The biggest shiny object in the night sky.

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Gimcrack awards given out to kids that win their heat at swim meets.

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While setting up equipment for astrophotography, it is a ritual for me to check focus using a Bathinov mask. It makes this spiky pattern that can be used to get sharp focus.

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A gentle reminder…

“anyone can be an ally and everyone can use an ally”

So many things happening in the next couple of weeks for my son.

  1. State swim championships (2 days);
  2. Decisions about most of his college applications;
  3. New England music festival (3 days);
  4. Connecticut all state music festival (3 days);
  5. Audition for a music scholarship;
  6. Driving license test;

With all this, we are trying to squeeze in a short vacation. Can’t imagine how stressed he must be thinking about all these activities on top of the usual school work and music rehearsals; it is making my head spin.

We traveled from different continents and got together when we turned 50. Most of us were in the same class from kindergarten through high school. Last year one from this group passed away. I am so glad that we did this.

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Walking on Martian landscape on the rim of Haleakalā crater in Hawaii is an unforgettable experience.

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Test Made some changes in IFTTT format. Let’s see how this looks.

Testing IFTTT connection to DayOne…

Daughter turned 20 today! 😳🤯😍

Can’t believe how quickly the years went by. It seemed like yesterday when she was just a little baby.

There is this whole galaxy out there for us to explore.

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Lot of cool engineering in this astro imaging setup including the use of masking tape to attach the raspberry pi unit to the mount.

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Feedly or Feeder?

Any recommendations for RSS reader?

Tiles of art made by my kids in elementary school about a decade ago still hangs on my wall.

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Ziplining in rain, foggy Costa Rican rainforest was such a blast. Want to do this again.

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At our last Eastern Connecticut Conference swim meet. Can’t believe this is the sixth year for us with 2 kids competing in high school swimming.

Sometimes solitude is therapeutic and is exactly what one needs.

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Venus Jupiter conjunction

After missing the closest approach yesterday, I was relieved that I caught some break in the clouds to view the Venus and Jupiter conjunction.

The cloud bands added a nice glow to the planets. The Gallelian moons Callisto, Ganymede, and Europa are seen above Jupiter and Io is on the other side.

Airplanes kept photobombing while I was shooting Venus and Jupiter.

Airplanes kept photobombing while I was shooting Venus and Jupiter.

After missing the closest approach yesterday, I was relieved that I caught some break in the clouds to view the Venus and Jupiter conjunction.

The cloud bands added a nice glow to the planets. The Gallelian moons Callisto, Ganymede, and Europa are seen above Jupiter and Io is on the other side.