North 2

Seen from the sunroom, Milsons Point, Neutral Bay, Kirribilli and North Sydney. The focus of these images is Kirribilli Point and Admiralty House (and here) with distinctive white chimneys.

The distant shores

of Milson's Point and the north pylons of the Harbour Bridge can be seen from the bedroom window.

Under indigo skies Part 2

6:11am

 

 

That's the moon seen faintly behind the clouds which were building up quickly.

Under indigo skies Part 1

6:16am

 

 

Just a hint of what was to come.

Saturday reflections

After a modest but elegant start at 6:36 am, things start to wax impressively at 6:39:38

6:42

going up,  still 6:42

6:46:38, things appear to be simmering down

in fact things look unnaturally chrome and silvery at 6:47:24

but on closer examination at 6:49, there is activity 

at 6:50, the second show begins

6:51

Optimus Maximus

Jupiter, greatest and best

Now 4.348AU (x 93m miles, or x 149.6m km) or, approximately 404.36 million miles from Earth.

Meanwhile

Almost overhead at this time, the Moon and Jupiter have been "close" recently. This pair have hung out together before!

The moon is full on the 17th.

 

The Peach Planet

At 6PM today Mars was 217,891,370 or so miles from Earth. This measurement is called "geocentric distance."

The light time to Mars today at 6PM was 19.494 minutes. The peach planet is receding from Earth.

On August 27, 2003 the geocentric distance to Mars was close to 34.646 million miles.

Grand scale

It's Mars!

Yes, it's the red planet. Not Venus, which is very close to setting. Saturn is also too low, only around 7 or 8  degrees above the horizon and blocked by the city skyline.

Orange sails in the sunset

Enough distractions, back to cloudscapes and skyline silhouettes!

Thank You Telstra

Now connected!

Coincidentally, this is the date of effect for the eviction from the old flat.

Gowrie Gate

Sydney Architecture Images

More on Inter War Art Deco

Somehow again

Phone tech didn't come on the 4th, as stated. Next try is 6th after yet another call to yet another call centre operator.