The cold front reaches Table Mountain
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Orion Setting over Lions Head
At this time of the year Orion sets directly over Lions Head. This year there were clear skies and very little pollution due to lockdown. There was as always light pollution a hazard in astrophotography, but I still got a reasonable picture.
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Clouds over Signal Hill
Lockdown and I spent some time trying to capture the beauty of the clouds over Signal Hill.
Time lapse taken over a 10 minute period.
Sunbirds are incredible fliers and they love the honey suckle in our garden.
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Sunset near Komani
Or Queenstown as it was known previously
The pictures were taken from the top of the Nonesis Nek Pass on the Road between Komani and Cacadu (Lady Frere)
Cacadu which means “Bulrush Water” and is the Xhosa name for the White Kei River
Some Astro photography pics
My 8 inch (200 mm) Newtonian reflector in the middle of the picture
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The world upside down
There was a total lunar eclipse in in January this year but being in Cape Town we would only see the start before it slipped below the horizon.
I was not convinced it would be worth my while but in the end it turned out to be quite a good call to get up at 4:30 and head up to Signal Hill.
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Fire on Lion’s Head
There was a huge fire on Lion’s Head recently. It burnt all through the night.
Scorpio sets behind a stand of Casuarinas in McGregor.
