Post by Paulie pchris00 on May 10, 2010 11:17:08 GMT -6
The weather this past weekend didn’t allow for much astronomy, but that didn’t stop me from looking at the sky. Saturday night I went out with my girlfriend to see a friend of mine play acoustic guitar in Crown Point. We couldn’t find any parking on the Courthouse Square, so I had to park off the square, which was looking due east. Behind us the sun was peeking out from the clouds just before setting. Hillary and I were sitting in the car listening to the White Sox game, when she said, “Look! A rainbow!” I grabbed my camera and starting getting pictures. It was faint, and didn’t arc very high, but I managed to get a few decent pictures before we headed off to the bar.
Rainbow, looking east from Courthouse Square, Crown Point, Indiana, Saturday, May 8, 2010.
Pretty view of the Old Lake County Courthouse.
Sunday evening I was driving to Hillary’s house to watch the Blackhawks game with her, and stopped for a cup of coffee. When I walked out of the gas station I noticed a rainbow Sundog in the clouds. Yeah. Again. I unlocked my car and grabbed my camera, and in my excitement I left my keys and coffee sitting on the roof of my car while I walked to get a better view. Unlike the last rainbow Sundog I saw, I didn’t have much time to snap a lot of pictures, so I really hoped that the ones I had turned out. They’re okay, but not as good as what I saw in the moment.
My first look, Rt. 6 & 149, Valparaiso, Indiana, Sunday May 9, 2010. 7:00 PM.
Starting to fade.
It completely disappeared soon after this.
The sky stayed fairly clear the rest of the night, but between the hockey game and work, I didn’t get any telescope time in. Oh well. I still saw some cool stuff this weekend.
Rainbow, looking east from Courthouse Square, Crown Point, Indiana, Saturday, May 8, 2010.
Pretty view of the Old Lake County Courthouse.
Sunday evening I was driving to Hillary’s house to watch the Blackhawks game with her, and stopped for a cup of coffee. When I walked out of the gas station I noticed a rainbow Sundog in the clouds. Yeah. Again. I unlocked my car and grabbed my camera, and in my excitement I left my keys and coffee sitting on the roof of my car while I walked to get a better view. Unlike the last rainbow Sundog I saw, I didn’t have much time to snap a lot of pictures, so I really hoped that the ones I had turned out. They’re okay, but not as good as what I saw in the moment.
My first look, Rt. 6 & 149, Valparaiso, Indiana, Sunday May 9, 2010. 7:00 PM.
Starting to fade.
It completely disappeared soon after this.
The sky stayed fairly clear the rest of the night, but between the hockey game and work, I didn’t get any telescope time in. Oh well. I still saw some cool stuff this weekend.
