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Blue Angels 2021 (75 years)

Posted on May 17, 2021May 17, 2021 by Jim Roberts

Always have your camera with you reason 2021. I was down near the airport in Melbourne last Thursday and Friday. The Blue Angels were practicing their routine for the weekends air show. On Thursday I had my camera but with only a 35mm lens and there was really nothing I could do about capturing the team. On Friday I was back at the same location about the same time. (Getting a new phone is like buying a new car, it takes several days to get the job done,) I wasn’t sure if they would be practicing both days but as luck would have it they were and I was smart enough to bring a longer lens. My 18-135 at 122.8mm was enough to get a few shots. For their 75th anniversary they are flying F/A-18 Super Hornets. They are fast and loud. Having them fly over you at low altitude is a thing to experience!

April Moon Called The Pink Moon

Posted on April 28, 2021April 28, 2021 by Jim Roberts

Since it’s not really pink I switched this picture of the moon to black and white with a green filter. One day later the Astronaut Micheal Collins passes away at 90. He saw the moon as only a few did.

Light My Fire

Posted on January 14, 2021January 14, 2021 by Jim Roberts

Conjunction Moon

Posted on December 23, 2020December 23, 2020 by Jim Roberts

While everyone was looking at the Jupiter-Saturn conjunction (they were only 600,000 miles apart) the moon was looking especially pretty even as it too was looking in the same direction.

Last Day November Full Moon

Posted on December 1, 2020December 1, 2020 by Jim Roberts

Half Moon

Posted on November 24, 2020November 24, 2020 by Jim Roberts

Sub-light Engine Under Repair

Posted on August 16, 2020August 16, 2020 by Jim Roberts

Could not determine what kind of spacecraft this sub-light engine belongs to but the technicians at Ohnaka Transport Solutions keep trying to start it up every once in a while. Not sure if I would want to be in the same building as a fully functioning sub-light engine so I guess it’s good that they haven’t got it fixed yet.

Scan Initiated

Posted on August 15, 2020August 15, 2020 by Jim Roberts

The future is taking to long. I thought we would have real robots by now. I still think we could have a Star Wars movie with just robots and it would be very good. Lando’s K3 and Rogue One’s K2 could be reloaded into new bodies and go off causing trouble all over the galaxy.

Millennium Falcon

Posted on August 14, 2020August 14, 2020 by Jim Roberts

It bothers me that the Millennium Falcon was sitting under a tarp on the planet Jakku for years yet when Rey and Finn needed it to get away from the First Order the ship was fueled and powered up. If I have a car that sits more than a couple of weeks I have 4 flat tires and a dead battery.

Moon

Posted on August 2, 2020August 2, 2020 by Jim Roberts

And not that far from Saturn was the Moon that night. I captured this image expecting the next few days to be less than clear sky’s as the Hurricane/Tropical Storm Isaias strolls leisurely up the east coast. Of course last night was still clear but the almost full moon was between Jupiter and Saturn when I looked about 11pm. Now the clouds and wind have arrived but no where near hurricane force.