Texas sunrise.

Wall, Texas- 120 Film
Originally uploaded by MPR-Photo

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Wall, Texas - Late Summer 2011
Yashica 124G, Fuji Reala 120 film, Epson V600. 1200dpi, Photoshop Elements 10Wall, Texas - Late Summer 2011
Yashica 124G, Fuji Reala 120 film, Epson V600. 1200dpi, Photoshop Elements 10

Blackie the Astronomer

Blackie the Astronomer
Originally uploaded by MPR-Photo

Blackie is famous at TSP and Eldorado Star party..... enough said.

I'm still here! I've been doing astronomy but not updating my blog much. Recently I've been going to a dark sky site West of Garner State Park. I've been using my 16" and 10" and occasionally doing some Solar Astronomy with a PST and a Sun spotter folded Refactor. I'm excite to see so much activity on the Sun recently. My focus of astronomy has been comet observation and tracking. I've had fun sketching paths of comets through the night sky though out the night.

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Light Pollution Call to Action

Dear friends,

As you all know, SB 753 “relating to the authority of certain counties to regulate outdoor lighting near astronomical observation facilities” is getting a public hearing this coming Wednesday, April 27^th.

The time of the hearing is 9:30 AM and the room is E1.028. SB 753 is the first item on the agenda.

Here is the notice/agenda: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/82R/schedules/pdf/C5202011042709301.PDF

IF YOU CANNOT ATTEND, please write letters of support to the Intergovernmental Relations Committee members. They are Sen. Royce West (Chair), Sen. Robert Nichols, Sen. Mario Gallegos, Jr., Sen. Dan Patrick, and Sen. Jeff Wentworth.

Their contact info is all here: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/Committees/MembershipCmte.aspx?LegSess=82R&CmteCode=C520

We need all the support that we can get on this one!

This is the real deal folks. The time to act is now.

If you are coming to the hearing, feel free to give me a call. As of right now, I will be there as will Bill Wren from McDonald Observatory. We encourage others to come to just to say a few words of support.

Dark skies,

Benjamin Jones

Texas IDA