My parochial school education with strong emphasis on Bible History pays off when I read or hear about biblical stories.
My son in 9th grade read the book
The Kite Runner which is set in Afghanistan. Afterwards, he said he'd like to visit Afghanistan if they ever end the war there.
Here are some different points of view about the same thing from different parts of the world:
Photographer: Odilon Simões Corrêa
Location: Araxá, Brazil
Date: December 1, 2008 - 22:03 UT
Equipment: Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX3 digital camera. Settings: F4.9 - ISO 100 - 2.5 seconds.
Description: The graceful Great Kiskadee, a very common Brazilian bird, seems to contemplate the nice celestial triangle formed by the Moon, Venus and Jupiter, in the first December evening.
Photographer: Rob Graham
Location: Quivira NWR, Kansas
Date: 12/1/08 18:11
Equipment: Canon 50D, Sigma 17-70mm, ISO 800, f/6.3, 5 sec
Description: This is the Venus, Jupiter, Moon conjunction of 12/1/08 as seen from the shores of the Big Salt Marsh at Quivira NWR, Kansas.
Photographer: Glendon Howell
Location: Chesapeake, VA
Date: 12/1/2008 6 PM EST
Equipment: Canon Digital Rebel XTi on tripod, 85-300mm zoom.
Description: Dec 1 Venus-Jupiter-Moon Conjunction
Photographer: Vangelis Tsintsifas
Location: Mount Olympus, Greece
Date: 01-Dec-2008, 18:00
Equipment: Nikon D40x,Tokina 80-400 at 300mm,f/6.3,1/1.3s,ISO400.
Description: Conjunction between Moon, Venus, and Jupiter, as it sets behind Mount Olympus.
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I view through a Meade 2045 just like in the pics below. It's very practical because it's so compact and fits inside the little aluminum carrying case, so you can travel with your junk
specs: Schmidt-Cassegrain lens system, 102mm aperture, f/10 focal ratio, 1000mm focal length, 12v electric stepper motor drive for tracking
