Orion Nebula | 02.21.2025

 Orion Nebula | 02.21.2025

The Orion Nebula is never a disappointment—a vast stellar nursery where new stars are born, glowing with cosmic fire 1,300 light-years away. In mythology, the nebula lies within the sword of Orion, the mighty hunter of Greek legend, immortalized in the stars by Zeus. Some interpretations even suggest the nebula represents where celestial bodies emerge from the cosmic forge, just as Orion himself was a son of the gods, shaped by divine hands.

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WINDCARVED | Tomhannock

WINDCARVED | Tomhannock
Long Exposure

The powerful winter storm has moved on, but in its wake, an invading tide of wind remains, surging across the landscape. It slips through the narrowest cracks, burrows into jacket cuffs, and presses against windows with an insistent, restless energy. It rattles rooftops and hums through wires stretched taut between poles, a low, unceasing howl.

Anything not anchored by weight or gravity is at its mercy. Trash barrels tumble, snow lifts from rooftops in swirling plumes, and forgotten objects are sent tumbling across frozen ground. Tree limbs bow and snap, crashing onto power lines and leaving homes in darkness. The wind does not discriminate—it reminds us how delicate the systems we rely on truly are.

Yet, for all its menace, the wind is also an artist. On the Tomhannock, it has sculpted the ice into intricate ridges and wind-swept formations, tracing ephemeral patterns like frozen waves caught mid-motion. Snow, carried in the wind, gathers in sweeping arcs along the shoreline, reshaping the land with each passing gust. It is a fleeting kind of beauty, ever-changing, erased, and rewritten by the next gust.

This is nature’s paradox—chaos and creation intertwined. The wind that shatters also shapes, leaving behind a landscape both fierce and fragile, waiting for the next storm to begin again.

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Standing Watch | 02.16.2025

Standing Watch | 02.16.1025
Ballston Spa, New York 

Heavy snow falls on the Soldiers and Sailors Monument in Ballston Spa, known locally as “Civil Sam.” Erected in 1888, the monument honors those from Milton, Ballston, and Malta who served in the Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Mexican War, and Civil War.

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Rosette Nebula (Caldwell 49) | 02.05.2025

Rosette Nebula (Caldwell 49) | 02.05.2025

This is a 90-minute telescopic exposure of the Rosette Nebula (Caldwell 49): Located about 5,200 light-years away in the constellation Monoceros, the Rosette Nebula spans 130 light-years across. This vast emission nebula glows red from ionized hydrogen, illuminated by the young, hot stars of the central NGC 2244 cluster. Dense molecular gas and dust within the nebula hint at regions of future star formation. A long exposure captures the nebula’s intricate structure, including bright filaments, dust lanes, and the radiant cluster at its core.

The night sky is amazing.

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