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Triple the Clusters, Triple the Fun https://flic.kr/p/pgy4W2 Copyright: Marion Haligowski https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7515/15272209913_c0ebdcedd3_z.jpg Triple the Clusters, Triple the Fun by Radical Retinoscopy , on Flickr From top to bottom: M38, M36 and M37 were photographed in the constellati...

M81 and M82 (Widefield) in Ursa Major https://flic.kr/p/pbJG8R Copyright: Marion Haligowski https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7461/15217700343_0304a51f27_z.jpg M81 and M82 (Widefield) in Ursa Major by Radical Retinoscopy , on Flickr A wide angle photo of the M81 and M82 galaxies in Ursa Major was made...

Pleiades Wide Field https://flic.kr/p/pL8tPf Copyright: Marion Haligowski https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7546/15595590840_52d22798e6_z.jpg Pleiades Wide Field by Radical Retinoscopy , on Flickr Fourteen 25 second exposures of the Pleiades open cluster were taken with a Canon T2i. (ISO 800, Canon 10...

Autumn Moonrise thru the Covered Bridge https://flic.kr/p/pHi78X Copyright: Marion Haligowski https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3953/15563519549_aac976719a_z.jpg Autumn Moonrise thru the Covered Bridge by Radical Retinoscopy , on Flickr Hunsecker’s Mill Bridge is a covered bridge that holds the record...

Autumn Moonrise thru the Covered Bridge https://flic.kr/p/pHi78X Copyright: Marion Haligowski https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3953/15563519549_aac976719a_z.jpg Autumn Moonrise thru the Covered Bridge by Radical Retinoscopy , on Flickr Hunsecker’s Mill Bridge is a covered bridge that holds the record...

The Garnet Star https://flic.kr/p/pzUbnr Copyright: Marion Haligowski https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7567/15479830739_7145f54630_z.jpg The Garnet Star by Radical Retinoscopy , on Flickr μ Cephei (Mu Cephei) is seen in all its glory among the star clouds of Cepheus. The reddish hue of this supergian...

Lunar Eclipse of October 8 2014 https://flic.kr/p/piD9K5 Copyright: Marion Haligowski https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3941/15295834650_4bdec2d9bf_z.jpg Lunar Eclipse of October 8 2014 by Radical Retinoscopy , on Flickr https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2948/15295817699_05102cd66b_z.jpg The Total Lunar ...

Comet C/2012 K1 (PanSTARRS) on September 23 2014 https://flic.kr/p/pnP8Bv Copyright: Marion Haligowski https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3898/15343047951_b6737d6480_z.jpg Comet C/2012 K1 (PanSTARRS) on September 23 2014 by Radical Retinoscopy , on Flickr Twenty-four 25 second exposures were stacked be...

Comet Jacques (C/2014 E2) on August 25 2014 https://flic.kr/p/oXd3EG Copyright: Marion Haligowski https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3871/15064606492_8ca0ef4a36.jpg Comet Jacques (C/2014 E2) on August 25 2014 by Radical Retinoscopy , on Flickr https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5557/14878737050_0911ddcd73....

Jupiter and Venus Conjunction of August 18 2014 https://www.flickr.com/photos/radicalretinoscopy/14939872336/ Copyright: Marion Haligowski https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3906/14939872336_08873ecc22.jpg Jupiter and Venus Conjunction of August 18 2014 by Radical Retinoscopy , on Flickr https://farm4....

Storm Over the Caribbean https://www.flickr.com/photos/radicalretinoscopy/14733955435/ Copyright: Marion Haligowski https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3912/14733955435_b43c5f2426.jpg Storm Over the Caribbean by Radical Retinoscopy , on Flickr A distant summer storm is seen in the Caribbean Sea off the ...

Setting into the Sea https://www.flickr.com/photos/radicalretinoscopy/14751576652/ Copyright: Marion Haligowski https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5564/14751576652_79386d694b.jpg Setting into the Sea by Radical Retinoscopy , on Flickr Seventeen 20 second exposures were taken off the coast of Cemetery B...

