I went up to Palomar Mountain last night to do a bit of astrophotography testing, but when I got there I encountered gale force winds even though the weather report—as I was standing there watching the trees bend—told me the wind was blowing at 7 mph. Stupid weather forecasters.
Plus the moon was up, which made things worse. In any case, my deep sky pictures were a mess. The wind prevented the guider from working, so I mostly got lots of blobby and streaky photos.
However, I did get a nice picture with my regular camera, so that's what you get instead. The lights in the distance are from Oceanside.
wapo whipping the centrist 'college kids are awful' hobby horse
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Americans have increasingly sorted themselves according to ideological orientation. They are working, living and socializing with people who think the same things they do. Particularly on college campuses, a culture of seeking sameness has set up young Americans for disappointment. They expect people to share their own convictions and commitments.
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they could have easily replaced 'on college campuses' with 'in our church pews', 'fox news households', or 'fasc-friendly social media platforms'
but no, centrists gotta go for the soft target, especially one that might be more responsive to working the refs than the right wing cesspits
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/11/22/marriage-polarization-dating-trump/
The moon, because of its actual brightness as opposed to apparent...you found a good balance...it is an effective image....so good on you. Traveller
Nice.
"I know when the radio's wrong
And when the weatherman is jive"
from "I know", by John Gorka