There was a meteor shower last night and New Zealand was in prime spot to observe it. Comet 46P / Wirtanen had gone too close to Jupiter in 1972 and the debris from that event was hitting Earth last night - having taken 51 years to get here! It had been a windy and cloudy day, but the skies had opened enough at night for me to 'generally' see the sky in the central North … [Read more...] about Meteor Shower (Comet 46P / Wirtanen)
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Hydroplane Boats at Lake Maraetai
I caught wind that there was going to be a boat regatta on at Lake Maraetai over the weekend - and I was in the neighbourhood. Not only that, but there were going to be hydroplane boats there too! If you've never seen them before (like me), think 'top fuel dragster'. These things are fast, very fast - and very LOUD! … [Read more...] about Hydroplane Boats at Lake Maraetai
Riley the Ragdoll
I was looking after a friend's cats last week, 3 of them. One of the wee cuties was Riley who is a Ragdoll. Riley the Ragdoll … [Read more...] about Riley the Ragdoll
BLOG: Daily of Black Peak Mountain (sorta)
* 9 May 23 Let me say at the outset that there is just no chance that I will photograph this same shot every day... sorry! My zoom lens is knackered and currently away in Auckland for repair (damn it). But Black Peak Mountain is viewable from my lounge window, so I'm going to get some snaps of it - with or without the good zoom lens! Hence I'm going to put up some daily … [Read more...] about BLOG: Daily of Black Peak Mountain (sorta)
Clyde Dam Astrophotography
I went on a jaunt westwards from Wānaka to a wee township called Clyde, in Central Otago. My plan had been to do some astrophotography at the Clyde Dam. That didn't go too well originally as the Milky Way was not where I thought it was going to be, the front of the dam was extremely lit up at night (killing any chance of doing Astro stuff with it) and there was no way to get … [Read more...] about Clyde Dam Astrophotography