{"id":6916,"date":"2012-12-30T01:00:50","date_gmt":"2012-12-30T11:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/?p=6916"},"modified":"2012-12-30T18:34:43","modified_gmt":"2012-12-31T04:34:43","slug":"2012-in-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/?p=6916","title":{"rendered":"2012 in Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For your viewing pleasure, here are some of the best photos from Darker View assembled into a gallery. New Year is a time for reviewing the year past. I have enjoyed the last year, with the photos to prove it. I hope that 2013 brings you the chance to collect your own gallery of photos and memories.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-6916 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=6774'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/CF10-31-12015-DC-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Riding Waipio\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6774\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6774'>\n\t\t\t\tKaren, Darcy, myself and Deb horseback riding in Waipio Valley\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=6491'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/CF05-75-12326-DC-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Apple Banana\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6491\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6491'>\n\t\t\t\tApple bananas in our patch ready for harvest\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=3004'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/CE43-45-12059-DC-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Black-crowned Night Heron\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3004\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3004'>\n\t\t\t\tBlack-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=7003'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/CF14-34-12354-DC-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"P\u0101hoehoe\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-7003\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-7003'>\n\t\t\t\tA p\u0101hoehoe breakout near Kupapa&#8217;u\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=5804'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/CE98-16-12260-DC-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Dolphin\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5804\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5804'>\n\t\t\t\tA Pacific white-sided dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens) leaps from the water near Seymour Narrows, British Columbia\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=5803'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/CE93-87-12258-DC1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Tools at the Ready\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5803\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5803'>\n\t\t\t\tTools and parts ready for use in the workshop at Lagoon Cove, British Columbia\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=5802'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/CE85-09-12248-DC-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Roedda\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5802\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5802'>\n\t\t\t\tA fishing boat offloads fish at the packing plant in Petersburg, Alaska\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=5800'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/CE88-24-12249-DC-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Black Bear Fishing\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5800\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5800'>\n\t\t\t\tA black bear (Ursus americanus) fishing at the Anan Wildlife Observatory\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=5799'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/CE93-67-12258-DC1-e1349054492885-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Workshop\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5799\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5799'>\n\t\t\t\tA workshop at Lagoon Cove, British Columbia\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=5539'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/CE76-12-12224-DC-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"40&quot; Viewing\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5539\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5539'>\n\t\t\t\tVisitors observe through the 40&#8243; Nickel Telescope at Lick Observatory\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=5536'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/CE76-50-12224-DC-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Stars over the Nickel\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5536\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5536'>\n\t\t\t\tStars above the 40&#8243; Nickel Telescope at Lick Observatory\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=5537'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/CE75-87-12224-DC-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"The 36&quot; refractor at Lick Observatory\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5537\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5537'>\n\t\t\t\tThe 36&#8243; refractor at Lick Observatory\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=5609'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/CE73-48-12220-DC-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Santa Cruz Boardwalk\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5609\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5609'>\n\t\t\t\tThe roller coaster and rides along the boardwalk at Santa Cruz\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=5108'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/CE61-17-12186-DC-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Battleship Missouri\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5108\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5108'>\n\t\t\t\tThe 16&#8243; guns of the Battleship Missouri in Pearl Harbor\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=5196'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/CE64-81-12188-DC-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Snowflake Moray\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5196\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5196'>\n\t\t\t\tA Snowflake Moray (Echidna nebulosa) in the reef at Three Tables, Oahu\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=5135'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/CE64-01-12187-DC-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Turtle on the YO-257\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5135\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5135'>\n\t\t\t\tA green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) rests on the stern of the YO-257\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=6453'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/CF04-55-12323-DC-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Sea Urchin Crab\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6453\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6453'>\n\t\t\t\tA female sea urchin crab (Echinoecus pentagonus) in the anal cavity of a large  banded urchin (Echinothrix calamaris)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=6455'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/CF05-05-12323-DC-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Attempting to Hide\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6455\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6455'>\n\t\t\t\tAn Arceye Hawkfish (Paracirrhites arcatus) hides from the photographer deep in a coral head\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=4833'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/CE58-09-12163-DC-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Diver Down\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4833\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4833'>\n\t\t\t\tDiver Mark Devenot cruising the reef at Hoover&#8217;s Towers north of Honokohau\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=3101'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/CE43-97-12063-DC-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Hawaiian Toby\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3101\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3101'>\n\t\t\t\tHawaiian Toby (Canthigaster jactator) under a coral head at O&#8217;oma\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=4760'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/CE57-15-12161-DC-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Keferstein&#039;s Sea Cucumber\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4760\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4760'>\n\t\t\t\tKeferstein&#8217;s Sea Cucumber (Polyplectana kefersteini) at 30ft, Puak\u014d\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=3300'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/CE46-06-12075-DC-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Yellow-spotted Guard Crab\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3300\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3300'>\n\t\t\t\tYellow-spotted Guard Crab (Trapezia flavopunctata) at O&#8217;oma\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=3100'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/CE43-92-12063-DC-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Fourspot