Ronstar
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And a few more. I was getting doused with steam in the last pic - thus the rainbow
Drone shot of our RV encampment in Painted Canyon, Mecca, CA a couple weeks ago. AMAZING experience hiking the (challenging) slot canyon trail, almost 6 miles.
Nice eclipse shots. ...
Found this guy relaxing while I was out for a hike.
Looks like he is still wearing his winter coat.
I have been patiently waiting for my latest astrophotography target to come into view. The Sombrero Galaxy (M104) never gets high in the sky so it can be a PITA to catch. The Sombrero is over 31 million light years away and is noted for the striking dark dust lane that circles the galaxy bulge and is suspected as the site for much of its star formation.
It is remarkable what you can do with amateur gear. I used a 12.5 inch Planewave CDK reflector hosted in the Utah desert country. For this target I captured 38 five-minute color exposures over three days. I am posting two different crops from my original image, which was a little wider view, and a Hubble image from Wikipedia for comparison. With triple the exposure time, and maybe some narrowband data, more of the details you see in the Hubble view would emerge.
We have taken a trip in the winter for only the second time ever and hit a few national parks we had been to before, but with snow.
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Found this guy relaxing while I was out for a hike.