On the evening of March 28, Uranus will be very close to Venus, appearing to be less than 1/10th moon width apart (which makes my… Read More »Astrophotography Opportunites March 28 – April 2, 2018
The planning started weeks in advance, looking at the timing of the eclipse, the direction of the moon, and at prior shots like the moon… Read More »Breakdown of a Lunar Eclipse Shoot
2018 has already gotten off to a great start, as I enjoyed a great sunset at Mono Lake on New years Eve, then the “supermoon”… Read More »Moon Rise and Ice On A Salty Lake
The planets in our solar system orbit the sun in a plane, the “ecliptic plane”. Seen from the side within that plane from here on… Read More »Jupiter Mars Conjunction January 6-7, 2018
New 2016 Results from Past Years I have many more images that I considered for my favorite photos and moments of 2016, and I’ve collected… Read More »Top 10 Travel Photos: 2016
The Geminid meteor shower is generally acknowledged to be the most active meteor shower of the year with rates of about 120 meteors per hour.… Read More »Geminid Meteor Shower 2017
The Leonid meteor shower isn’t one of the stronger of the fairly well known meteor showers, all the more reason to take on the challenge… Read More »Leonid Meteor Shower at Topaz Lake
As I write this, the moon will rise shortly before sunset tonight October 4, 2017, providing a perfect opportunity to photograph the moon near the… Read More »Photograph the Moon Rise at Sunset
I can’t wait to get on the road to shoot the Great American Eclipse! The path of the moon’s shadow, where the total eclipse will… Read More »Solar Eclipse Road Trip, Here We Come!
I’ve been chasing every meteor shower that I could see with my camera since 2009. This year’s Perseid meteor shower was one of the best… Read More »Perseid Meteor Shower 2016