Tsuchinshan-ATLAS Comet

 

Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) is barely visible to the naked eye after sunset for the next week or two.  But point your cell phone camera to the west, and use "night" option. This graphic is from Sky & Telescope.

Some shots from last night across a soybean field looking west at 8 pm central time.

Details of photos are Samsung Camera, Model SM-G781U, F-Stop 1.8, 1/3 second, ISO-5000, Focal length 5 mm, Maximum aperture 1.69.  (this is for sixth picture, others are about the same).

That is a plane crossing the bottom of the last pic.

Some scans from 50 years ago today in North Carolina

 On the AT in North Carolina.  First is obviously Albert Mountain and a portion of the USGS map.

And then we have Standing Indian. Plus air photo and map.

Eclipse 2024

My best shot of the total eclipse and Venus from 2:02 pm CST, 8 April 2024 in Carbondale IL.

Samsung SN-G781U

F/1.8

1/9 second

ISO-320

4032 x 2268, 72 dpi

and now zoomed in.

and now increased contrast and brightness.

More Pics for Appalachian Trail

 how about some more photos found along the trail, from south to north.

Last post of 2023?

 so how about a photo montage of events this year?