Tag Archives: Stargazing

Comet ISON Due Later this Year

Posted on September 16, 2013 by mineralpoint

You may have heard in the news this spring that a comet will be visible later this year.   Comet ISON (named after the International Scientific Optical Network, the observatory which discovered it) is currently approaching the sun at over 60,000 … Continue reading →

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Aurora from Mineral Point

Posted on June 3, 2013 by mineralpoint

In case you missed the Aurora from Friday night, here is a video I made. Each frame of the movie is a 30-second exposure with my Canon XSi camera. This was captured from my backyard and also from a darker … Continue reading →

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