I would love to blame it on Friday the 13th., but I can't point a finger at Jason. After setting up for the Persied shower I took a couple test shots and ignored the results. The first rule of photography. FOCUS! FOCUS! FOCUS! I didn't set the focus. The first rule of any endeaver is CHECK, CHECK AND RECHECK! I never checked much less rechecked. Infinity is infinity, but with cameras infinity is infinity +/- Getting a meteor in the sensor it about 80% luck and 20% skill and I lacked both last Friday the 13th. So here is a meteor from Friday. And, to save face, at least a little, a meteor from the 2007 Perseids.
I don't want to talk about it!
Before my camera keep such good records
On a serious note. I want to comment on the worsening night sky conditions. This problem has grown worse every year from my own back yard, but it's not just a Springfield problem, it is a world wide problem. As we feel the need to wrap ourselves in a false security blanket of more and more light we are losing touch with our natural world. We talk about chemical pollution a lot but we never talk about light pollution and sound pollution both of which are destroying our health just as the chemical pollution is.
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