The Eta Aquariid meteor shower peaks this morning, Sunday, May 6. A detail in the Starweek+ app caught my eye: “It’s usually the best shower… Read More »Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower Peaks This Morning, May 6
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
Bodie Road, State Route 270, is currently open all the way to the historic Wild West “ghost town” of Bodie. The park is open year… Read More »The Road To Bodie Is Open!
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 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
If you’ve been waiting to head to the Eastern Sierra for fall colors, wait no longer! These photos were all taken yesterday afternoon. The spectacular… Read More »Eastern Sierra Fall Colors Peaking Now in Mono County
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
Thanks to the San Jose Mercury News for using several of my photos to illustrate their article on viewing the night sky in the Eastern… Read More »5 incredible stargazing spots in California’s Eastern Sierra
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