Last night as advertised, the Moon slipped behind Earth’s shadow to become dark and red, then emerged to regain its full brilliance. These three photos show the moon on the right as it was entering Earth’s shadow, in the middle fully within the shadow, and on the left as it was leaving the shadow. ItContinue reading “Eclipse Trio”
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Back to Light
I have had the long white tube of this telescope since around 2005. Then a few years later the lens had to be replaced due glazing of the anti reflection coatings on the glass. On the opposite end of the tube, the original eyepiece holder was functional but flimsy, so I ponied up considerable bucksContinue reading “Back to Light”
Eskildoodle Photos and Feelings 