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Evening Storm Cloud and the Planet Venus

6/22/2010 07:29:00 AM

A storm cloud and the planet Venus after a thunderstorm on June 21, 2010. Photo taken 4 miles NE of Franklin, NC with a Kodak Z950.

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The International Space Station Passing Over Western North Carolina

11/28/2009 08:10:00 PM

I grabbed this photo and short video of the International Space Station passing over a neighbor's house this evening.

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The Moon, Antares and Clouds

6/07/2009 05:27:00 AM

I moved out into a field to get this one.

A steady stream of clouds and a thin layer that prevented me from even seeing Antares.

It tends to be a crapshoot as to whether I have good viewing weather for astronomical events, and this time...it was a bust.

I did manage to get some good B-Roll video of the moon with clouds moving in front of it, some stock photos, and a few other interesting opportunities that I'll be sharing soon.

I gotta start saving for either a real telescope or a real camera. Decisions, decisions.

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