The Time-release Dose – “We make our world significant by the courage of our questions and by the depth of our answers.”

A pertinent quote by the late Carl Sagan, astronomer and author of the Cosmos  series.

The “Backbone of Night”.

It is said that the !Kung people of the Kalahari desert consider the Milky Way as the backbone that holds up the sky!

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“The sky is calling!”
ART of Darkness – Camping with the Stars! Part III

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An invitation from the darkness

outside the world of people.

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Our ancestors have lived in the darkness for many thousands of years. It is only in the last 100 years that people have lost sight of the Milky Way and the stars.

Remote camping under the Milky Way is a beautiful experience

not soon forgotten.

Enjoy the dark Everglades nights!

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https://kayakfari.wordpress.com/kayakfari-art/art-of-darkness-camping-with-the-stars-part-iii/

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DISCLAIMER:

The maps and images on this site are not intended for navigation, I am not a guide; use any and all information at your own risk! Your mileage may vary .. so use good judgement before venturing out!

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I hereby disclaim any sponsorship, endorsement, nor association with any product or service described herein. The photographs, depictions, products, and ideas presented on this site are for informational purposes only. Your results may vary, and I do not imply nor guarantee the effectiveness, suitability, design or operation to adhere to any standard. I assume no legal responsibility for the implementation of anything herein presented! Use any and all information at your own risk! By using any and all information from this website, you accept the final liability for any use or possible associated misuse!

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With that said..
Blessings friends!

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The Time-release Dose – A total Lunar eclipse experience, if not obscured by clouds.

Tune in to the biggest show of all tonight!

Celestial alignments reveal the clockwork our universe at large.

It’s only due to a fortuitous cosmic coincidence that our Sun and the Moon appear about the same size to us on Earth – that’s what makes a total eclipse of the sun possible!

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Why do the Sun and the Moon appear to be the same size in the sky?
ART of Eclipses and other Cosmic alignments!

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Tonight:

Total lunar eclipse – a supermoon eclipse – on May 15-16, 2022

During the totality of the lunar eclipse, only the light reflected from the edge of the Earth’s atmosphere illuminates the moon.

These are the longest wavelengths of visible light and thereby appear red to our eyes!

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To fully appreciate the experience, paddle out to one of the remote backcountry campsites inside Everglades National Park, the Ten Thousand Islands or Florida Bay.

The western coastline along the Gulf of Mexico is the best to get far away from city light pollution.

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Full story at:

https://kayakfari.wordpress.com/kayakfari-art/art-of-eclipses-and-other-cosmic-alignments/

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All rights reserved!

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DISCLAIMER:

The maps and images on this site are not intended for navigation, I am not a guide; use any and all information at your own risk! Your mileage may vary .. so use good judgement before venturing out!

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I hereby disclaim any sponsorship, endorsement, nor association with any product or service described herein. The photographs, depictions, products, and ideas presented on this site are for informational purposes only. Your results may vary, and I do not imply nor guarantee the effectiveness, suitability, design or operation to adhere to any standard. I assume no legal responsibility for the implementation of anything herein presented! Use any and all information at your own risk! By using any and all information from this website, you accept the final liability for any use or possible associated misuse!

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With that said..
Blessings friends!

🙂

The Time-release Dose – Tune in anytime, however expect to see some reruns!

The show is always free and there

are never any commercials.

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The winter sky over the Everglades is the Portal to the biggest show of all.
Sweet dreams of Everglades winter skies and celestial alignments!

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Celestial alignments reveal the clockwork our universe at large.

Tune in to the biggest show of all!

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To fully appreciate the Everglades winter sky experience, paddle out to one of the remote backcountry campsites inside the Park, the Ten Thousand Islands or Florida Bay.

The western coastline along the Gulf of Mexico is the best to get far away from city light pollution.

Get out there and enjoy the dark Everglades nights.

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Full story at:

https://kayakfari.wordpress.com/thematic/sweet-dreams-of-everglades-winter-skies-and-celestial-alignments/

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! Bless UP

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All rights reserved!

