star" but, it is a planet! The planet Venus - it is not a star at all... The word planet comes out of Greek meaning to wanderer. It is the brightest celestial object out there right now - third brightest after the Sun and Moon. Here is what Venus looks like through my 9 1/4 inch wide telescope. All we can see is a thick, toxic atmosphere filled with carbon dioxide and thick, yellowish clouds of sulfuric acid that trap heat, causing a runaway greenhouse effect. Surface temperatures on Venus are about 900°F – hot enough to melt lead. Venus has crushing air pressure at its surface, 90 times that of Earth – similar to the pressure of a mile below the ocean on Earth. The clouds are so dense all we get is a very bland picture. Since, Venus is semi-close the horizon the view is quite turbulent. To obtain this picture I have to take over 2000 frames and then pick out only the ones that are lucky enough to be taken the during times when the atmosphere is settled down. Hence they call this "lucky imaging". I have an semi-automated process that make it way easier than it sounds.😁 By the way the light takes 6 minutes and 9 seconds to get to us. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiVMUOk1eIadjRMV_bH4vnSGKrDzgPNTggN2iG-daiN36IvfA_bbPrcjy8_0QR9c2aybluWYp8xyCor-JJ-zKoSQRuXe5aFQ36e1NNUhKM87WtwL6Haty2Hx5YKs2za9gZuHNmwfI-Xxqy2BILIK09M21olqARlcIeyizTWqvW1BIKysTnLjIM4dzb-Zw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="522" data-original-width="851" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiVMUOk1eIadjRMV_bH4vnSGKrDzgPNTggN2iG-daiN36IvfA_bbPrcjy8_0QR9c2aybluWYp8xyCor-JJ-zKoSQRuXe5aFQ36e1NNUhKM87WtwL6Haty2Hx5YKs2za9gZuHNmwfI-Xxqy2BILIK09M21olqARlcIeyizTWqvW1BIKysTnLjIM4dzb-Zw=w640-h392" width="640" /></a></div></div><p></p>Arizona Randallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03518638708854769320noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2159372988570522786.post-45135725131714040942023-05-26T06:36:00.009-07:002023-05-26T06:52:27.454-07:00M101 & Super Nova Death of a Star<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The supernova (SN 2023ixf) was formed when a star, much more massive than our own sun, ran out of fuel to burn in its core. Since the core could not support the mass of the star any more, the star collapsed on itself and created a gigantic explosion. This particular super nova is 21 million light years away. So this star began it's death implosion 21 million years ago... The arrow in my picture points to SN 2023ixf which is near the M101 Pinwheel galaxy.</div><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiM4w9CQTxj-bM5FVgGAUzMh6TdRC8smAy5vdiF6gt6fW9g51kitcnVg8uu_vmqjT8p35CzxsQXAT0QGFn0vGZTCTOwDpaCrJ_G_zatIdwQZVXz72bxIsY28Z8wPmFBDzTI2OsUtLXFdtKvhKr9PID0Q9RQFgZHVMm5DiFm94ojQSlsUb5skv_JplfGyQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiM4w9CQTxj-bM5FVgGAUzMh6TdRC8smAy5vdiF6gt6fW9g51kitcnVg8uu_vmqjT8p35CzxsQXAT0QGFn0vGZTCTOwDpaCrJ_G_zatIdwQZVXz72bxIsY28Z8wPmFBDzTI2OsUtLXFdtKvhKr9PID0Q9RQFgZHVMm5DiFm94ojQSlsUb5skv_JplfGyQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_Qc90fpPchj7OnxtrD4BbVafhsQ_d_ZuFvJ-C2-APrA_s0tQ9Zca7Zh3OV-bOZrOgcD9beBO3N1f1iAPcRWKaHATtYQTlRD1Q-xBWA9LWO4znypFessPXzhuiyd0iExDhmvo7OMsCXFcdRIj14LKLTkmfR6kuJ7pyw4uOAHiQRmiR6XupLBs1EUyw8A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1494" data-original-width="2211" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_Qc90fpPchj7OnxtrD4BbVafhsQ_d_ZuFvJ-C2-APrA_s0tQ9Zca7Zh3OV-bOZrOgcD9beBO3N1f1iAPcRWKaHATtYQTlRD1Q-xBWA9LWO4znypFessPXzhuiyd0iExDhmvo7OMsCXFcdRIj14LKLTkmfR6kuJ7pyw4uOAHiQRmiR6XupLBs1EUyw8A=w640-h432" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Arizona Randallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03518638708854769320noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2159372988570522786.post-77347967276804491602023-04-19T06:30:00.006-07:002023-04-22T08:31:04.159-07:00NGC5194 AKA M51 NGC5195<p><br /> The Whirlpool Galaxy, also known as Messier 51a or NGC 5194, lies in the constellation Canes Venatici, and was the first galaxy to be classified as a spiral galaxy. It is about 31 million light-years away from Earth and 76,900 light years in diameter. The companion galaxy is NGC 5195. (This first light for my Hyperstar)</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6f7kKT8k63hjxINyV5nG8tsspXGD_bwe5Xv3Dzkr2xE4H6t_wrMYhdFehqjfWmbMPIdrUdyFjdKkvdBUm3sBYOYIg3-2x7rgDHf6ShGF21ExXVbt2jZk7e6eX66y0r02fbY-prU2talijEr2SK4wau44vGXjXmLoG1VSiuIYAqPRJsUmIDbfJqYzLRw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="952" data-original-width="1416" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6f7kKT8k63hjxINyV5nG8tsspXGD_bwe5Xv3Dzkr2xE4H6t_wrMYhdFehqjfWmbMPIdrUdyFjdKkvdBUm3sBYOYIg3-2x7rgDHf6ShGF21ExXVbt2jZk7e6eX66y0r02fbY-prU2talijEr2SK4wau44vGXjXmLoG1VSiuIYAqPRJsUmIDbfJqYzLRw=w640-h430" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>Arizona Randallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03518638708854769320noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2159372988570522786.post-89632706484536592362023-03-18T11:41:00.002-07:002023-03-18T12:05:34.608-07:002022 Starr Ridge PWS Weather Summary<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had a 19 day streak out of the 56 total days of 100° F </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Also on one day we had temps vary by 47°F and one day where the temps only varied 4° F</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhs3qfJEeDrZ8IOYnzD0cb4NGDTWBvuHeaSFc2O8gNW-l76NwtRKr3VpsXfRgZaz0T4Mev1A5Vr4Pmvv2aDW7ukkrSTFrKaUisvflLhaTOIf-pkDUUnbzKdrNtswPAqblAVwfDMvEhWlvnFbR24h_1Ghuo8iRNB3zkovmy0jqlks4gT4peWrRLC-AGoAg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="903" data-original-width="772" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhs3qfJEeDrZ8IOYnzD0cb4NGDTWBvuHeaSFc2O8gNW-l76NwtRKr3VpsXfRgZaz0T4Mev1A5Vr4Pmvv2aDW7ukkrSTFrKaUisvflLhaTOIf-pkDUUnbzKdrNtswPAqblAVwfDMvEhWlvnFbR24h_1Ghuo8iRNB3zkovmy0jqlks4gT4peWrRLC-AGoAg=w547-h640" width="547" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">If it is going to rain it will probably be after 2 o'clock to 5 o'clock seem like a good bet.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihCUUlbcIWI50LiTCQ8iV62iOPk2iE2rFaDHHaIw65zaJc86jH8qnYgXTKFhpIexGiCkKOKn4AMTOWT9J5r615OPpEMHdatA3-fXfDTGBW3qhfaTgerUCGiA9s1eMVfBkBxAYeuMSEt0YFIjQfAYowv2by-0zJT3gjQtsbEyvE776SCZnMNVqGuOQ2rw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="454" data-original-width="1393" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihCUUlbcIWI50LiTCQ8iV62iOPk2iE2rFaDHHaIw65zaJc86jH8qnYgXTKFhpIexGiCkKOKn4AMTOWT9J5r615OPpEMHdatA3-fXfDTGBW3qhfaTgerUCGiA9s1eMVfBkBxAYeuMSEt0YFIjQfAYowv2by-0zJT3gjQtsbEyvE776SCZnMNVqGuOQ2rw=w640-h208" width="640" /></a></div><br />A nice breeze in the afternoon is common as well as at least one gust in the 30's MPH a month<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="514" data-original-width="1286" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOpGebfqADMjbV0s_Z-n0DkNjbe3KdSYNHZ9OJna1WPDP97kL9yiNOgRHzz6WpGY7TAPPRmmLBnkH4UJ7v_o5v4gmoE1x8AdIZjDD9tXNeHNpBSeuo7LmHb1N_Jnrr0fouv7T3DJPKVjT2LU0tZGfBtmERJPxTkUhLq3nkLIGQcYbTeWkTobFG73Pe7g=w640-h256" width="640" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="417" data-original-width="1795" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgC5bo7ogXcgdMsgM48Gvq5dTZGG3DR1oqpOVeN4zC0aZuY56aqoeHVCjyWZ99T7edNoxbg1KEZGzQvYQf0_oOlzAulolymm2ga7g3Z5gUw604vf0y3QQrGR0jJA3r5DxQ9SLfGv5Ec8NuqTX-g_xhyyUFeixNGOhy9oiNkk6H-x-25da4ErHlAi_zesg=w640-h148" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div>This