Guest posting over at JL Campbell's blog today. Hope to see you there. :)
So, to alleviate my astronomy withdrawal, I went out last Tuesday with one of my fellow star guides. We met at the bottom of the mountain and set up down there where the hang gliders usually turn off to go up to the other peak. We toughed it out for about 90 minutes. Considering how cold it was, that's amazing.
Although I had bundled up, my fingers and toes protested their numbing experience for two days. No photos. For one, there was no Moon. For two, I didn't even change eyepieces after the first 10 minutes. It was too damn cold to expose my fingers. I thought about snapping a few of Jupiter, but not for long. I couldn't feel my fingers enough to have taken a decent photo.
The sky was amazing. So, clear. The Milky Way just sparkled. Viewed some star clusters in constellations I've never viewed up at the observatory [because they aren't visible up there during the season].
How do you know you really love doing something? The willingness to suffer. I suffered the cold -- it was in the 20's -- to watch stars. And I will again.
I hope the sky is clear December 10th to watch the lunar eclipse. I plan on filming it this year if the sky does cooperate.
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Sometimes it's all right just to sit and enjoy as well!
'How do you know you really love doing something? The willingness to suffer.'
Ah, wow. Sounds like an excellent premise for a story.
I hope the skies over you cooperate on the tenth, too.
Just glanced at your sidebar and saw that you say you are obsessed with Jane Austen. Have you taken the, 'Which JA character are you?' quiz. It's floating around the Internet.
I was Eleanor Dashwood. :) I'd be really curious to know which one you are.
how true! we suffer for that which we love!
my kids sure make me suffer!
HaPpY HaLLoWeeN!
Cool. It sucks that it was so cold for you, but I'm glad you still got to see something.
I would love to see pictures or video of an eclips. Those are awesome to look at.
Tough being a star gazer in the winter! But I'll bet the skies are beautiful. Hope everything aligns so you can get some film of the lunar eclipse in December. :)
saw your guest post--rock on! And girl! Don't freeze to death! But I know. That's how you know you love it...
Best~ :o) <3
The cold wouldn't chase me away either! Have a happy Halloween.
You described the night sky beautifully. I'm glad you enjoyed it. I used to lay a blanket on the snow in my back yard and lie down with my binoculars. It was fun.
In the 20s??? Holy cow that's cold.
Looking forward to the Lunar eclipse too.
Read your guest post at JL's! Great!
Sounds lovely. Although it was not documented on film, that experience will live in your heart (and on this blog) forever! :-)
Good job :) At least you know why you were there.
......dhole
You are right; if we love something, we will suffer through anything for it.
I love your solid determination to look at stars. Glad to know you didn't catch anything. There's an alien flu going around. And it's to far to send to the home world for a vaccine. Happy Halloween! :)
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