2024 ended up being a pretty good year for my model builds. I completed 9 models this year. Well, almost. The final two models of the year did take a few days into 2025 to get finished, mainly because of the weather. First up was the 1/72 Ban Dai B-Wing Starfighter. It was a pretty … Continue reading 2024 Model Build Review
Category: Science
All things science related, usually astronomy, space exploration and general science topics that interest me.
Solar Eclipse – April 8, 2024
We took a break and went to Fredericksburg, Texas with The Planetary Society to see the Total Solar Eclipse. In the days leading up to it, I was not liking the forecast for the 8th. It was predicting overcast the whole day. We packed up the car anyway and headed down on the Saturday before. … Continue reading Solar Eclipse – April 8, 2024
Airfix 1/144 Saturn Ib
This is another one of my long-term projects. I started it several years ago. It got put aside because of other more important things and other distractions so I never found the time to get back into it until now. Before I put it down, I had nearly finished the upper part of the model from … Continue reading Airfix 1/144 Saturn Ib
So That’s What 5.6 Feels Like
I had just finished watching Oklahoma State get past Kansas St. and was watching the news. They were reporting on the 4.6 quake that happened earlier that morning around 2:30am. When I started feeling some shaking and a rumble sound like a semi-truck going down Delaware. The talking head said that they were feeling an … Continue reading So That’s What 5.6 Feels Like
My First Astrophoto
I just finished processing my first astrophoto. It is of M42, the Orion Nebula. Actually this is about the 8th or 9th version. I think this is the one I'll keep. I think it is not too bad considering it is my first attempt at image processing and it is a composite of only 15 … Continue reading My First Astrophoto