RIP, The Legend Of TV.

Oh God. K. I'm crying, thanks.

The horrible year that was 1968 came to an end with the RFK children putting a book together for their mother memorializing Bobby. David’s entry was the standout - an extraordinary piece for a 13-year-old. 

“Daddy was very funny in church because he would embarrass all of us by singing very loud. Daddy did not have a very good voice. There will be no more football with Daddy, no more swimming with him, no more riding with him and no more camping with him. But he was the best father there ever was and I would rather have him for a father for the length of time I did than any other father for a million years.”

- Behind Blue Eyes: The Biography of David Anthony Kennedy by Grahame Bedford

It's just a bromance.

Just a bromance.

I think.

(credit to the owner)

“Oh my word, John. Do you see what she’s wearing?”

Stargazing Or Die Trying

This evening, I had a solid observing session. Given all the light pollution, and less than perfect skies, I’m still pretty darn proud of how these turned out. 

Mercury (photo 1-2): first photo was taken with iPhone XR using the NightCap app. Second was with the Canon M50. This little planet just happens to be my favorite. The length of a day on Mercury is about 59 Earth days, but a year is only 88 Earth days, making it the worst place for Monday to possibly exist. 

M44, the Beehive Cluster (partial): these bees aren’t bees. They don’t make honey, but they are known to host these sweet exoplanets known as Hot Jupiters; massive gas giants that closely orbit their home stars. 

M13, the Hercules Cluster: in the 1970’s, we beamed a ‘WYD?’ message towards this massive cluster, from the Arecibo Observatory, with our location and our deets. It’s unknown if M13 ever received our message; if so, it left us on ‘Read’. 

Arcturus: located in the constellation Böotes, its official abbreviation is Alpha Boo, which is kind of hilarious. The light emitted from this red giant is about 37 years old, and its the fourth brightest in the night sky.

Every photo with the exception of the first one was taken with Canon M50 camera, using a Celestron 6SE telescope. Edited in PS Express.

nah, u'r not a freak.

i also miss that time, although i was not even there :(

does anyone else get really freaking frustrated that they missed the mercury-gemini-apollo era or am i just a freak

5/16/63: “Tense Observer: Edward White II, one of the nine new astronauts, listens intently in the Mercury Control Center at Cape Canaveral Fla., as Gordon Cooper’s 22-orbit flight through space was monitored through the night. The new spacemen were observers in the control center to prepare themselves for their future role in space.”

Senator Jack!

It's absolutely atmospheric, Bobby, absolutely.

Attorney General Robert Kennedy photographed by Henri Cartier-Bresson in his office, 1961.