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40 years!
Monday, July 20th, 2009I remember watching it on our black and white console TV.
I remember seeing Cronkite wipe his eye.
I was moved then, and still am. Seeing the skinny crescent Moon this morning made me smile, but then it always does.
Happy Anniversary!
btw- My Nikon 5000 came back all spiffy from the serivce center Friday. They replaced the CCD and gave the camera and lens a good cleaning and adjusting. The image above was made with it, so I’m back in business making afocal images with it. Thanks Nikon!
Clouds were passing through while I made the image so it’s a little mushy and I converted it to black and white just because it’s appropriate for the day.
R.I.P. Nikon 5000
Monday, June 29th, 2009after quite a few years of trusty service, my Nikon 5000 has decided to not work any more!
Well, not work correctly I should say.
This is an image I made of the Moon tonight, and as you can see it’s looks as if I have made some sci-fi experiment with it and Jupiter…or something.
Sadly this is the camera that I have hand held up to the eyepiece for years, and I’m going to be lost without it.
Any ideas what causes the rainbow streaks? I should also mention that while the camera is on, the monitor shows the view as being streaky with dark bands across it.
Do I repair the camera, or just get a new one? Help me Obi-Wans…..