Butterflyfish\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3100\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3100'>\n\t\t\t\tFourspot Butterflyfish (Chaetodon quadrimaculatus) under a coral head at O&#8217;oma\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=3102'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/CE44-10-12063-DC-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Flowery Flounder\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3102\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3102'>\n\t\t\t\tFlowery Flounder (Bothus mancus) on the reef at O&#8217;oma\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=3298'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/CE46-42-12075-DC-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"White-margin Nudibranch\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3298\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3298'>\n\t\t\t\tA pair of White-margin Nudibranch (Glossodoris rufomarginata), 25ft depth at O&#8217;oma\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=3301'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/CE46-57-12075-DC-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Blackside Hawkfish\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3301\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3301'>\n\t\t\t\tBlackside Hawkfish (Paracirrhites forsteri) at O&#8217;oma\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=4899'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/CE59-43-12175-DC-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Gold Lace Nudibranch\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4899\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4899'>\n\t\t\t\tGold Lace Nudibranch (Halgerda terramtuentis) in a small cave at 25&#8242; depth, Puak\u014d\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=3297'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/CE46-50-12075-DC-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"White-margin Nudibranch\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3297\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3297'>\n\t\t\t\tWhite-margin Nudibranch (Glossodoris rufomarginata) grazing on colorful sponges, 25ft depth at O&#8217;oma\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=3215'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/CE45-34-12070-DM-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"What Monsters Lurk in Caves\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3215\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3215'>\n\t\t\t\tYou never know what terrifying monsters of the deep lurk in these caves&#8230;  Oh.. Hello dear.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=1691'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/CE38-19-12018-DC-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Lowering OSIRIS into Keck 1 AO\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1691\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1691'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Keck crew lowering OSIRIS into Keck 1 AO\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=4938'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/CE20-05-11257-DC-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Segment in the Hallway\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4938\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4938'>\n\t\t\t\tThe team moving a mirror segment from the telescope to the coating facility\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=5503'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/ThreeStrikes20120727-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Three Strikes\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5503\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5503'>\n\t\t\t\tThree AO lasers aimed at the center of our Milky Way galaxy, the lasers are from both Keck 1 and Keck 2 as well as the Subaru telescope\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=4953'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/CE29-23-11318-DC-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Snowing\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4953\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4953'>\n\t\t\t\tGeorge Wall snowing the Keck 1 Primary Mirror\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=6701'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/CF08-55-12348-DM-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Hard Headed\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6701\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6701'>\n\t\t\t\tHard hats ready for use just outside the Keck 1 dome\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=6706'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/CF08-58-12348-DC-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Tools\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6706\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6706'>\n\t\t\t\tA set of tools ready for use on the Keck 1 nasmyth deck\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=1242'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/CE37-50-12012-DC-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Both Keck lasers in operation\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1242\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1242'>\n\t\t\t\tBoth the Keck 1 and Keck 2 lasers in operation under a nearly full Moon\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=6117'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/CF03-79-12308-DC-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"VLBA and Belt of Venus\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6117\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6117'>\n\t\t\t\tThe <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Belt_of_Venus\" target=\"_blank\">Belt of Venus<\/a> rising above the VLBA antenna\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=6696'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/CF07-63-12348-DC-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"CFHT Sunset\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6696\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6696'>\n\t\t\t\tThe glow of sunset illuminates CFHT\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=4649'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/CE56-70-12157-DC-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Gear for the Transit\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4649\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4649'>\n\t\t\t\tThe telescope setup outside the Keck 1 control room for the Transit of Venus\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=4579'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/CE54-68-12157-DC-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Venus Transit Second Contact\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4579\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4579'>\n\t\t\t\tTransit of Venus 2012, second contact at 12:27pm\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=3654'><img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/CE48-26-12109-DM-e1516056637688-200x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Mauna Kea Observing\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3654\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3654'>\n\t\t\t\tA pair of telescopes set up high in the side of Mauna Kea\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=4322'><img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/ngc5139-20120519-e1554850264162-200x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Omega Centauri\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4322\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4322'>\n\t\t\t\tOmega Centauri, NGC5139, sum of 31 x 1min exposures, AT6RC and Canon 60D\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=6566'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/ngc1976-20121124-e1353818942765-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"NGC1976 The Orion Nebula\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6566\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6566'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Orion Nebula with and EOS-M, 40x30s exposures @ ISO12,800, AT6RC and 0.8x focal reducer\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=5982'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/CF01-85-12288-DM-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Cliff and the 24&quot;\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5982\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5982'>\n\t\t\t\tCliff at the eyepiece of his 24&#8243;\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon 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New Year is a time for reviewing the year past. I have enjoyed the last year, with the photos to prove it. I hope that 2013 brings you the chance to collect your own gallery of photos &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/?p=6916\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;2012 in Photos&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6,182],"tags":[347,86,778,779],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6916"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6916"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6916\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6916"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6916"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6916"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}