Tuesday, January 30, 2018

SEA STAR SURVEY BREAKWATER AT ALKI 1-30-18

Purple Sea Star survey on South side of Breakwater at Alki.   40 Purple Stars with 7 with very minor SSWD spots and 1 with advanced SSWD.  General size of stars was 15cm.  Breakwater is 75 meters long.  Was PC with about 10 knot wind 40 deg f. Thanks to Noelle Congdon for spotting stars that I could not bend far enough to see.  Breakwater is 75 meters long.  Other marine life included chitons, anemones (one very green Moonglow) , keyhole limpets, mussels and sea cucumbers.









Early morning total lunar eclipse was not visible due to clouds in Seattle so live TV feed from NASA was only option....or transporter trip to CA but I misplaced my keys to the transporter....

Burrowing Sea Cucumber

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Super Blue Blood Eclipse (TV image due to clouds in Seattle)

Moonglow Anemone
Keyhole Limpet

Mertans Chiton

Mottled Anemone

Mottled Anemone

Anemones and Purple Star

Mussels and branacles

Noelle

Purple Stars