wide field astrophotography
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Just having some fun...
With the Covid pandemic keeping us close to home in 2021, I found myself exploring new ways to express my interests in photography, the great outdoors and astronomy. I suppose one can almost think of it as living vicariously through Lego during these very unusual times... or as a friend suggested... it might just be me rationalizing so that I can play with Lego again. :)
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Cassiopeia by Campfire
![Cassiopeia by Campfire © Irwin Seidman](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/b650a555-947c-4894-a5e4-24a13ddfcd1d/7c3db8f3-d419-498d-b3ed-d30b513a4829_rw_1920.jpg?h=cc931fc4d9a5bb1a787c9a4a60de058b)
Our lego hiker relaxes at the end of a long day and enjoys toasting marshmallows over the open fire while the constellation Cassiopeia (and faint traces of the Andromeda Galaxy) hang overhead in the night sky.
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Happy Trails
![Happy Trails (Star Trails) © Irwin Seidman](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/b650a555-947c-4894-a5e4-24a13ddfcd1d/a345b80a-def9-4f74-a517-d0824a0242c0_rw_1920.jpg?h=fdd2eb1cff64f0ec79cffbe2b59b1406)
The stars are seen trailing around Polaris (North Star) in this vignette of our little Lego amateur astronomer watching the night sky from high atop a rock ledge.
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May Flower Moon
![May Flower Moon © Irwin Seidman](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/b650a555-947c-4894-a5e4-24a13ddfcd1d/92f3ec3c-c93c-4b70-9050-095cf5c911b1_rw_1920.jpg?h=1f4028f2fb6fe225ccfed93a11b5f544)
Sadly the May Flower Moon was obscured by overcast skies this year but that didn’t stop us from reminiscing about the stunning spring supermoon that graced our skies last year.
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