graph tells what wind direction is favored by month<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXMj0tSF-i-M23KRTuRj6nUY9Lvd9gva9uYgbRaoX8u6M66Xvv7p53aHuCae_iP9tkwTEBqWqLa7b4XM_ugtpfIwLciRXgE17UjTIzp-5tEYV8zP5DC7QgGEB3XsXzRX0BBOG_AqW83xqgxx9ABfs53dxL1sHQsuQZhDxezE4OjtYS2N50OuoiqAG4iA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="865" data-original-width="1631" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXMj0tSF-i-M23KRTuRj6nUY9Lvd9gva9uYgbRaoX8u6M66Xvv7p53aHuCae_iP9tkwTEBqWqLa7b4XM_ugtpfIwLciRXgE17UjTIzp-5tEYV8zP5DC7QgGEB3XsXzRX0BBOG_AqW83xqgxx9ABfs53dxL1sHQsuQZhDxezE4OjtYS2N50OuoiqAG4iA=w640-h340" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>This graph tells us which wind direction is promenate for any wind speed<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigbMSsOguRPf0d6fsXD_DRNyk4DPbCrLvtqAXZNlTqBA0rq3yVmvM8PTPTKE-hnzM1pEBN89myOioMRjKtILAa_Vt-peEDkCIAXOFcyFF7EldjJAxqzJ3t87WSg4DizKHqCB5qqIdwQy2Um4-ez83V-FDdTlpoEkcVrl62WPb6uah1ZQLOTEz6b_9tzw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="950" data-original-width="2341" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigbMSsOguRPf0d6fsXD_DRNyk4DPbCrLvtqAXZNlTqBA0rq3yVmvM8PTPTKE-hnzM1pEBN89myOioMRjKtILAa_Vt-peEDkCIAXOFcyFF7EldjJAxqzJ3t87WSg4DizKHqCB5qqIdwQy2Um4-ez83V-FDdTlpoEkcVrl62WPb6uah1ZQLOTEz6b_9tzw=w640-h260" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>This graph tells us which direction the wind came throughout the year<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjFb2JxvANbv2eQqzqlro17u47mRgH2qFnZ2SaUeu0RDdTUaQ32WBCu__DE2swg74mBRc3a_0GRibA6_Z4pU1wfwBF4wOZsUP6XXhNH7Y6Y8Wyq5VUP2TaKJEuUaaLbr_dLHOir7VLaaK3biMcwNF2tuacXW37dDfnwE1CypQOp2C_5V8qBGAYCdNO_Lg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1127" height="607" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjFb2JxvANbv2eQqzqlro17u47mRgH2qFnZ2SaUeu0RDdTUaQ32WBCu__DE2swg74mBRc3a_0GRibA6_Z4pU1wfwBF4wOZsUP6XXhNH7Y6Y8Wyq5VUP2TaKJEuUaaLbr_dLHOir7VLaaK3biMcwNF2tuacXW37dDfnwE1CypQOp2C_5V8qBGAYCdNO_Lg=w640-h607" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here we can see as an example on any given day the wind travelled from 114.2 miles away</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Also on any given day only 1.96% of the time with there be no wind at all</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Trust me there were many more (504 total). 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They were certainly not camera shy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiOfvAb41heV6lrPdUvepi_tDPQGKqaQ6bDqb9DMSnhDpIzIbvtJOH3FvVNwvG_0qmNI7-KUaK1v8_Gz6AEfQxhUMwQm3NbTspzdIPvzH_d6Rm83J7rFSjcwLD0Mg8CjZL2tiTUkZrEfAvsSQrBwDDTb1fpN5HW9c1mwCaJZIwfEQm9LS7cIEKkuQY9uw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2905" data-original-width="4055" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiOfvAb41heV6lrPdUvepi_tDPQGKqaQ6bDqb9DMSnhDpIzIbvtJOH3FvVNwvG_0qmNI7-KUaK1v8_Gz6AEfQxhUMwQm3NbTspzdIPvzH_d6Rm83J7rFSjcwLD0Mg8CjZL2tiTUkZrEfAvsSQrBwDDTb1fpN5HW9c1mwCaJZIwfEQm9LS7cIEKkuQY9uw=w640-h458" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This little guy was enjoying the winter wonderland with the elders</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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