Tag: Stars

Picture of the Day for January 27, 2023

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The sky finally cleared enough tonight to see the stars, but in January, clear skies often means cold temperatures. But since tonight might be the only clear sky with little moon the next few day, I did venture outside tonight to search for the comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF). I saw a shooting star first before spotting the comet but I didn’t try setting up my camera since the wind chills were below zero. It is more fun to observe a comet in July instead of January, like this comet visitor in 2020.

2020 Comet NEOWISE

2020 Comet NEOWISE

Picture of the Day for January 31, 2016

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The stars normally seem brighter during the cold winter nights, but this January it has been hard to see the stars with all the cloudy days and nights. And even though I have taken photographs of the stars in the winter time, it is more fun to do it in the warmer weather when you don’t need extra batteries warming in your pockets and don’t have to try turning camera knobs with heavy gloves on. But I do know the winter star constellations more than the summer ones due to all the trips to the lambing barn in February, but I took this nighttime church picture before the snow came.

Star Constellations and a Church

Star Constellations and a Church

Picture of the Day for March 18, 2015

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Apparently the Irish were kicking their heels up last night and spilling their green beer as the sky was a moving green color. One benefit of all those cold nights walking out to check on the sheep during lambing time was that you were treated to the Aurora Borealis and you could watch the changing colors of blue and green light racing back and forth across the sky and sometimes even a bloody red color. The Aurora Borealis were out last night but the display in my area weren’t too dramatic or fast moving like some of the times so I didn’t drive to a lake shore for a pretty scene, especially since it was after midnight and below freezing so the end of my driveway was as far as I went.

St. Paddy’s Aurora Borealis

St. Paddy's Aurora Borealis

Picture of the Day for August 31, 2014

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Earlier this month I stopped on a Tuesday evening to take some pictures of the old Peace Lutheran church and by Friday that week, the old red brick church was torn down so it is no longer standing under the Milky Way. But memories of the church will still twinkle, like the stars, in the minds of former parishioners and area residents who drove by the church.

No Longer Under the Milky Way

No Longer Under the Milky Way

Picture of the Day for January 19, 2013

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I had a picture request from someone ‘Down Under’ for star constellation pictures from the Northern Hemisphere so I ventured out into the darkness last two nights. During the winter night trips to the lambing barn, Orion was the constellation which stood out on the chilly nights. But since Orion is visible in the Southern Hemisphere, just sort of upside down, I figured the North Star and the Big and Little Dippers would be a more appropriate picture for the request.

The North Star has historically been used for navigation both to find the direction of north and to determine latitude and early pioneers would point the wagon tongue to the North Star at night to determine direction when morning came and then they could set landmarks for the day’s travel.

The North Star

North Star

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