NaBloPoMo 2022 : The Last Night

Wed 11.30.22 – Here is a photo that I took last night of Jupiter, bright, and the Moon, shining, in the cold snapped southwestern sky. Photo taken with my camera phone, so it is not particularly light balanced and the Moon looks larger than…

Desert Quarter Moon

Sun. 11.03.19 – Driving back from Arizona along Rice Road / CA Hwy 62 westbound through the desert just a bit after sunset and the first quarter moon was high up in the southern sky. It was beautiful. Photo taken by Ms. Jen with…

Mars and the Newland Power Plant

Tues. 08.14.18 – The great thing about the early evening sky this summer is that four of the five visible planets have been strung out like little jewels across the southeastern to western night sky: Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, and Venus. Here is a photo…

The August New Moon and Venus

Tues. 08.14.18 – While the true August new moon was on Saturday the 11th, this evening was the visible separating conjunction of Venus and the three day old moon. It was lovely. Photo taken by Ms. Jen from the roof of her RV with…

The Coyote’s Ode to the Full Moon

Thursday, March 1st was the full moon. Late Thursday night / very early Friday morning, the local coyote society decided to yip and howl out an ode to the Full Moon. It started with one coyote making a low keen, a second joined in…