Look! Up in the sky!

Late afternoon Perth 24 April 2012. The sunset colours kicked up several gears after I took these but my batteries had gone flat by then. I chose to stay outside and enjoy the show as it changed from moment to moment. I'm surprised there aren't more sunset time lapses out there. I'd probably be less surprised if I actually bothered to go looking.

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Pretty rock of the day: Galaxy Porcelain Jasper (Nevada)

You'd think with a name like Galaxy Porcelain Jasper (Nevada) this slice of rock would be a certainty for deep space images. The naked eye can see pale blobs on a darker, slightly messy background, and to me it looks a bit like a monochromatic deep field Hubble image full of clusters of galaxies. But nothing is certain until the microscope is switched on, and I confess it took several views before I warmed to this one. I'd say part of the problem was that I've been working with such vivid colours these seemed a little flat. But I persevered until it began to give up its secrets, and I'm sure space fans will enjoy this set.

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