Cosmic Joy

HEN you look to the night sky a magical feeling comes into your being...

That's how I felt last night when I went to look for the Comet Neowise.  And I found it! Did I get a photo...NO But with my binoculars I saw it very nicely and it astounded me of course...

It was as if a hole had been punched into the web of darkness of the night sky and a beam of light was streaming in...But in reality it was the three mile big comet zooming along at 40 miles per second and in it's haste it is leaving particles in it's wake.  

Right there in the northwestern sky just below the Big Dipper is where it is...so if can find the Big Dipper in your sky you can see it.  I went out about 9 but didn't see it until 10 pm ET  The last humans to see this was 6,800 yrs ago.

I first spotted it with my naked eye..,just as a bright smear up there near  the dipper..then with my bins I confirmed it...So amazing,  I did try for a photo but my 60 x zoom was like trying to climb to the moon using my 24 ft ladder..lol

I snapped a shot of the awesome crescent moon...At first my camera was not  working at all I completely forget how to set it up for a long exposure then I remembered the Night Sky setting in the SCN function of the camera and put it on that I should have selected the 90 sec but I selected the 60 sec anyways I got this of the moon



I was drenched with sweat when I got back home...It's so humid...I think  if there is not clouds it will probably still be visible tonight and who knows I may try again but I think it's futile...Go to the website of NASA and read all about it..this below is from their website,,,the comet looked much bigger in the sky last night..

NASA photo



I went around the block today 7:30 am had a late start but it was all good...then after coffee I tried out the battery operated clippers YEAH no cord to cut and I've cut 3 which is a lot of money as those long yard extension cords are not cheap...so problem solved on that front, then I hopped on the riding mower did the front yard, and now that done for a while I still have 2 more shrubs to trim up...I allowed 3 of my hedges to grow into trees, and I like the umbrella shape of them but in order to keep them looking that way I have to prune them back..and I have to stand on the ladder to do it..
So one down 2 to go...when Im too old to do that I will simply cut them down!! Already decided it's only for my viewing pleasure same as the comet.