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A Supernova and Other Things

The weather continues to be nice. Birding hasn’t been too exciting except for a pair of Forster’s Terns that appeared on the ponds one day. These are the first terns of any species I’ve ever seen on the Ajo sewage ponds. Astrophotography has been hit and miss with clouds and wind.

This is NGC 3367, a galaxy that is so small in view that I wouldn’t typically bother with it. It is way out there, 120 million light years away. What makes it interesting to me now is the Type II supernova that occurred recently. Well, I should rephrase that, it occurred a long time ago and we are just seeing it now.
And there it is. I captured a supernova in the Fireworks Galaxy some years back but wanted to try this one too. This is the sixth supernova reported from NGC 3367 in the last 30 years.
One of the two Forster’s Terns at the ponds. First terns I’ve ever seen here.
Yesterday I was at Highway Tank and was pleased to find this male Belted Kingfisher. There are no fish in the tank but it was catching large aquatic insects, some looked like dragonfly nymphs.