Entries tagged "dawn sun"

Venus at Dawn

2012-11-07

Not too many words needed this morning. Venus at dawn, over a misty valley. You might just be able to make out Arcturus, hiding behind the broadest part of the middle contrail, near the top  left of the picture. The contrails are aligned broadly southeast-northwest as usual. And here is how things looked quarter of an hour earlier. Quarter of an hour is a good chunk of time in the dawn business. Arcturus is easier to spot here, nestled in just under the three contrail lines.

An Old Friend

2008-09-01

Bit of an early start this morning for a busy day in London, but there was consolation in a constellation. Forgive me./p> I saw Orion for the first time in months and Sirius was just visible above the dawn sun. It gave me a warm fuzzy feeling even though I was shivering in bare feet on cold stone. There were plenty of times mid-Atlantic when the boat was rocking in the big swell and Orion was the friend I used to steady my tired eyes on the night sky. Welcome back, hunter.