Winter Solstice, Conjunction, and Chores

 "It is a universal law - have no illusion - that every creature alive is attached to nothing so much as its own self-interest" - Epictetus

 

Astrophotography

One of the things I enjoyed doing with my roommate's telescope was astrophotography - that is, taking pictures of stars, planets and nebulae.  I only tried it a few times, and there was definitely room for improvement but still have a few prints of the better shots.

Telescopes, Astronomy and (next post) Astrophotography

Once upon a time in San Diego, I had a roommate who bought a what at the time was a really expensive telescope.  It was a nice Celestron telescope with an 8 inch aperture, just like this one.