Posted on 09/28/2022 9:09:08 AM PDT by MtnClimber
Explanation: Is the sky angry with Mount Shasta? According to some ancient legends, the spirits of above and below worlds fight there, sometimes quite actively during eruptions of this enormous volcano in California, USA. Such drama can well be imagined in this deep sky image taken in late June. Evident above the snow-covered peak is the central band of our Milky Way Galaxy, on the left, and a picturesque sky toward the modern constellations of Scorpius and Ophiuchus, above and to the right. The bright orange star Antares and the colorful rho Ophiuchi cloud complex are visible just to the right of Mount Shasta, while the red emission nebula surrounding the star zeta Ophiuchi appears on the top right. The static earth image in the featured composite was taken during the blue hour, while a two-panel panorama tracking the background sky was taken later that night with the same camera and from the same location. Within a few million years, Antares, some stars in the rho Ophiuchi system, and zeta Ophiuchi will all likely explode as supernovas.
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Early post today due to Hurricane Ian predicted to go right over Casa MtnClimber. Wind is picking up and power already went out once. May not be able to post for a few days if power is out. Best of luck to other Florida FReepers in Ian's path.
I like to think the little lines between stars are the warp drive trade routes.
Stay safe.
What are they calling Squaw Meadow these days?
And what about Indian Hot Springs?
Beautiful!
One of our Black Bear-hunting dogs is named ‘Shasta.’ She treed one all by herself this past week. Good Girl! Woof!
Secondly, we FINALLY had a crystal clear night last night, so I spent some time gazing upwards and I could see some remains of The Milky Way. It’s usually better viewing in August, but I could still make it out, last night.
Prayers Up for you and yours. Ping us when you can!
The red area in the upper right is the Dwarf army.
The multi-colored in the lower right is the Elves.
And the cloudy area on the left is the Orcs. They stir up a lot of dust.
The army of men is probably behind the mountain.
Smaug is in the mountain.
Thanks. It is getting much windier now. Power just went out for the third time today. It is forcast to be category 1 when it goes by early tomorrow morning and estimates are that there could be 12-24 inches of rain. The forcast shows it going almost directly over my location. There are lots of large oak trees around, so I don’t expect roads to be passable. I have a good chain saw so I think I may be on chain saw duty for a few days.
Antares = the heart of the Scorpion
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