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Aurora from my upstairs window

Posted on March 9th, 2025March 9th, 2025 by Patrick
Aurora above the city lights

About 4 am or so, it got bright.

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Posted in Photos. Tagged astrophotography, aurora borealis, star trails.

Oscar night star trails

Posted on March 2nd, 2025March 2nd, 2025 by Patrick
Concentric star trails above winter-bare trees

I haven't shot star trails from my upstairs window in quite a while.

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Posted in Photos. Tagged star trails.

2024’s Top 9

Posted on December 31st, 2024May 21st, 2025 by Patrick
A comet above the Halfway Tree

I took a lot of photos this year. Some even in the daylight.

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Posted in Photos.

Rime ice and blue sky

Posted on December 24th, 2024December 24th, 2024 by Patrick
Frosty tree branches are very white against a very blue sky.

I love that combination.

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Posted in Photos. Tagged hoarfrost, rime ice, winter.

Christmas baking 2024

Posted on December 16th, 2024December 16th, 2024 by Patrick
Close-up of nuts and bolts in the roaster

Delicious.

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Posted in Photos. Tagged christmas baking, nuts 'n' bolts.

Hercules

Posted on December 10th, 2024December 10th, 2024 by Patrick
A CC-130 Hercules airplane in a cloudy white sky.

It's not a quiet plane, is it.

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Posted in Photos. Tagged airplane, hercules.

Frosty morning

Posted on November 27th, 2024November 27th, 2024 by Patrick
Closeup of a frost-covered branch

Frost? Rime ice? Either way it's photogenic.

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Posted in Photos. Tagged frost, hoarfrost, macrophotography, rime ice.

Souris Valley

Posted on November 9th, 2024November 9th, 2024 by Patrick
20-image panorama of the Souris River, with rather un-Manitoba-like cliffs on the left

There were serious hills, but at least there were beautiful views.

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Posted in Photos. Tagged abandoned church, bike ride, river valley.

Bare trees

Posted on November 7th, 2024November 7th, 2024 by Patrick
Trees, with most of their leaves gone already, lit by the lowering sun; the sky behind is a solid, uniform blue

Yes, yes, sometimes autumn can be pretty.

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Posted in Photos.

Oh, hello

Posted on October 14th, 2024October 15th, 2024 by Patrick
The night sky, facing west: the comet is visible above the Halfway Tree

Checking out C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan–ATLAS.

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Posted in Photos. Tagged astrophotography, comet, halfway tree.

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