My trek out to San Diego to meet up with my good friend Jack Fusco, headed to the Anzo-Borrego Desert to view the Lyrid meteor shower on Tuesday. I had never been in the desert during the day and now I was spending the entire night there. It’s hard to explain the stillness I experienced. Two and a half hours from San Diego, four miles off road, and one mile up the mountain to reach the Wind Caves. It was an absolutely gorgeous night. Around 2 AM, the Milky Way slowly made it’s appearance over the horizon. We were able to capture several meteors from the Lyrid shower. We shot until daylight and then headed back. A second visit out to the desert was planned for Thursday. Those photos will follow.
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awesome shots Ray
Thanks, Joe.
Magnificent images, Ray. Maybe you are meant to be in the desert with your camera more often.
Beautiful!
Thanks, Glenn.
Outstanding!, Ray. Pardon the inevitable puns — ‘cosmic’ , ‘stellar’! Have you seen the DVD Journey of the Universe — in which major physicists discuss the Big Bang theory and insist we are all made of stars… quite enchanting — Mary Evelyn Tucker of Yale created it with superb colleagues. It will bring back your California experiences. There is something of its magic in your scenes — that sense of being alone and yet, never LESS alone, out there, in the dark with the stratosphere.
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Thanks, Carolyn. Appreciate all your support. I will check out the documentary
I watched the documentary last night. It was awesome. Thanks so much for the suggestion.