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Waxing Crescent

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I finangled things around to figure out how to get the camera on the back of a Celestron 1400 telescope to catch larger objects (it acts like a 4000mm f/11 lens), but I'm still trying to figure out the pieces to go beyond using it as 'prime' (the camera is directly attached to the back of the scope).
Saturn looks pretty small even at this magnification.

Waxing Crescent
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I finangled things around to figure out how to get the camera on the back of a Celestron 1400 telescope to catch larger objects (it acts like a 4000mm lens), but I’m still trying to figure out the pieces to go beyond using it as ‘prime’ (the camera is directly attached to the back of the scope).
Saturn looks pretty small even at this magnification.

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Getting Ready for Playtime

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Earlier this evening…heading out to play at 'my' backyard observatory (It is owned by the college where I work)….
Fun views of all sorts of celestial objects. Saturn was particularly pretty this eve.  I haven't quite worked out all the connections for hooking up the camera….but that will come before too long.
#landscapephotography  

Getting Ready for Playtime
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Earlier this evening…heading out to play at ‘my’ backyard observatory (It is owned by the college where I work)….
Fun views of all sorts of celestial objects. Saturn was particularly pretty this eve.  I haven’t quite worked out all the connections for hooking up the camera….but that will come before too long.
#landscapephotography  

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Try taking the other route

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We have a 'standard' path for our morning/evening walks… 
Well, we reversed the route, and noticed these lovely Evening Primrose flowers that I hadn't noticed going the other way.
… take the time once in a while to alter your route, and look for new things along the way!

+FloralFriday  #floralfriday  is curated by +Tamara Pruessner +Beth Akerman +Eustace James & +Kiki Nelson 
#floralphotography   #androidography  

Try taking the other route…
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We have a ‘standard’ path for our morning/evening walks…
Well, we reversed the route, and noticed these lovely Evening Primrose flowers that I hadn’t noticed going the other way.
… take the time once in a while to alter your route, and look for new things along the way!

+FloralFriday  #floralfriday  is curated by +Tamara Pruessner +Beth Akerman +Eustace James & +Kiki Nelson 
#floralphotography   #androidography  

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Folsom Lake 1989

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For #blastfromthepast  I found this nice summer ski day on Folsom Lake near Sacramento. This year there is barely any water in the lake!
…and yes…that's scrawny little me in the middle!

For any James Bond fans, the red machine in the middle is a Wet Bike…one was used in The Spy Who Loved Me…it was kind of a pain to control compared to the Jetskis it preceded!

+Blast From The Past is curated by +Cheryl Cooper +Mark Rodriguez & +Isabelle Fortin 
#throwbackthursday  
#throwback   #tbt  

Folsom Lake 1989
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For #blastfromthepast  I found this nice summer ski day on Folsom Lake near Sacramento. This year there is barely any water in the lake!
…and yes…that’s scrawny little me in the middle!

+Blast From The Past is curated by +Cheryl Cooper +Mark Rodriguez & +Isabelle Fortin 
#throwbackthursday
#throwback   #tbt  

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Anyone Got Some Shortcake?

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I love this time of year with all of the fresh fruit.
Just get me some shortcake and a dab of whipped cream… heavenly!

Anyone Got Some Shortcake?
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I love this time of year with all of the fresh fruit.
Just get me some shortcake and a dab of whipped cream… heavenly!

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Ok, I Turned Around…Now What?

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Hey, I heard that click!  What's going on here?????

