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01 Wednesday Apr 2026

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Mark Alford (r) [2023 file photo].

Today:

Congressman Mark Alford
[April 1, 2026]

PREPARED FOR TAKEOFF: On the ground at the Kennedy Space Center for the Artemis II Launch!
For the first time in 50+ years, America is headed back to the Moon. Brave U.S. astronauts are prepared to go to space in one of the most powerful rockets ever built! We are in the Golden Age of American GREATNESS💫🚀🇺🇸
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…Brave U.S. astronauts are prepared to go to space in one of the most powerful rockets ever built!…

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Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen will fly to the Moon on the Artemis II mission, the first crewed flight test of the Orion spacecraft launching on the SLS rocket. He will become the first Canadian to ever venture to the Moon.

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Oh, Canada.

The One

11 Thursday Apr 2024

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Our eclipse adventure on April 8th resulted in around 750 images, of which 650 to 700 are of the sun/moon/eclipse. The images in totality number just under a hundred from one camera. I’ve been slowly going through the images, some of which were shot in bursts.

This wasn’t our first rodeo. Still, there’s a lot to cram into four minutes and a lot which can go wrong. I estimate I only got 20% of my planned shots.

This may be the one.

Canon 5D III, 2.8 70-200 mm, 2x III.
F 8.0, 1/1000, ISO 200, 400 mm.

Previously:

Everybody talks about the weather, nobody does anything about it (March 28, 2024)

So, there was this total solar eclipse on Monday (April 9, 2024)

Total Solar Eclipse – Russellville, Arkansas – April 8, 2024 (April 9, 2024)

Science. Everything is exactly right here. (April 9, 2024)

So, there was this total solar eclipse on Monday

09 Tuesday Apr 2024

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The sky was clear over Russellville, Arkansas:

Canon 5D III, 2.8 70-200 mm, 2x III.
NiSi Neutral Density Filter ND100000(5.0) 16.6 stops UV/IR Cut
F 8.0, 1/8000, ISO 200, 400 mm.

And there was an epic traffic jam in Interstate 40 West. Once again providing proof of the Accordion Theory of Traffic.

Interstate 40 West, west of Russellville, Arkansas – April 8, 2024