Wings Over Houston

I paid a little extra this year to sit in the "Photo Pit" for the Wings Over Houston air show, and I'm glad I did. I don't recall the exact number of shots I took, but I filled up three 1 GB memory cards. I rented a 300-mm image-stabilized telephoto lens, and I think that made all the difference. Look for a calendar coming soon.

Photo Page

Happy Designer Halloween

Dang, I wish I had thought of this. Thanks Sone!

OU Sucks

I put up a new CafePress store to point out that no matter what the score, OU still sucks.

It's Popcorn Time!

Hi friends. How would you like to help support Ian's Cub Scout pack? Maybe help pay for a kid to go camping? Or help one with a Pinewood Derby Car? Or just pay for the patches on his uniform? You can do all of that and more when you buy popcorn! 70% of your purchase goes to the Scouts, but 100% of your purchase will be delicious!

Send me an email if you're interested, and I'll make sure your order gets to you.

Popcorn Brochure

A Prediction

Sorry for the long delay folks. When you have a month of clouds, there's just not much astronomy to write about. I was all set to shoot the LCROSS impact, but after seeing the lack of results from everyone else, I'm not too upset to be clouded out.

Anyway, to fill the time, here's my prediction for this weekend's Texas-OU game. OU leading at the half, 7-3. Texas comes back in the second half to get the win, 13-7. Texas's only touchdown will come from a turnover or a return.

Take Note Kiddies: This Is How You Do It

A Very Busy Day

A connector for 120,000-volt electric equipment.

T-28 Trojan

Caught this beautiful silver T-28 Trojan sitting on the ramp in Brenham.

Peanuts

PC and Pixel

Third Jupiter of the Year, Part II

A little sharper and a lot cleaner. I'm still frustrated though. I see other folks using similar gear to mine turning out better shots, and I don't know what I can do better.

10" LX200, 250 frames LRGB, DMK21AF04, Televue 2.5x Powermate

Third Jupiter of the Year

Not necessarily the final image from tonight, but the first of four processed. Pretty good seeing; call it 3/5 with a slow undulation.

Second Jupiter of the Year

A little soft in worsening seeing. The moons are Ganymede and Europa. If I had stayed up another couple of hours we could have tried to catch them in front of the planet. Oh well. Finally got the LX200 remounted in the observatory--I told myself I was going to wait until we got a break from 100-degree days. We may have a few left, but it IS September, right?

250 frames ea LRGB, DMK21AF

More Drawerings

Since the heat and/or clouds have been keeping me in, you get to look at stuff from my day job.

Drawering

Drawing a milk jug is harder than it sounds. There's a reason the handle is hidden behind the pitcher.

First Day, First Grade, Take Two

Just like last time. And the time before that, and the time before that ...

Courtesy of my Mother-In-Law

How to say 'I love you' in 25 languages

English I Love You
Spanish Te Amo
French Je T'aime
German lch Liebe Dich
Japanese Ai Shite Imasu
Thai Phom rak khun
Italian Ti amo
Chinese Wo Ai Ni
Swedish Jag Alskar
Alabama, Arkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Missouri, Mississippi, Louisiana Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, and parts of Florida
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