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DISCLAIMER:

The maps and images on this site are not intended for navigation, I am not a guide; use any and all information at your own risk! Your mileage may vary .. so use good judgement before venturing out!

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I hereby disclaim any sponsorship, endorsement, nor association with any product or service described herein. The photographs, depictions, products, and ideas presented on this site are for informational purposes only. Your results may vary, and I do not imply nor guarantee the effectiveness, suitability, design or operation to adhere to any standard. I assume no legal responsibility for the implementation of anything herein presented! Use any and all information at your own risk! By using any and all information from this website, you accept the final liability for any use or possible associated misuse!

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With that said..
Blessings friends!

🙂

The Daily Dose – Greeting a great full moon rising over Florida Bay!

Observing sunspots and the full moon

from a tiny island.

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Good evening universe!
The super full moon camping experience at Little Rabbit Key, now with Sunspots.

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The particular full moon in this story was a once or twice in a lifetime experience. The supermoon appeared 14% larger and 30% brighter than usual as it was closest to the Earth since 1948. Moreover, the next really impressive supermoon like this one won’t occur until 2034!

However it doesn’t have to be a supermoon to experience

the magic of a full moon night!

To fully appreciate full moon camping it is worthwhile to paddle out to one of the more remote backcountry campsites in the Everglades. This story starts by paddling out to Little Rabbit Key which is centrally located in Florida Bay.

I find great comfort resting under the moonlight

while watching it ride across the night sky.

“A Trip to the Moon!“

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The SMC Pentax 1000mm reflex lens really makes photographing the moon and the sun worthwhile, especially with an APS-C sensor cam. Getting focus spot on can be tricky, but the reflex design really shines in this application. Note that a special solar filter must be installed over the lens to prevent permanent damage to eyes and sensors! It’s called a Baader safety film and made of a coated mylar. When paired with the versatile Pentax Q camera, I can image at a 5600mm equivalent reach of the moon or the sun.

See the story for examples!

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Full story at:

https://kayakfari.wordpress.com/thematic/the-supermoon-of-2016-and-the-full-moon-camping-experience-at-little-rabbit-key/

Revised and updated for your reading pleasure!

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All rights reserved!

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DISCLAIMER:

The maps and images on this site are not intended for navigation, I am not a guide; use any and all information at your own risk! Your mileage may vary .. so use good judgement before venturing out!

…

I hereby disclaim any sponsorship, endorsement, nor association with any product or service described herein. The photographs, depictions, products, and ideas presented on this site are for informational purposes only. Your results may vary, and I do not imply nor guarantee the effectiveness, suitability, design or operation to adhere to any standard. I assume no legal responsibility for the implementation of anything herein presented! Use any and all information at your own risk! By using any and all information from this website, you accept the final liability for any use or possible associated misuse!

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With that said..
Blessings friends!

🙂

The Daily Dose – The sky is calling!

An invitation from the darkness

outside the world of people.

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(tap or click pic to read)

“The sky is calling collect”, will you accept the charges?
ART of Darkness – Camping with the Stars! Part III

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Our ancestors have lived in the darkness for many thousands of years. It is only in the last 100 years that people have lost sight of the Milky Way and the stars..

“We make our world significant by the courage of our questions and by the depth of our answers.”

― Carl Sagan, Cosmos

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Remote camping under the Milky Way is a beautiful experience

not soon forgotten.

Accept the call and enjoy the dark Everglades nights!

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https://kayakfari.wordpress.com/kayakfari-art/art-of-darkness-camping-with-the-stars-part-iii/

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! Bless UP

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All rights reserved!

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DISCLAIMER:

The maps and images on this site are not intended for navigation, I am not a guide; use any and all information at your own risk! Your mileage may vary .. so use good judgement before venturing out!

…

I hereby disclaim any sponsorship, endorsement, nor association with any product or service described herein. The photographs, depictions, products, and ideas presented on this site are for informational purposes only. Your results may vary, and I do not imply nor guarantee the effectiveness, suitability, design or operation to adhere to any standard. I assume no legal responsibility for the implementation of anything herein presented! Use any and all information at your own risk! By using any and all information from this website, you accept the final liability for any use or possible associated misuse!

