Who saw or photographed some Orionid meteors over the last night or two? In the photo above, a meteor crosses over the path of Venus,… Read More »Meteors with Venus, Jupiter & Mars in Zodiacal Light
An Orionid meteor next to the constellation Orion The annual Orionid meteor shower is created when Earth passes through trails of comet debris left in… Read More »Orionid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight!
Lunar Eclipse April 4, 2015 September 27, 2015, 6 pm – See the “supermoon” total eclipse tonight! For watchers in the Rocky Mountain states, partial… Read More »See the “Super moon” Total Eclipse September 27 – 28, 2015!
As I mentioned with my time-lapse video share yesterday, the earth passes through the comet debris that causes the Perseid meteor shower for a few… Read More »Annual Perseid Meteor Shower Coming Aug 11-14
The Milky Way rises over the Badwater Salt Flats in the early morning hours in late March. I’ve added the 2017 photos above to this… Read More »Catch the Milky Way in the Early Morning Hours This Month
The Geminids are the year’s most active meteor shower, but they’re not known for producing a lot of fireball meteors. However, if you’re out shooting… Read More »Bright Green Geminid Meteor Over Topaz Lake
Catch the Leonid Meteor Shower Nov 17/18!, originally uploaded by Jeff Sullivan. The Leonid Meteor Shower, one of the best meteor showers of the year,… Read More »Leonid Meteor Shower Nov 17-18!
Partially eclipsed moon setting behind the Sierra Nevada Lunar eclipses can be a fun challenge to photograph. The moon is so much brighter than the… Read More »Lunar Eclipse Setting Over Convict Lake
In honor of the 2014 Perseid Meteor shower peaking tonight, I offer you time-lapse clips from the 2010-2012 Perseids in the first 1:49 of this… Read More »2014 Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight!
The planet Venus passes silhouetted across the face of the sun, as the sun sets behind trees in the Sierra Nevada. For the next planetary… Read More »Venus Transit Across the Face of the Sun, June 5, 2012