Yesterday evening was one of the mostly clear evenings my area of the world has seen in a while. I used it to try to catch a glimpse of comet C/2011 LA PanSTARRS. Despite the high winds, I was able to get a couple images. Here they are:
A quick time-lapse of the comet disappearing behind the trees.
The time-lapse spans about 12 minutes of time — from approximately 8:50 PM to 9:02 PM.
This Praying Mantis was hunting for its breakfast in our garden this morning.
Images from coastal Delaware during a sunrise in late June.
Here are a few images of a female Ruby-throated Hummingbird that was having breakfast at the Lucifer’s Tongue (Crocosmia) in my backyard this morning.
The International Space Station (ISS) is seen traveling right to left over an abandoned bridge in eastern Pennsylvania.
This image (larger version here) is a composite of fifty one time exposures shot between 9:30pm and 10:00pm on April 27th, 2012
A modified 747 carried the Space Shuttle Discovery from Florida to Washington D.C. this morning. Here are a couple pictures of it taken from the National Mall.
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