A little hiking, some bird watching, and erosion at the edge of Lake Ontario
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Sudden Chill – Here and There
The lunar eclipse here along the New Jersey shore last night was stunning – but so was the windy and frigid weather following a dramatic arctic cold front, …making my camera and my fingers frozen.
After I admitted defeat with the cameras, I went back outside with just my heavy gloves and binoculars, where the fully eclipsed moon, high above, was awesome, beautifully colorful and surrounded by the winter stars.
As the earth’s shadow is cast upon the lunar surface, its temperature drops hundreds of degrees. Here at our house, it seemed the temperature dropped just as much, from 50 degrees (F) at about noon yesterday to 7 (F) degrees this morning, with a wind chill of at least -11 degrees as shown below at 7:21 AM.
 
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The Tower Above Oakland, New Jersey
Through the trees from our backyard, about 1.35 miles (2.17 km) to the west, the “Oakland” tower is seen a few minutes after sunset.Â
For fascinating historical information, please see Kevin Heffernan’s excellent article via this link, here,Â
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9/11 – 2017….
Shooting Venus – March 11, 2017
Venus is currently a crescent phase, as it swings quickly along its orbit between Earth and the sun.Â
Venus has been shinning brightly for the last few months after sunset, but is quickly approaching what is called Inferior Conjunction, as it passes roughly between the Earth and the Sun in 11 days, 3/22/17. The planet will re-emerge as the “morning star” visible a week or two later, rising before sunrise.Â
As usual, click on the image for a closer look, and thanks for viewing. Comments are always welcome. M 🙂
Treasure in Manhattan – Morgan Library & Museum
Located on Madison Ave at E. 36th street,  The Morgan Museum and Research Library containing the private holdings of financier J.P Morgan and other benefactors,  is an incomparable collection of original manuscripts, books, paintings, sculptures, cylinder seals and other fine works of literary and imaginary art, accessible to the public in its grandiose historic setting.Â
Thousands of books in pristine condition, date back centuries. One section contains tens of massive bibles, including the Gutenberg.Â
Below: A large collection of “Cylindrical Seals” are on display, dating back thousands of years. The cylinder, meticulously engraved, would render a relief image when impressed in a soft medium.
We enjoyed visiting this museum while in “The City”  last week.
As usual, click on the image for a closer look, and thanks for viewing. Comments are always welcome. M 🙂