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High Tide, Setting Crescent

January 1, 2015December 23, 2014 by matt goff

We went out to Starrigavan to check on the high tide. It was forecast to be one of the highest of the year, and there was a bit of atmospheric bonus that looked promising to get higher than that from back at the beginning of the year. It did end up being higher, but it … Read more

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Morning Low Tide and Spectacular Evening Skies

August 31, 2014July 15, 2014 by matt goff

This morning the kids and I took advantage of sunny weather and a low tide to visit John Brown’s Beach and check out some of the work being done by some visiting scientists. They were setting up experiments in about 20 small tide pools. At the time they were simply working on the setup and … Read more

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Moon

January 22, 2012January 17, 2012 by matt goff
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Early Morning Walk

December 26, 2011March 21, 2011 by matt goff
Predawn at Crescent Harbor

I was up before 6 this morning and took a walk down to O’Connell Bridge. It was enjoyable to take some long-exposure photographs in the predawn light.

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Categories Air and Sky, astronomical, photojournal Tags Crescent Harbor, Moon, Mt., Night Photography, O'Connell Bridge Leave a comment

Northern Lights

February 21, 2022April 13, 2010 by matt goff

Over the past couple of years the sun has been in a solar minimum, a consequence of which has been auroras that are only rarely strong enough to be seen from Sitka. Combined with frequently cloudy skies, the northern lights have not been easy to observer around here for quite a while. A couple of … Read more

Categories astronomical, photo Tags Aurora borealis, Night Photography, Northern Lights 1 Comment

Moonrise over Crescent Bay

March 3, 2015March 3, 2010 by matt goff

I took a little time while on my way home last night to shoot some pictures of the moon rising over the mountains and Crescent Bay.

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