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With that said..
Blessings friends!

🙂

The Daily Dose – Tune in to the biggest show of all!

Our universe up in the night sky above.

The show is free and there are no commercials!

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(tap or click pic to read)

Winter skies in the Everglades are our local Portal to the biggest show of all.
Sweet dreams of Everglades winter skies and celestial alignments!

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Tune in anytime, however expect to see some reruns.

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To fully appreciate the Everglades winter sky experience, it is worthwhile to paddle out to one of the remote backcountry campsites inside the Park, the Ten Thousand Islands or Florida Bay.

The western coastline along the Gulf of Mexico is the best to get far away from city light pollution.

Get out there and enjoy the dark nights in Everglades!

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https://kayakfari.wordpress.com/thematic/sweet-dreams-of-everglades-winter-skies-and-celestial-alignments/

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! Bless UP

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All rights reserved!

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DISCLAIMER:

The maps and images on this site are not intended for navigation, I am not a guide; use any and all information at your own risk! Your mileage may vary .. so use good judgement before venturing out!

…

I hereby disclaim any sponsorship, endorsement, nor association with any product or service described herein. The photographs, depictions, products, and ideas presented on this site are for informational purposes only. Your results may vary, and I do not imply nor guarantee the effectiveness, suitability, design or operation to adhere to any standard. I assume no legal responsibility for the implementation of anything herein presented! Use any and all information at your own risk! By using any and all information from this website, you accept the final liability for any use or possible associated misuse!

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With that said..
Blessings friends!

🙂

The Daily Dose – Starshine and light pollution from the South Florida Megalopolis.

Scenes from

Outside the world of people.

Low clouds over Florida Bay delineate the stars and light pollution emanating from the Miami metropolitan area.

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Eerie beauty reflecting the darkness of Everglades National Park.
ART of Darkness – Camping with the Stars! Part II

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This is the light pollution arising from the lighting needs of millions people living in urban South Florida. The core density of these lights is about 75 to 100 miles away in this photograph. It’s a kind of “permanent dawn” on the horizon that also serves as a navigational aid out in Everglades National Park. Most of the time this is a kind of unavoidable annoyance that destroys the full darkness and wipes out stars.

Sometimes though the glow can be beautiful,

and then becomes it’s own subject! 😮

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More from the darkness here:

https://kayakfari.wordpress.com/kayakfari-art/art-of-darkness-camping-with-the-stars-part-ii/

and here

https://kayakfari.wordpress.com/kayakfari-art/art-of-darkness-camping-with-the-stars-part-iii/

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All rights reserved!

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DISCLAIMER:

The maps and images on this site are not intended for navigation, I am not a guide; use any and all information at your own risk! Your mileage may vary .. so use good judgement before venturing out!

…

I hereby disclaim any sponsorship, endorsement, nor association with any product or service described herein. The photographs, depictions, products, and ideas presented on this site are for informational purposes only. Your results may vary, and I do not imply nor guarantee the effectiveness, suitability, design or operation to adhere to any standard. I assume no legal responsibility for the implementation of anything herein presented! Use any and all information at your own risk! By using any and all information from this website, you accept the final liability for any use or possible associated misuse!

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With that said..
Blessings friends!

🙂

The Milky Way – where are you now? Summer’s almost Gone!

The “Backbone of Night”.

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It is said that the !Kung people of the Kalahari desert consider the Milky Way as the “Backbone of Night” that holds up the sky!

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Summer’s almost gone ..
Milky Way whole sky with Jupiter and Saturn on August 15, 2020 10:30pm.
ART of Darkness – Camping with the Stars! Part III

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Experience some of the darkest skies in the Everglades!

