End o June

June has been more railfanning than astro around here.  A couple of trips out have found me trackside in Winona and Mankato.  Winona wins the prize as the better train watching town.  More action and better views.  The more action part led to a shot of Indiana Railroad SD9043's far from their home rails.

Visitors from the Hoosier state in Winona

June has not been a kind month for backyard astronomy.  Here at the northern latitudes, the skies don't get completely dark until after 10:30... When the alarm clock rings at 5:30 a.m. astronomy takes a back seat to sleep.  But now every day, darkness comes a little sooner and the scopes will come out of their summer slumber.