Category: Skyscape

Views of the sky. Sunrise, sunset, clouds, and weather

Thirteen-Years Ago (04-December-2007) — Colorado

Late Autumn Clouds over Boulder.

I miss Boulder.

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Orange and Black Clouds Over Boulder. Image taken with a Nikon D300 camera and 17-35 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 200, 35 mm, f/11, 1/8 sec). (David J Mathre)

Daily Electric Energy Used (52.5 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (6.9 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Cloudy. Geothermal HVAC system on. A deficit of 45.6 kWh.

Seven-Years Ago (30-November-2013) — New Jersey

Backyard Nighttime Autumn Sky Over New Jersey.

Into the Vortex. Early Morning Backyard Star Trails (and one meteor trail). Composite of 300 images taken with a Nikon D3x camera and 14-24 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 100, 14 mm, f/4, 59 sec) over a 5 hour period combined using startrails.exe.

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Into the Vortex. Early Morning Backyard Startrails. Composite of 300 images taken with a Nikon D3x camera and 14-24 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 100, 14 mm, f/4, 59 sec) combined using startrails.exe. (David J Mathre)

Daily Electric Energy Used (42.1 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (0.8 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Heavy rain. Geothermal HVAC system on. A deficit of 41.3 kWh.

Sunday (22-November-2020) — New Jersey

Autumn Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

Visitors to the birdfeeder: Black-capped Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, House Finch, American Goldfinch. Also, Turkey Vultures soaring over the backyard.


Backyard and Patio Birdfeeder. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Daily Electric Energy Used (50.1 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (6.1 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Rain and clouds. Geothermal HVAC system off. A deficit of 44.0 kWh.

Weeky Electric Energy Used (379 kWh) from Sense. Weekly Solar Electric Energy Produced (176 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. A deficit of 203 kWh.

Sunday (15-November-2020) — New Jersey

Autumn Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

Crepuscular rays and colorful clouds at dawn.

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Daily Electric Energy Used (52.3 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (14.6 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Sun and clouds. Geothermal HVAC system on. A deficit of 37.7 kWh.

Weekly Electric Energy Used (286 kWh) from Sense. Weekly Solar Electric Energy Produced (117 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Geothermal HVAC system on, Forced Air-Dryer for Hot Peppers. A deficit of 169 kWh.

Two-Years Ago (26-October-2018) — New Jersey

Backyard Autumn Nature in New Jersey.

Colorful Clouds at Dawn.

Colorful Clouds at Dawn. (David J Mathre)
Late Afternoon Fall Colors. Image taken with a Leica T camera and 18-55 mm zoom lens (ISO 100, 22 mm, f/4.5, 1/160 sec). (David J Mathre)

Daily Electric Energy Used (41.9 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (7.4 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Cloudy and rain. Forced air dehydrator on to dry end of season hot peppers. A deficit of 31.0 kWh.