[Leica] Snow storm and the Great Conjunction

[Gene Duprey]

Merry Christmas Howard and Esther & Family!

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> On Dec 24, 2020, at 3:07 PM, Howard Cummer via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
> 
> On December 21 more than 6 inches of snow was dumped on Pender Island.
> Power went out, of course, as snow laden fir branches crashed down on the power lines.
> It was cloudy so no change to catch the closest Great Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn.
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Canada+2020/L1008314w.jpg.html <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Canada+2020/L1008314w.jpg.html>
> 
> And the next day was a winter wonderland:
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Canada+2020/L1008311-Panow.jpg.html <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Canada+2020/L1008311-Panow.jpg.html>
> 
> By the evening of the 22nd the clouds had cleared away and I had a good view of
> the Great Conjunction;
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Canada+2020/GrtConjunction.jpg.html <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Canada+2020/GrtConjunction.jpg.html>
> 
> Nikon D500 with 200 - 500 VR plus 1.4 extender. On tripod and closely cropped.
> 
> Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all.
> 
> Howard (with the power back on) 
> 
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