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A dear former pastor who’s now with the Lord used to say in some of his sermons, “If you’re ever having a problem with pride, just go outside some clear night and look up for five minutes.”WP4A3825-2
I’ve had to wait for clear nights, and clear schedules, but this past weekend provided opportunity for dealing with that problem—and for my first real night out with the new toy tool. My gracious friends at The Rock Ranch have some very nice night sky, and i spent the first of what i hope to be many episodes enjoying the reminder of the Psalmist, “The heavens are telling of the glory of God…”
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The first night timelapse with the new camera was about a 6-hour span which included the rising of constellation Scorpius and following its path up and then over to the right behind the windmill. Its head includes three bright stars diagonally across in nearly a straight line, and then down at its heart is the red giant, Antares. (It's the big orangish dot that's just to the left of the center in the image above.) The funky cloud which follows after the scorpion is composed of non-luminous matter that partially obscures the stars behind. It is situated very near the center of our Milky Way galaxy. For those who watch without falling asleep, you’ll notice I did a couple of times, as evidenced by some occasions of condensation buildup on the lens. (Alas…i’ll be in “learning mode” for quite some time!) Viewer advisement: dark environment and fast internet connection help : )
Scorpius rising
Filling the role of the brilliant starlet in our second feature is the planet Venus. She plays hide and seek from behind the windmill, only to disappear beyond the trees and over the horizon. For those who like true stars, though, the twins of Gemini are also in the process of setting. The heads (Castor and Pollux) start out just to the left of the top of the windmill. This shoot didn’t go late into the night, so thankfully no condensation to fog the view : )
Venus setting 05 19 2012
“When i consider Thy heavens, the work of Thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which Thou hast ordained; what is man, that Thou dost take thought of him? And the son of man, that Thou dost care for him?”
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