Archive for April, 2009

1% Humidity

Thursday, April 16th, 2009

1% Humidity

See that 1% in the middle of my weather station screen……No wonder I feel like a raisin today!

I took a few liberties with M51

Wednesday, April 15th, 2009

I took a few liberties with M51…..

M51 redux

I spiked my image from the post below with some color.  Someone should probably hide my pastels…..

BTW- If you would like a postcard of this, send me your address.

starzilla (at) gmail (dot) com

Whirlpool Galaxy from Italy

Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

Whirlpool M51

This is one of the images I made last week while using the remote control telescope in Italy during my 100 hours of astronomy.  (Scroll down to the post titled “Backseat Driving” for complete details on that experience.)

This image was two minutes, with no dark frame subtracted.  It’s rough, but considering I was sitting in my living room dinking with a telescope in Italy to make this- I think it’s pretty darn cool!

Jupiter in Pastels

Monday, April 13th, 2009

jupiter

When I get fidgety, I usually doodle or scribble or pick up my set of pastels and make wild marks on paper…..

Often the works of “art” resemble astronomical subjects like the Great Red Spot of Jupiter above, which is logical since I spend the better part of my waking and dreaming hours consumed with things in space.

My latest creative buzz is above.  Whatcha think?

The Easter Droid

Sunday, April 12th, 2009

Easter Droid

Easter looks a little different at a geek’s house.