More good news… Nevada’s “Dark Sky Designation” bill SB52 was signed today! It will encourage recognition and preservation of Nevada’s world-class dark skies. This is… Read More »Dark Sky Designation Program Passes in Nevada
What: Night Photography with Steven Christenson, Harold Davis, and Jeff Sullivan [Benefits Alameda County Community Food Bank] When: Saturday April 3, 2021 at 11:00am PT. Duration between… Read More »Night Photography Panel [Benefits Alameda County Food Bank]
Across the world, locations with dark skies are a rare and vanishing resource. Glance on a map of the United States, and it becomes apparent… Read More »Nevada Considers Dark Sky Program
A lot of photographers post their Top10 or Best 9 images of the past year, and I’ve posted a few of my favorite 2020 images… Read More »Top 16 New Night Photography Images of 2020
Last year I became a reluctant observer of challenges to the Mono Basin’s dark skies from commercial development. This February 2021 update from a resident of… Read More »A New, Surprise Threat to Mono County Night Skies and Economy?
It’s that time of year to review last year and confirm a course for the next one. Are there places I should go more or… Read More »Favorite iPhone Images from 2020
The year started our innocuously enough, with a quick trip to Death Valley (below) to enjoy water on the Badwater Salt Flats, and another trip… Read More »Favorite Images Captured in 2020
For quite some time astrophotographers have used a program called Deep Sky Stacker to align and combine multiple starry images and create a better result.… Read More »Stacking Starry Night Landscapes With Sequator
Light pollution is increasingly confirmed as negatively affecting human health, the health of various animal, insect and plant species, and the science of astronomy. It… Read More »Light Pollution By Mono Lake On Track To Increase
The Bodie Foundation has announced the images for their 2021 calendar on their Facebook page. Selected for the September image is this night Milky Way… Read More »Bodie 2021 Calendar Images Selected