astronomy

Howling at the Moon

Chasing the full moon and lunar eclipse across three locations from sunset to sunrise. I was pleasantly surprised to discover…

9 years ago

Cosmic Perspective

The disk of the Milky Way as seen in the clear dark skies of California's Mojave Desert on April 19…

10 years ago

Catch the Milky Way in the Early Morning Hours This Month

The Milky Way rises over the Badwater Salt Flats in the early morning hours in late March. I've added the…

10 years ago

Moon, Mars, Venus Setting Over Mount Whitney

Here's another photo of the Moon - Mars- Venus conjunction setting over Mt Whitney in "blue hour" twilight light a…

10 years ago

Earlier Image of the Moon, Mars, Venus Conjunction

I was researching places to catch this event, and +Lori Hibbett suggested "How about Mount Whitney?"I identified three roads where…

10 years ago

Moon, Mars, Venus Setting Over Mount Whitney

As the February moon, Mars and Venus conjunction approached, I researched where to stand to catch it setting over Mount…

10 years ago

Moon, Mars and Venus Conjunction over Mount Whitney

I was evaluating places to capture the moon with Mars and Venus nearby last Friday, and +Lori Hibbett suggested, "How…

10 years ago

Massive Asteroid BL86 Approaches Earth

Here's a composite photo to go with the time-lapse video I posted this morning of mountain-sized Asteroid 2004 BL46 (357439)…

10 years ago

Massive Asteroid BL86 Approaches Earth

Mountain-sized asteroid BL86 (also known as 357439) came hurtling towards its near-miss with earth today, and I caught it on…

10 years ago

Comet Lovejoy Last Night

Comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy has reached its maximum brightness. This is a photo of it last night, as seen under…

10 years ago

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