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Bright Jupiter and Saturn riding side by side across the sky next to the Milky Way.
Single 5 min exposure ISO 800 testing the Astrotracer (sensor shift) feature of my Pentax camera with a 14mm lens. August 15, 2020 @ 11pm.
ART of Darkness – Camping with the Stars! Part III

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“We make our world significant by the courage of our questions and by the depth of our answers.”

― Carl Sagan, Cosmos

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More at:

ART of Darkness – Camping with the Stars! Part III

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https://kayakfari.wordpress.com/kayakfari-art/art-of-darkness-camping-with-the-stars-part-iii/

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Summer’s Almost Gone .. BLESS!

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All rights reserved!

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DISCLAIMER:

The maps and images on this site are not intended for navigation, I am not a guide; use any and all information at your own risk! Your mileage may vary .. so use good judgement before venturing out!

…

I hereby disclaim any sponsorship, endorsement, nor association with any product or service described herein. The photographs, depictions, products, and ideas presented on this site are for informational purposes only. Your results may vary, and I do not imply nor guarantee the effectiveness, suitability, design or operation to adhere to any standard. I assume no legal responsibility for the implementation of anything herein presented! Use any and all information at your own risk! By using any and all information from this website, you accept the final liability for any use or possible associated misuse!

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With that said..
Blessings friends!

🙂

“All Hail the King Tides of the Fall”, but don’t forget to look UP!

“Who are we?

We find that we live on an insignificant planet of a humdrum star lost in a galaxy tucked away in some forgotten corner of a universe in which there are far more galaxies than people.”

― Carl Sagan, Cosmos.

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The Milky Way arching across the whole sky!

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“All Hail the King Tides of the Fall!”
ART of Darkness – Camping with the Stars! Part III.

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Experience some of the darkest skies in the Everglades.

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https://kayakfari.wordpress.com/kayakfari-art/art-of-darkness-camping-with-the-stars-part-iii/

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Enjoy!

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! BLESS

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All rights reserved!

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DISCLAIMER:

The maps and images on this site are not intended for navigation, I am not a guide; use any and all information at your own risk! Your mileage may vary .. so use good judgement before venturing out!

…

I hereby disclaim any sponsorship, endorsement, nor association with any product or service described herein. The photographs, depictions, products, and ideas presented on this site are for informational purposes only. Your results may vary, and I do not imply nor guarantee the effectiveness, suitability, design or operation to adhere to any standard. I assume no legal responsibility for the implementation of anything herein presented! Use any and all information at your own risk! By using any and all information from this website, you accept the final liability for any use or possible associated misuse!

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With that said..
Blessings friends!

🙂

Oh Galileo, Galileo, Figaro Magnifico – Jupiter in June!

A night in the Everglades is the best way to enjoy the biggest show of all.

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The universe in the night sky above!

Have you noticed that bright light high in the SE sky after sunset?

It’s our own planet Jupiter!

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“Jupiter in June”
Jupiter in early June of 2018 with it’s Galilean moons: Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto.

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Galileo, Galileo,

Galileo, Galileo

Galileo Figaro – Magnifico o o ooh ooooh

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The Galilean moons were the first ever objects found to orbit another world by Galileo Galilei in the spring of 1610!

They were named after the lovers of the Greek God Zeus, by German astronomer Simon Marius  at the suggestion of Johannes Kepler. Marius independently sighted these worlds in the same time frame as Galileo.

Improvements in telescope optics and design made by Galileo enabled a magnification factor of 20x which incidentally is the same as my photography setup with a 1000mm reflex lens (20 x 50mm standard view)!

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Parts I + II + III

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“We make our world significant by the courage of our questions and by the depth of our answers.”

― Carl Sagan, Cosmos

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Celestial alignments show the clockwork of the universe at large!

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https://kayakfari.wordpress.com/kayakfari-art/art-of-darkness-camping-with-the-stars-part-i/

https://kayakfari.wordpress.com/kayakfari-art/art-of-darkness-camping-with-the-stars-part-ii/

https://kayakfari.wordpress.com/kayakfari-art/art-of-darkness-camping-with-the-stars-part-iii/

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ART of Eclipses and other Cosmic alignments!

https://kayakfari.wordpress.com/kayakfari-art/art-of-eclipses-and-other-cosmic-alignments/

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https://kayakfari.wordpress.com/kayakfari-art/art-of-darkness-kayaking-the-final-frontier-of-imaging-and-photography/

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! BLESS – Galileo

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All rights reserved!

