Chasing the full moon back in October from Anderson Overlook in Los Alamos (click on each picture below to expand).
Category: Nature
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Supermoon
Took the family out to a park to watch the eclipse last night. Good times were had by all.
Moon rising over the Sangre de Cristo mountains. 
Half way to eclipse. 
Totality. Totally? Totally. 
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My favorite pics from the month of August
The month of August brought much needed rains, the rodeo, a triathlon, more concert in the parks, the start of the school year and the first football game for the high school. Here are 16 of my favorites from this month. -sz
Lightning strikes just beyond North Mesa during a thunderstorm August 2nd, 2012. 
Protestors hold a sit in during an anti-nukes rally in Los Alamos. 
Veteran Ken Mayers lights peace lanterns at an anti-nukes rally in Los Alamos. 
A young girl devours a turkey leg at Ashley Pond during the Gordons’ Summer Concert Series. 
Contestant Kirsten Taylor settles onto her bull during the Los Alamos County Rodeo. 
Bull rider Clay Adams holds on to his bull in front of a packed Brewer Arena at the Los Alamos County Rodeo. 
Two boys watch the action at the Los Alamos County Rodeo. 
Carolyn Wonderland entertains a summer crowd as part of the Gordons’ Summer Concert Series. 
Carolyn Wonderland drummer Rob Hooper sings backup. 
Cyclists take off from the starting line during the 38th annual Los Alamos Triathlon. 
Los Alamos High School cheerleaders pump up a crowd at a concert. The cheerleaders introduced the Los Alamos High School Football team. 
A young boy is mesmerized by Beatles cover band, Yellow Dubmarine. Yellow Dubmarine played Ashley Pond as part of the Gordons’ Summer Concerts series. 
Yellow Dubmarine guitarist, Jonathan Sloane, closes out the night with a solo. 
Parents try to locate their child’s hand drawn portrait during Open House Night at Barranca Mesa elementary school. 
Running back, Arnaldo Ortiz, runs for a gain during the Los Alamos High School Football season opener versus Pojoaque Valley High School. 
Los Alamos High School Football coach Garett Williams reviews plays during the opening game of the season. -
Los Alamos and environs, July 2012
Sixteen of my favorite pictures taken during the month of July. Most can be seen at the Los Alamos Daily Post website but there are a few I took just for myself.
Carey Grzadzinski serenades a baby and her mother during the monthly “Posse Lodge Pancake Breakfast”.
Seton Castle, outside of Santa Fe, NM.
Singing the Star Spangled Banner during the 4th of July Naturalization Ceremony at Bandelier National Monument.
Joe King Carrasco shreds during a Friday night concert at Ashley Pond.
2011 Los Alamos County Rodeo Queen Katelyn Littleton rides in the 2012 Los Alamos County Horse Show.
Beneath a cottonwood tree at Las Golondrinas.
A couple enjoys the music of Shinyribs during a Friday night concert at Ashley Pond.
Playing Disc Golf at North Mesa Disc Golf Course.
Concert goers mill about and chat after an opera performance at Fuller Lodge.
Laura Swartz of the Santa Fe Raptor Center with a Mississippi Kite.
Another couple dancing, this time to the Country music of The Derailers.
Vanessa Espinoza gets splashed by her teammates after scoring a point during the High Mountain Mudfest Volleyball tournament.
Julie Stewart of The Attitudes gets down.
Twins have fun playing with magnets during the LANL Employee Picnic of 2012.
Flamenco Dancers put on a show on Lincoln street during the Santa Fe Traditional Spanish Market.
Inside the living museum of Las Golondrinas.
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2012 Annular Eclipse
The Wife and I made our way to Overlook Park in White Rock to watch the Annular eclipse.
The sky above White Rock was heavy with clouds as the eclipse began but we were lucky that sun poked through during totality.
This man’s setup: a bird watching monocular projecting the sun onto a white background. Cardboard helped to shade the the image.
The Sunspotter!
Welding masks make for great filters.
One of two homemade telescopes. This one projected the biggest image and was the crowd favorite.
The second of two homemade telescopes. One looked through an eyepice at the sun.
A homemade pinhole projector made from taping two poster tubes together.
This woman used her binoculars to project the sun’s image onto a white piece of foamboard.
A clever idea: making a solar filter from glass blackened by a candle.
Totality!
Totally? Totally!
Good times.