Most of you are familiar with White Sands from the posts I and others have placed on this site.  White Sands is also the home of America's space program.  Launch Complex 33, on White Sands Missle Range, is the first launch complex built here.  It was built in 1945 to help develop America's missle/rocket program.

Rocket Gantry and Blast Pit
Rocket Gantry Behind Chainlink
Gantry With Rocket
Observation Block House

Well after many attempts at capturing a half acceptable photo of the moon, and many, many deleations,  I think I finally got close.  What do you think?  The Moon
  Moon2
 

I took these shots just a bit ago, and I am hoping the folks on the West Coast see it quickly. If you go out and check you will have an opportunity to do this shot, and better than I have I am sure. I am posting two shots, and then cropped them.

Moon & Venus1
Moon & Venus 2 1 Cropped
 2 cropped

If you take this shot, please share it with us.

Milky way Milky way II Dusk Night or day?

Space from the southern hemisphere
F2.0 30 sec ISO800

 I saw another posting of a harvest moon in Minnesota, so I thought that I would post the pic that I took at about the same time of night in Illinois.Illinois moon It appears that we have a lot in common.  I did'nt have my tri-pod with me, so it came out with a little blur to it.  

Here is my entry for Moose's photos of my home from space. Thanks to a friend, I am able to make a direct link to a satellite and shoot the photos with my Canon. I cannot reveal what institution my friend is connected with, but check 'em out.

Overall aerial view of my home.  My House

Close up of me and Gargoyle on the deck. Me & Gargoyle

The garden as seen from above. My Garden

Me washing my truck in my speedo's. Speedo

Unfortunately, I was only able to get satellite time from him during the hours of darkness, but in the future if he can free up some daylight time I will repost more, but I don't think it will be any time soon.

Moose, I hope you enjoyed my entry, and thanks much for the great idea.