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2025-2026 Solargraphy Season

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 As we hit the Winter Solstice here in Boorloo (Perth) in Noongar Country, it is time to bring in the solargraphy cameras I set up at the Summer Solstice last year. Six months is the traditional span for leaving out a solargraphy camera, and this year I had five set up around the house. The first four were set up on our roof, three on the weather station mast, and one on the sewer vent. Let's start with one that sort-of worked. A solargraph with a second solar arc offset to the left.  This one was a recycled Solarcan, loaded with Ilford MultigradeIV paper. Unfortunately, I did not quite do the cable tie up tight enough, and when a huge storm rolled through about three weeks ago the camera was spun around by the wind. Hence the second arc. I really played hard with the colours on this one, resulting in some pretty heavy artifacting. So, let's now look at the ones that did not suffer from me being a noodle hand at them. Here is one I had pointed just North of West. So West by No...