Please know that there is NO such theme as #SeagullButtSaturday  The following people, sometimes posting to the #FunniestNonthemeOnGplus , don't seem to have any master plan at all: 
 
+Robin Griggs Wood +Ursula Klepper +Christin McLeod +Sassi Sassmannshausen +Lauri Novak +Richard Ball +Craig Szymanski +Melissa Beagle +Ellie Kennard +Cora Triton +Steve Savoie +Pam Wolfe +*** +Jon Cassill +Tom McGowan +Annie Irving +Diana Boyd +Debby Moran +Alex Lapidus +Lou McCorkle +Rob Lopes +Kim Smith +Bette Kauffman +Liz C +*** +Darion Jackman +Steven Kennard +Sharon Stone +Dawn Siadatan +Sumit Sen +Jasbir S. Randhawa +Gazzaroonii T. +John Wade +Dave Bell +Swee Oh +Leo Deegan +Nancy Battis Vita +Patrick Kelly +Marilyn Benham +Mari Luukkonen +Lora Lee Chapman +Giselle Savoie +Carin Bruce +David Q. Cohen +Gernot Glaeser +Maureen Roberson +Brian Grzelewski +cobalt please +Darcee McCutcheon +Annelies Jansen +Rachel Ferris +Margaret Tompkins +Jan Vermeulen

Real themes:
#birds4all  
#rgwoodpost #SeagullButtShots #SeagullButts#SeagullButtsInDisguise #notatheme #Gulluminati#FunniestNonthemeOnGplus #bokehlicious  
#googleplusphotos #hqspanimals #hqspbirds #birdsgallery?

Ok, I Turned Around…Now What?
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Hey, I heard that click!  What’s going on here?????

Please know that there is NO such theme as #SeagullButtSaturday  The following people, sometimes posting to the #FunniestNonthemeOnGplus , don’t seem to have any master plan at all:

+Robin Griggs Wood +Ursula Klepper +Christin McLeod +Sassi Sassmannshausen +Lauri Novak +Richard Ball +Craig Szymanski +Melissa Beagle +Ellie Kennard +Cora Triton +Steve Savoie +Pam Wolfe +***** +Jon Cassill +Tom McGowan +Annie Irving +Diana Boyd +Debby Moran +Alex Lapidus +Lou McCorkle +Rob Lopes +Kim Smith +Bette Kauffman +Liz C +***** +Darion Jackman +Steven Kennard +Sharon Stone +Dawn Siadatan +Sumit Sen +Jasbir S. Randhawa +Gazzaroonii T. +John Wade +Dave Bell +Swee Oh +Leo Deegan +Nancy Battis Vita +Patrick Kelly +Marilyn Benham +Mari Luukkonen +Lora Lee Chapman +Giselle Savoie +Carin Bruce +David Q. Cohen +Gernot Glaeser +Maureen Roberson +Brian Grzelewski +cobalt please +Darcee McCutcheon +Annelies Jansen +Rachel Ferris +Margaret Tompkins +Jan Vermeulen

Real themes:
#birds4all
#rgwoodpost #SeagullButtShots #SeagullButts#SeagullButtsInDisguise #notatheme #Gulluminati#FunniestNonthemeOnGplus #bokehlicious
#googleplusphotos #hqspanimals #hqspbirds #birdsgallery?

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Just Another Weed Beside the Road

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Some call them Cornflowers, others call them Bachelor's Buttons…
…but most people just see weeds beside the road…
How about you?

For #FloralFriday ! The +FloralFriday theme was created by +Tamara Pruessner and is co-curated by +Beth Akerman, +Kiki Nelson, and +Eustace James.
#floralphotography   #androidography  

Just Another Weed Beside the Road
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Some call them Cornflowers, others call them Bachelor’s Buttons…
…but most people just see weeds beside the road…
How about you?

For #FloralFriday ! The +FloralFriday theme was created by +Tamara Pruessner and is co-curated by +Beth Akerman, +Kiki Nelson, and +Eustace James.
#floralphotography   #androidography  

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Control two computers (even Mac+PC) with one mouse and one keyboard

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This has got to be one of most ingenious little utilities I've ever seen. If you have two computers that you need to switch between (In my case, I've got a Mac & a PC on the same desk), ShareMouse will let you seamlessly transition from one screen to the other using the same mouse & keyboard.

The clipboard even works: Ctrl-C some text on the Windows machine, Command+V paste it somewhere on the Mac!

The best part… it's FREE for personal use!

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Share Mouse and Keyboard with multiple Computers
Mouse and Keyboard Sharing to control a Windows or Mac PC with the mouse and keyboard of any other PC.

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