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DISCLAIMER:

The maps and images on this site are not intended for navigation, I am not a guide; use any and all information at your own risk! Your mileage may vary .. so use good judgement before venturing out!

…

I hereby disclaim any sponsorship, endorsement, nor association with any product or service described herein. The photographs, depictions, products, and ideas presented on this site are for informational purposes only. Your results may vary, and I do not imply nor guarantee the effectiveness, suitability, design or operation to adhere to any standard. I assume no legal responsibility for the implementation of anything herein presented! Use any and all information at your own risk! By using any and all information from this website, you accept the final liability for any use or possible associated misuse!

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With that said..
Blessings friends!

🙂

Backbone of Night – our Milky Way from the darkness of the Everglades!

The !Kung people of the Kalahari desert consider the Milky Way as the “Backbone of Night” that holds up the sky!

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(click pic to enter)

“When you wish upon a shooting star!”
ART of Darkness – Camping with the Stars! Part III
The Backbone of Night.

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“We make our world significant by the courage of our questions and by the depth of our answers.”

― Carl Sagan, Cosmos

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https://kayakfari.wordpress.com/kayakfari-art/art-of-darkness-camping-with-the-stars-part-iii/

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! BLESS – get closer

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All rights reserved!

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DISCLAIMER:

The maps and images on this site are not intended for navigation, I am not a guide; use any and all information at your own risk! Your mileage may vary .. so use good judgement before venturing out!

…

I hereby disclaim any sponsorship, endorsement, nor association with any product or service described herein. The photographs, depictions, products, and ideas presented on this site are for informational purposes only. Your results may vary, and I do not imply nor guarantee the effectiveness, suitability, design or operation to adhere to any standard. I assume no legal responsibility for the implementation of anything herein presented! Use any and all information at your own risk! By using any and all information from this website, you accept the final liability for any use or possible associated misuse!

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With that said..
Blessings friends!

Easter Egg hunt for South Florida paddlers!

Happy Easter from the greater Everglades!

Where are all those Easter Eggs?

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(click on pic to find the eggs!)

Where in the world are the Easter Eggs of the Everglades?

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https://kayakfari.wordpress.com/thematic/where-in-the-world-are-the-easter-eggs-of-the-everglades/

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Enjoy!

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! Trinity – Bless

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Sweet Dreams are made of Everglades nights like these!

Winter skies in the Everglades are the local

Portal to

the biggest show of all.

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(click pic to enter)

The bigger, brighter and more awesome second Blue Moon of January 2018.
CLICK for more @ Sweet dreams of Everglades winter skies and celestial alignments!

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Get out there and enjoy the dark Everglades night skies!

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https://kayakfari.wordpress.com/thematic/sweet-dreams-of-everglades-winter-skies-and-celestial-alignments/

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! BLESS – get closer

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All rights reserved!

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DISCLAIMER:

The maps and images on this site are not intended for navigation, I am not a guide; use any and all information at your own risk! Your mileage may vary .. so use good judgement before venturing out!

…

I hereby disclaim any sponsorship, endorsement, nor association with any product or service described herein. The photographs, depictions, products, and ideas presented on this site are for informational purposes only. Your results may vary, and I do not imply nor guarantee the effectiveness, suitability, design or operation to adhere to any standard. I assume no legal responsibility for the implementation of anything herein presented! Use any and all information at your own risk! By using any and all information from this website, you accept the final liability for any use or possible associated misuse!

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With that said..
Blessings friends!

Everglades winter skies, celestial alignments and the nicest dreams of 2017!

Winter in the Everglades is the best time to enjoy the biggest show of all.

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“STOP the world – I wanna get off!“
All-sky view of the Milky Way and star trails!

