Star gazing..

at our terrace with our new telescope.. the moon was bright, sky was clear and many stars were visible.. Orion.. Sirius.. Jupiter.. etc.. so we zoomed in to see Jupiter and Sirius.. managed to see but unable to focus.. it moved and the tripod was shaky.. so we gave up after some time..

anyways.. Sirius is the brightest star and really sparked in blue in the telescope.. Jupiter, Uranus and surrounding stars look great in the telescope but unable to see Jupiter's Great Red Spot..

hopefully the other tripod works better.. so excited and hope to see more planets and stars..

Kyushu 21 Dec to 6 Jan..

5 weeks to vacation.. desperately needed a break.. 2mths in new role but feel like 2yrs.. crazy and hectic.. anyways 2 yrs since we had our last trip to Nepal.. was busy with our new home last yr.. so looking forward.. whole Kyushu.. in Fukuoka and out Kagoshima.. drive and hike.. onsen.. all types of ramen.. Yakushima (UNESCO).. still counting and counting down..