michael melius
@bigmoke.bsky.social
Farmer, writer, naturalist--the best of all worlds.
I am overjoyed that millions of people were able to see auroras for the first time in 2024. I saw plenty in my youth, from Lat. 45 N. Over 50 years ago. But the sun has been relatively quiet for several decades, so someone under age 40 hasn't had many chances to see them esp. from mid-latitudes.
January 6, 2025 at 2:24 AM
I am overjoyed that millions of people were able to see auroras for the first time in 2024. I saw plenty in my youth, from Lat. 45 N. Over 50 years ago. But the sun has been relatively quiet for several decades, so someone under age 40 hasn't had many chances to see them esp. from mid-latitudes.
A photo I took of the total eclipse of 21 Aug. 2017. From the panhandle of Nebraska. I just realized I was at about the same longitude as I was for the other total eclipse I've seen, which was near Williston, ND in 1979.
January 6, 2025 at 1:24 AM
A photo I took of the total eclipse of 21 Aug. 2017. From the panhandle of Nebraska. I just realized I was at about the same longitude as I was for the other total eclipse I've seen, which was near Williston, ND in 1979.
The total lunar eclipse of 31 Jan. 2018, photo taken near the Santa Rita Mtns., Arizona.
January 4, 2025 at 3:24 AM
The total lunar eclipse of 31 Jan. 2018, photo taken near the Santa Rita Mtns., Arizona.
The Comet Tshuchinshan-Atlas as seen in western SD, 13 Oct. 2024.
January 4, 2025 at 2:59 AM
The Comet Tshuchinshan-Atlas as seen in western SD, 13 Oct. 2024.
Here's one of my astronomical photos, the moon about to occult Venus, Dec. 2015. Hand held camera, 200mm focal length. Did you know: Venus is visible with the naked eye during daytime fairly often, w/ very clear skies and Venus near greatest elongation from the sun. Our moon can be a finding aid
January 3, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Here's one of my astronomical photos, the moon about to occult Venus, Dec. 2015. Hand held camera, 200mm focal length. Did you know: Venus is visible with the naked eye during daytime fairly often, w/ very clear skies and Venus near greatest elongation from the sun. Our moon can be a finding aid
December 19, 2024 at 5:15 AM
"Show the farmer a good market and he will produce beyond expectations." Which would be over-production, not the best way out of the "rut of deflated prices."
J. Troha photo.
J. Troha photo.
December 18, 2024 at 10:22 PM
"Show the farmer a good market and he will produce beyond expectations." Which would be over-production, not the best way out of the "rut of deflated prices."
J. Troha photo.
J. Troha photo.
The view from the home place.
December 14, 2024 at 12:06 AM
The view from the home place.