Friday, October 17, 2008
October Full Moon
This was taken last 14 October 2008 11:44 PM CST
Camera: Canon 40D
Manual mode
f/6.3
1/2000
380 mm focal length
I was changing my lens, looked up and saw this, I guess this was moonlight reflections on the clouds over.
Sunday, October 12, 2008
strawberries
STRAWBERRIES FACTS
The Garden strawberry is the most common type of strawberry grown commercially.
The US strawberry industry is over $1.2 billion dollars annually, and strawberry festivals are very popular.
The United States is the top strawberry producing country in the world, followed by Spain.
Strawberries are "accessory" fruits.
The typical modern strawberry is a hybrid from both North and South America.
The strawberry was considered poisonous in Argentina until the mid-1800's.
Many Lepidopterans (butterflies, moths, and skinners) are known to feed on strawberry plants.
The word strawberry is derived from the Old English word "streawberige".
One cup of strawberries (144 grams) contains approximately 45 calories
(Source: www.strawberries.com)
above pictures were taken using my Canon 100 mm macro lens using different camera settings
almost full moon
| source: moonfaces.info Moon Profile - Basic Lunar Information | |
| Name: | Moon |
| Age: | 4.5 billion years old |
| Mass: | 73'490'000'000'000'000 million kg |
| Shape: | Egg-shaped |
| Family: | Member of our solar system, satellite of earth |
| Active Relationships: | Orbits around the earth |
| Distance from earth: | 384'467 km (~364 397 km at perigee, ~406 731 km at apogee) |
| Traveling by car: Traveling by rocket: Traveling by light speed: | 130 days 13 hours 1.52 sec |
| Diameter: Driving around by car: | 3476 km (1/4 of the Earth's) 4 days |
| Gravity acceleration: | 1.62m/sec2 (1/6 of Earth's) |
| Revolution period: | 27.3217 days |
| Mean Synodic period (new moon to new moon): | 29.530588861 days |
| Mean orbital velocity: | 1'023 km/sec |
This was taken tonight. It will be full moon in just few days. I guess I am mystified by this member of the solar system.
I used my Canon 100-400 mm lens to shoot this.
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