Rohvannyn Shaw's Blog: The Pencil and Quill - Posts Tagged "astrophotography"
The story of my avatar
It was a dark, clear night.
Mars was at its closest approach in a while, and was appearing especially bright. People were coming out on their porches and stair landings to see it.
This happens in Arizona, many of us are star-mad.
I had my new Nikon camera, and wanted to see if I could get the planet in a picture.
However, at maximum zoom, it was impossible to hold the camera steady enough without a good tripod. The planet kept making these fanciful tracks across the frame.
One looked like a perfect "R..."
So my avatar, my friends, is a photograph from the night the heavens themselves spelled my name.
Mars was at its closest approach in a while, and was appearing especially bright. People were coming out on their porches and stair landings to see it.
This happens in Arizona, many of us are star-mad.
I had my new Nikon camera, and wanted to see if I could get the planet in a picture.
However, at maximum zoom, it was impossible to hold the camera steady enough without a good tripod. The planet kept making these fanciful tracks across the frame.
One looked like a perfect "R..."
So my avatar, my friends, is a photograph from the night the heavens themselves spelled my name.
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