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The universe in the night sky above!

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All-sky star trails in the darkness of the Everglades.

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Stars trailing around Polaris in the northern Florida sky. Light pollution glow at bottom.

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“Galaxyshine“
ART of Darkness – Kayaking the final frontier of imaging and photography!

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To fully appreciate the Everglades winter sky experience, it is worthwhile to paddle out to one of the remote backcountry campsites inside the Park, the Ten Thousand Islands or Florida Bay. The western coastline along the Gulf of Mexico is the best to get farther away from city light pollution.

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The Milky Way with a bright Venus setting in this all-sky 360×180 view from the Everglades.

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Who knows?
Who knows if you happen to get up at 40 minutes to 5am in the Everglades! 😉

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Big Dipper with Polaris at extreme left at Canepatch deep in the Everglades.
CLICK for: Canepatch Indian Mound (Avocado Mound)

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“Silent Night”
Orion and stars reflecting in mirror-like water at Canepatch.
CLICK for story: The Lost Portage – connecting streams in the Everglades!

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“Chickee chilling on Florida Bay under the moon and the stars”
360 spin-around panoramic view in the still of the night from the Johnson Key chickee platform.
Camping on the Johnson Key platform in Florida Bay

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Kayakfari ART photography – “Detonation at Dawn” (extended)
Huge storm system moving over eastern Florida Bay vs orange light pollution glow from Miami.
Chickees and Keys in Florida Bay – Kayaking, Camping and Nice Dreams!

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It’s easy to see why the Everglades has some of the darkest skies – you’re about as far away from all the lights as you can get.

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Florida as seen from the ISS in orbit. You can’t completely get away from all the light pollution, but the Everglades is as dark as it gets!

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“Orbital Maneuvers”
ART of Darkness – Kayaking the final frontier of imaging and photography!

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Sunset afterglow and a nearly whole sky view!
CLICK for story: Winter birthday triad on Florida Bay with the ‘Banana Boat’!

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Celestial alignments show the clockwork of the universe at large.

Of course, the alignments only have meaning to us from our particular vantage point in space!

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Incredible planetary alignment in the southern sky just before dawn last winter in the Everglades!
CLICK for story: Winter birthday triad on Florida Bay with the ‘Banana Boat’!

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“Venus setting over the Gulf of Mexico“
This winter’s featured alignment has been a very bright Venus with Mars above!

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Date: Jan 31, 2017 AD
Observation: Moon, Venus and Mars alignment in the western sky.

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The crescent Moon with Venus and Mars trinity in the sky on January 31, 2017!

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A very bright full moon over Little Rabbit Key in this circular panorama.
The Supermoon of 2016 and the full moon camping experience at Little Rabbit Key.

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Beach camping on Whitehorse Key in the Ten Thousand Islands.
ART of Darkness – Camping with the Stars! Part I

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Fire, fire burning .. bonfire spewing burnt atoms up into the sky!
Camping at Camp LuLu in the Ten Thousand Islands.

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“Portage to Earth”
ART of Darkness – Kayaking the final frontier of imaging and photography!

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The half moon is a great time to observe lunar features!

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The bright full moon with Jupiter and four of it’s largest ‘Galilean’ moons!
ART of Darkness – Camping with the Stars! Part I

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Nearly full moon in early February 2017.

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The penumbral lunar eclipse of February 10, 2017 generated a lot of interest. However, not being a total eclipse, it was not as impressive as the hype might lead one to believe!

We will have a partial lunar eclipse visible from the Everglades in January 2018 and a total eclipse a year later on January 21, 2019!

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The weak penumbral lunar eclipse of February 10, 2017 only shows a slight darkening. However the reduced brightness helps to get a better image of the otherwise extremely bright “snow” full moon!

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In the meantime, enjoy this total eclipse from 2015! 🙂

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A total lunar eclipse taking a bite out of the moon in the fall of 2015.
Harvest moon, Super moon, Blood moon and High Tides of the final tetrad Eclipse of 2015!

