There was a stargazing event at Whitewater Preserve tonight but Donna has a cold so I went alone. The preserve is about five or six miles up a canyon towards Mt Gorgonio, which makes the area very dark and excellent for star viewing. Dr. Stephenie Slahor gave an hour long presentation with slides titled "A walk through the Universe" to begin the evening. Afterwards we ventured outside to the many large telescopes set up for the group.
The gentlemen with the telescopes also utilized laser pointers to identify many of the star constellations for us newbies. Within the constellation Orion, we were able to see the Nebula, which looks like swirling clouds, it was so awesome! (sorry you missed it Donna)
Just a sliver of moon and and Venus below.
Still practicing with the new camera.
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Wow, good night to view the moon, venus and jupiter
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