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Monthly Archives: February 2012
Daylight Venus
About 1:45pm CST today (26 February 2012) I went out to look for Venus and Jupiter in daylight. I had found Venus yesterday afternoon (4pm) about two to three degrees (two finger widths held at arm’s length) to the lower … Continue reading
Posted in Amateur Astronomy
Golden Pond Observatory
Here is a picture of the telescope at the Golden Pond Planetarium and Observatory, Land Between the Lakes, Kentucky. The observatory is the home of the West Kentucky Amateur Astronomers, hosts of the yearly Twin Lakes Star Party. My wife … Continue reading
Posted in Amateur Astronomy, Uncategorized
Pileated Woodpeckers
Last Sunday, I was sitting at my writing desk window and watching the regular crowd of Juncos, Titmice, Chickadees, etc. at the birdfeeder. All of a sudden a pair of Pileated woodpeckers swooped down and landed on the branches of … Continue reading
Posted in Other Nature Studies
The Circumzenithal Arc
There are many interesting things to look at (or for) in the daytime sky besides the sun. There are various halos, arcs, sundogs, pillars, and other light phenomena that are more common than you might think. Most of these are … Continue reading
Posted in Amateur Astronomy
