Yesterday, Barbara and I visited the nearby Sunriver Nature Center. They have a nature area with hiking trails and hundreds of song birds, a mating pair of trumpeter swans, and a few large pens with different birds that were found injured and have been rehabilitated, but are unable to survive in the wild so theyContinue reading “Sunriver Nature Center”
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Beaver Moon
Yesterday, I got out my telescope, and last evening, I took photos of the last super moon of the year, the Beaver Moon. Now, this was the first time I have been able to take photos using my telescope. I started out with the moon as it is easy to find and track in theContinue reading “Beaver Moon”
Tsuchinshan-ATLAS
Last night, I walked down to the shore of Lake Gaston, North Carolina, as the sun was setting. I was hoping to catch a glimpse of the Tsuchinshan-ATLAS comet currently visible in the evening sky. As I waited for the comet to make its anticipated appearance, I took some photos of the sunset, which IContinue reading “Tsuchinshan-ATLAS”