{"id":5307,"date":"2011-03-07T00:00:41","date_gmt":"2011-03-07T08:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/?p=5307"},"modified":"2011-03-14T14:34:26","modified_gmt":"2011-03-14T22:34:26","slug":"march-7-2011-night-skies-from-saline-valley-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/2011\/03\/07\/march-7-2011-night-skies-from-saline-valley-road\/","title":{"rendered":"March 7, 2011  Night skies from Saline Valley Road"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After sunset this day I found a lonely spot north of Darwin, California, along Saline Valley Road.  This was near Route 190, between Keeler and Panamint Springs, and night skies are very dark here!  I was hoping that the new-ish 3-day-old moon would not be problematic for viewing the Zodiacal Light, but it was.  The Zodiacal Light was washed out despite the crescent moon between about 7 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.  And, when the moon set, the ZL was fading, too.  Oh well.  I took a bunch of shots anyway with the 5D, and got some pretty wide-angle images to the west and southwest primarily.  You&#8217;ll be able to make out Orion, the moon, the Pleiades, and perhaps a very faint Zodiacal Light, which stretches from the horizon up towards the Pleiades.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/110307_0012_SalineVlyRd_CA.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/110307_0012_SalineVlyRd_CA-170x123.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"110307_0012_SalineVlyRd_CA\" width=\"170\" height=\"123\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5308\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/110307_0012_SalineVlyRd_CA-170x123.jpg 170w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/110307_0012_SalineVlyRd_CA-300x216.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/110307_0012_SalineVlyRd_CA.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 170px) 100vw, 170px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/110307_0304_SalineVlyRd_CA.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/110307_0304_SalineVlyRd_CA-184x123.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"110307_0304_SalineVlyRd_CA\" width=\"184\" height=\"123\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5309\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/110307_0304_SalineVlyRd_CA-184x123.jpg 184w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/110307_0304_SalineVlyRd_CA-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/110307_0304_SalineVlyRd_CA.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/110307_0322_SalineVlyRd_CA.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/110307_0322_SalineVlyRd_CA-184x123.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"110307_0322_SalineVlyRd_CA\" width=\"184\" height=\"123\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5310\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/110307_0322_SalineVlyRd_CA-184x123.jpg 184w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/110307_0322_SalineVlyRd_CA-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/110307_0322_SalineVlyRd_CA.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/110307_0325_SalineVlyRd_CA.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/110307_0325_SalineVlyRd_CA-184x123.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"110307_0325_SalineVlyRd_CA\" width=\"184\" height=\"123\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5311\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/110307_0325_SalineVlyRd_CA-184x123.jpg 184w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/110307_0325_SalineVlyRd_CA-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/110307_0325_SalineVlyRd_CA.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/110307_0334_SalineVlyRd_CA.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/110307_0334_SalineVlyRd_CA-184x123.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"110307_0334_SalineVlyRd_CA\" width=\"184\" height=\"123\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5312\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/110307_0334_SalineVlyRd_CA-184x123.jpg 184w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/110307_0334_SalineVlyRd_CA-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/110307_0334_SalineVlyRd_CA.jpg 775w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/110307_0337_SalineVlyRd_CA.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/110307_0337_SalineVlyRd_CA-81x123.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"110307_0337_SalineVlyRd_CA\" width=\"81\" height=\"123\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5313\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/110307_0337_SalineVlyRd_CA-81x123.jpg 81w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/110307_0337_SalineVlyRd_CA-199x300.jpg 199w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/110307_0337_SalineVlyRd_CA.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 81px) 100vw, 81px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/110307_0350_SalineVlyRd_CA.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/110307_0350_SalineVlyRd_CA-184x123.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"110307_0350_SalineVlyRd_CA\" width=\"184\" height=\"123\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5314\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/110307_0350_SalineVlyRd_CA-184x123.jpg 184w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/110307_0350_SalineVlyRd_CA-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/110307_0350_SalineVlyRd_CA.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/110307_0351_SalineVlyRd_CA.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/110307_0351_SalineVlyRd_CA-184x123.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"110307_0351_SalineVlyRd_CA\" width=\"184\" height=\"123\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5315\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/110307_0351_SalineVlyRd_CA-184x123.jpg 184w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/110307_0351_SalineVlyRd_CA-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/110307_0351_SalineVlyRd_CA.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After sunset this day I found a lonely spot north of Darwin, California, along Saline Valley Road. This was near Route 190, between Keeler and&#8230;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/2011\/03\/07\/march-7-2011-night-skies-from-saline-valley-road\/\">[Read&nbsp;More]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[44,21,1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-5307","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-44","7":"category-astronomy","8":"category-uncategorized","9":"entry","10":"has-post-thumbnail"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5307","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5307"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5307\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5398,"href":"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5307\/revisions\/5398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5307"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5307"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}