Mars and Porima on May 31 2014 https://www.flickr.com/photos/radicalretinoscopy/14311049536/ Copyright: Marion Haligowski https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3889/14311049536_a62f3228e5_z.jpg Mars and Porima on May 31 2014 by Radical Retinoscopy , on Flickr The vivid hues of Mars and the cooler tone of ...

Star Trails from the Shaky Bridge https://www.flickr.com/photos/radicalretinoscopy/14006163529/ Copyright: Marion Haligowski https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2914/14006163529_27d83b80d8.jpg Star Trails from the Shaky Bridge by Radical Retinoscopy , on Flickr Eighty-eight 20 second exposures were comb...

Blooming Trees on a Windy Night https://www.flickr.com/photos/radicalretinoscopy/14032456382/ Copyright: Marion Haligowski https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5146/14032456382_2cd51073a4.jpg Blooming Trees on a Windy Night by Radical Retinoscopy , on Flickr A star trail photograph showing Corona Boreali...

A Fisheye View of the Forest Night https://www.flickr.com/photos/radicalretinoscopy/13985548991/ Copyright: Marion Haligowski https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7188/13985548991_0ff3d5721f.jpg A Fisheye View of the Forest Night by Radical Retinoscopy , on Flickr I have been having a little fun with the...

The Red Planet thru the Moonlight and Fog https://www.flickr.com/photos/radicalretinoscopy/13803652644/ Copyright: Marion Haligowski https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7200/13803652644_06f3c27338.jpg The Red Planet thru the Fog by Radical Retinoscopy , on Flickr Mars was observed on a foggy morning in ...

Can Your Find Mars? (Hint: It is at Opposition) https://www.flickr.com/photos/radicalretinoscopy/13767100375/ Copyright: Marion Haligowski https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3681/13767100375_361ec3ea91.jpg Can Your Find Mars? (Hint: It is at Opposition) by Radical Retinoscopy , on Flickr Ninety-four 30...

Moonlight Across the Snow http://www.flickr.com/photos/radicalretinoscopy/12574698474/ Copyright: Marion Haligowski http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7324/12574698474_fbd7ae6b4a.jpg Moonlight Across the Snow by Radical Retinoscopy , on Flickr Trailing of the full moon and Orion over a snow covered fiel...

Reach for the Stars http://www.flickr.com/photos/radicalretinoscopy/12415688915/ Copyright: Marion Haligowski http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3809/12415688915_7b364ac4c4.jpg Reach for the Stars by Radical Retinoscopy , on Flickr Jupiter and the Winter constellations, shining brightly, can be seen ove...

A Trio with Leo http://www.flickr.com/photos/radicalretinoscopy/12373700233/ Copyright: Marion Haligowski http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3739/12373700233_423ed38c3b.jpg A Trio with Leo by Radical Retinoscopy , on Flickr A photograph was taken showing Leo and Hydra rising in the eastern sky in Lancas...

Tiny Crescent at Sunset http://www.flickr.com/photos/radicalretinoscopy/12005847996/ Copyright: Marion Haligowski http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3750/12005847996_6d8346a713.jpg Tiny Crescent at Sunset by Radical Retinoscopy , on Flickr Venus can be seen as a small crescent in this photograph taken o...

The King of the Night Sky http://www.flickr.com/photos/radicalretinoscopy/11690359604/ Copyright: Marion Haligowski http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3833/11690359604_8a8165a431.jpg King of the Night Sky by Radical Retinoscopy , on Flickr I just received a new Ioptron Sky Tracker and was anxious to try...

Finally Clear Weather to Photograph Comet Lovejoy! http://www.flickr.com/photos/radicalretinoscopy/11338952144/ Copyright: Marion Haligowski http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3745/11338952144_12ded65545.jpg Finally Clear Weather to Photograph Comet Lovejoy! by Radical Retinoscopy , on Flickr Comet Love...

Greetings,

Thanksgiving day is here! Is anyone going to attempt a daytime observation?

http://spaceweathergallery.com/indiv_up ... msabb05no5

And remember -- Be careful my friends!