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In looking over some recent images, I came to realize that there were a few good aurora events that I never posted on here…this one is from September 30th, 2025. Some of these shows don’t last very long…like just a few minutes and then they fade away. Of course there’s no way to catch them … Read more

Over the stretch of 4 or 5 days, we had the International Space Station pass over Iowa. On two of the occasions the duration was just over 6 minutes from horizon to horizon. On this evening, I went out to a local marsh to see if i could pick it up and use a method … Read more

Another night out at Cedar Bottoms…this one was kind of nice with fog building up in the low-lands and some wonderful colors above. Maybe Bob Ross had something to do with this one.

I may have seen a lunar halo once or twice over the years, but this one kind of stood out to me. Very well defined and clear to the naked eye. So…I had to try and take a picture. The halo is caused by the refraction of moonlight though ice crystals in high-altitude cirrus clouds. … Read more

Life is but a stopping place,A pause in what’s to be,A resting place along the road,to sweet eternity.

Built in 1907, the McKee Button Company ran for decades, producing buttons of all types…starting with the pearl buttons from Mississippi river clam shells. The building was listed on the National Register Of Historic Places in 2020. Despite it’s age, overall the building was holding up pretty well, but time was starting to take it’s … Read more