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A total lunar eclipse from 2015. One of four visible in the Everglades during 2014 – 2015.
Harvest moon, Super moon, Blood moon and High Tides of the final tetrad Eclipse of 2015!

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Regardless of it’s phase, the moon is always a powerful force affecting all life on planet Earth!

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“Crushing weight of the Moment”
ART of Darkness – Kayaking the final frontier of imaging and photography!

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Check out more lunar action and sky photography from the darkness at:

NIGHT LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY and DIGITAL ART: CAMPING with the STARS!

ART of Darkness – Camping with the Stars! Part I

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Get out there and enjoy the Everglades night sky!

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! BLESS

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With that said..
Blessings friends!

The Supermoon of 2016 is the perigee-syzygy for you and me!

Full moon photography fever, camping and sunspots.

It’s the Supermoon of 2016!

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The Supermoon of 2016 and the full moon camping experience at Little Rabbit Key.

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Enjoy!

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! Bless

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With that said..
Blessings friends!

 

Everglades Easter Egg hunt!

Happy Easter from the Everglades!

Where are all those Easter Eggs?

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(click pic to find the eggs!)

Where in the world are the Easter Eggs of the Everglades?

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Enjoy!

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! Trinity – Bless

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More of ‘Camping with the Stars’ from the Everglades!

This week on ‘Camping with the Stars’.

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Now with even more fantastic imagery from the darkness of the Everglades!

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Temporary tidal space and Faith in Numbers.
Full moon camping on a sandbar in the lower Keys!

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The bright full moon with Jupiter and four of it’s largest moons, winter 2016.

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Closeup of Jupiter and it’s Galilean moons: Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto.

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ART of Darkness – Camping with the Stars!

 

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Introducing the 14% larger and 30% brighter supermoon rising over Florida Bay!

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A very cool planetary alignment in the southern sky just before dawn.

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Afterglow of the sunset and a nearly whole sky view as the stars come out to play!

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Bright Venus rising above Johnson Key in the eastern sky before dawn.

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ART of Darkness – Camping with the Stars!

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NIGHT LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY and DIGITAL ART from the EVERGLADES, FLORIDA BAY, TEN THOUSAND ISLANDS, BIG CYPRESS & BEYOND!

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Enjoy!

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!Moonlight – Bless

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High tides at the Johnson Key chickee – following the 2015 supermoon lunar eclipse!

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Bloody high tides, Celestial alignments, Photography & Apparitions of the super Eclipse of 2015!

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Harvest moon, Super moon, Blood moon and High Tides of the final tetrad Eclipse of 2015!
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Harvest moon, Super moon, Blood moon and High Tides of the final tetrad Eclipse of 2015!

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Enjoy!

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The Water Goblin!

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With that said..
Blessings friends!

 

Day and night on the Johnson Key Chickee in Florida Bay.

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Day and night spin around 360 panoramas from the Johnson Key chickee in Florida Bay.

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“A sea of Tranquility in Florida Bay.”
Full spin-around view from the Johnson Key chickee platform in Florida Bay.
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Camping on the Johnson Key platform in Florida Bay!

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“Midnight chickee chilling on Florida Bay.”
Spin-around panoramic view in the still of the night from the Johnson Key chickee platform under a full moon.
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Paddling there is like living inside a Dali painting:

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Camping on the Johnson Key platform in Florida Bay!

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Happy Virtual Paddling & Camping – Enjoy!

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Midnite – BLESS!

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© 2015 Flex Maslan / kayakfari.com / awakenthegrass.com. All original photographs, artworks and music in this portfolio are copyrighted and owned by the artist, Flex Maslan, unless otherwise noted. Any reproduction, modification, publication, transmission, transfer, or exploitation of any of the content, for personal or commercial use, whether in whole or in part, without written permission from the artist is strictly prohibited.

All rights reserved!

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DISCLAIMER:: The maps and images on this site are not intended for navigation, I am not a guide; use any and all information at your own risk! Your mileage may vary .. so use good judgement before venturing out!

With that said..
Blessings friends!

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