Kate Bloch first went to Ocean Ridge Airport to get this beautiful photo.
And this one she took from her back deck of her home at The Sea Ranch.
I'll have another photo to share with you tomorrow! This beauty in the sky occurred Oct. 10 - 11.
Thanks to Kate for allowing me to share her photos with you here.
oh, it's a lovely day here today. 70 degrees, just the hint of a breeze and a few clouds overhead.
Comet Tsuchinshan–ATLAS was a treat to see. Many coast residents photographed the sight. Shari Goforth took this photo.
You can see a very faint anti-tail. I read that the anti-tail is sometimes said to be an optical illusion, because it appears in the opposite direction of the comet’s dust tail. But it is a real phenomenon, visible only when Earth is crossing the comet’s orbital plane, which occurred Oct. 13 – 15.
Tim Daley also photographed the comet, from The Sea Ranch.
And Kathleen Chasey photographed it north of Anchor Bay.
Thanks to Shari, Tim and Kathleen for allowing me to share their photos with you here.
We are having a mild autumn day today with just a gentle breeze.
Comet Tsuchinshan–ATLAS made its debut in the night sky beginning last Sunday. Photos of the comet came in from various talented photographers. They were taken in different locations on the Mendonoma Coast. Here is Janet McElroy’s photo. I so enjoyed seeing Fred McElroy in the side of her photo looking at the comet through his spotting scope.
Paul Kozal got his customary awesome photo of the comet
Neil Silverman also photographed the comet, and I believe he used his iPhone.
Tomorrow I will share a few more, including Shari Goforth's which shows the faint anti-tail.
This particular comet isn't scheduled to do another flyby here for 80,000 years - amazing! Of course it may dissolve in the ensuing years.
Thanks to Janet, Paul and Neil for allowing me to share their photos with you here.
Some clouds have arrived and temps are in the high 60's and no wind. It's a beautiful autumn day.
Bonus sighting: Last night, Sat. Oct. 19, I witnessed one of the best green flashes I've ever seen - it was a triple green flash, one after the other.
Jim Hanson wrote, "I took this picture Thursday night from our deck in Gualala. I’m not sure this works for your Sightings column. I know you have sunsets and rainbows but a nighttime photo? Anyway, I liked the atmosphere of the photo with the filtered moonlight and reflection, and also my neighbor's windows lit like the eyes of a jack-o’-lantern. Very October and Halloween vibe."
Yes, this photo wouldn't work well in newsprint, but it works just fine here!
Thanks to Jim for allowing me to share his photo with you here.
We had a beautiful autumn day today, temps in the mid 70's.
Shari Goforth noticed this female Anna's Hummingbird feeding in a cloud of nasturtiums.
Thanks to Shari for allowing me to share her photo with you here.
It's a lovely autumn day here on the Mendonoma Coast. The 0.54 inches of rain received on Saturday, Oct. 12, helped fill up the ponds in seasonal creeks. Lots of tree needles down on forest paths, which smell wonderful in the dampness. It's sunny and breezy, with temps in the mid 70's.