View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Cancer, the Crab, is a mid-sized constellation that lies just east of Gemini and just west of Leo. Cancer is made up solely of dim stars, and its shape is...
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Camp & Cabin Cookin’, April 2024
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Favorite Focus, March 2024
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Yesterday afternoon at The Wilds was cold…bitterly cold. Although the thermometer showed several degrees warmer than yesterday, the stout wind made this...
Growing Great Strawberries
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Strawberries are a great crop for beginning fruit growers. Unlike growing trees and bushes, if you make a mistake with strawberries, you can quickly start...
Gemini
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive M35 and NGC 2158. Photo © Scott Rosen. Gemini, the twins, lies northeast of Orion along the band of the Milky Way. The most obvious part of Gemini is the...
Camp & Cabin Cookin’, March 2024
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Study Guide Puzzles, March 2024
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To Photograph An Eclipse
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Solar eclipse. Photo © Choosakdi Kabyubon|Dreamstime.com. I visualize several groups of solar eclipse observers. One group makes no effort to photograph...
The Three Pieces of Perfect Exposure: F/stops, Speed, ISO
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive F/stops sound high tech, and might even sound like something that will take all the fun out of photography. Stick with me, though, and you will learn they...
Focus Illustrated, February 2024
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive I was intrigued by this Northern Pygmy Owl photo as soon as I saw it. What a splendid photo opportunity Josiah had. My fingers itched, though, to do a few...
Favorite Focus, February 2024
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Horsehead Nebula. Photo © Kevin & Adrian Shank. While the Orion Nebula is by far the most fascinating target in Orion, when it comes to photography,...
Study Guide Puzzles, February 2024
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive I was deep in the forest, hiking with a friend and my camera. In the snow were the tracks of a bobcat. I was delighted. Bobcats are such beautiful...
Orion
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Horsehead Nebula. Photo © Kevin & Adrian Shank. Orion, the Hunter, is one of the most well-known constellations in the night sky. Most of its...
Growing Blueberries
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive With a sly grin, Phil poked a stick through the leaves, trying to make me think it was a rattlesnake.That was thirty-five-plus years ago, and I still have...
Camp & Cabin Cookin, February 2024
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