Another Moon rising above horizon photo attempt; Neat galaxy merger simulation comparisons with real galaxies! Some comments from Sagan Workshop 2021 on direct photographing exoplanets; Hooray; maybe Wendy Freedman and TRGB stars resolves the tension in Hubble constant measurements!

 Greetings from Palmia Observatory

Well, here we are with a beautiful big full moon and another chance to capture a photo of the moon jus rising above the horizon.

Venus and Mars almost on top of each other; Quantum Computing Meetup; Hooray, used Qsikit and Python to perform first quantum computing simulation example!

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Well we are back from Iceland and slowing getting off cruise ship thinking about how staff members should just jump at our command and bring martinis, etc., so now we need to start looking up at the darker night sky here in in OC and begin our introductory study of quantum computing.

Fun in and around Icelandic fjords and waterfalls; Yeah, Puffins; Bright skies even at 1:00 am; Horizon photo might be Fata Morgana illusion; Volcano still going; Wood carving by Icelandic artisan

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Well, it seems so short now, but our week long cruise around Iceland has come and gone.  We had a marvelous time and we wondered if we might see the active volcano, Gerlingadalur, but couldn't fit it into our schedule, but the volcanic plume was visible on our bus ride from Keflavik Airport to Reykjavik.

Why is Gmail picking on me? Heading to Iceland; Looking at the sun with H-alpha; Primordial magnetism; Boca Chica views; Limited Space with Frank and Ernest; UAP Humor and more?

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Well part of our work this week is getting website email alerts set up and transferred to the groups.io site, in lieu of more restrictions by Gmail.  More of and more of observatory email alerts are being prevented from being delivered.

Moon setting and rising on the horizon; Drawworks arrive in Boca Chica; Space Elevator at ISDC 2021; Amateur Spectroscopy tutorial at next AAVSO meeting; Let's go to Antarctica in 2022!

 Greetings from Palmia Observatory

Well ever since being reminded of the moon rising over the lighthouse, as discussed in the June 22 post, we have been looking for similar situations to show the apparent size of the moon and now have had some modest success. Also a part of our email housekeeping chore, you can now sign up for new website posts when they are released at: Palmiaobservatory+subscribe@groups.io