Here are a few images from the last few months that I haven’t had time to post until now.
Not exactly astronomy or nature, but back in September a B17 named Sentimental Journey was on display at the Lexington, TN airport. This is one of the few World War II vintage B17’s that are still in flying condition.
We got to tour the inside as well. It gave me an appreciation of the cramped quarters the ten man crew had to work in.
I am standing next to the ball turret entrance. The gunner had to lower himself down through that tiny hatch and strap himself into a fetal position to operate the machine gun under the belly of the plane… no parachute. Needless to say, this had to be a pretty small person.
The tail gunner had pretty cramped quarters, too. Unfortunately, he was often the first target of enemy fighters attacking from the rear.
This is a lunar corona taken through clouds during the waxing gibbous phase in October. The corona actually appeared redder to the naked eye than the picture shows. Also, all the surrounding black area was much lighter.
And, finally, sunrise this morning was absolutely gorgeous….
