The Wendy Dear

Today I learned that it is possible, although very difficult, to couple an iPhone camera to a telescope free-hand. 

The following is about a mile off-shore, and took me about five minutes to get a shot that wasn't off-center by 0.03 mm and therefore completely useless. 

Magic hour

This is another one that I imagine several of you are already familiar with, and are going to laugh at me because I had never heard of it until I heard Wil Wheaton talking about it on his YouTube show.

What?

Anyway, the magic hour (also sometimes called the golden hour) is a particular time of day, generally early morning or late afternoon, when the light from the sun comes in at a low angle, bathing everything in a soft, warm, friendly light.  The lighting is less direct, so shadows are minimized.  Everything looks beautiful.  Ah.

Anyway, it's apparently a big deal in photography and cinematography, neither of which I have much experience with, so-- it's new to me!