Night Sky Oasis
+Lori Hibbett and I were in Death Valley early last week and we were thinking about places to go shoot the Milky Way. I figured that… Read More »Night Sky Oasis
astronomy
Planning Milky Way Photography
The prime summer Milky Way photography season is coming, and photographers increasingly have cameras which can easily capture it, so here's a recording of the… Read More »Planning Milky Way Photography
Lunar Eclipse Over Yosemite Valley South Rim
I caught the lunar eclipse behind trees high on the cliffs of Yosemite Valley Monday night. There are so many similar pictures of eclipses of… Read More »Lunar Eclipse Over Yosemite Valley South Rim
Lunar Eclipse Time-lapse, Catch One April 14/15, 2014
Below is an example of a time-lapse video which you can capture during a lunar eclipse, and here are a couple of blog posts introducing… Read More »Lunar Eclipse Time-lapse, Catch One April 14/15, 2014
Venus Transit Across the Face of the Sun, June 5, 2012
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
Crescent Venus Before Sunrise
It's like a mini crescent moon! In order to catch Venus at this much zoom it was necessary to use the camera's self-timer and turn… Read More »Crescent Venus Before Sunrise
Meteor Streaking Past Leo
Here's a closer look at the meteor which streaked past the constellation Leo a couple of nights ago, which you can also see in the… Read More »Meteor Streaking Past Leo
Meteor Shower from Comet ISON?
Robert Lunsford of the +American Meteor Society recently posted details on a possible meteor shower from Comet ISON passing near the earth's orbit on its way… Read More »Meteor Shower from Comet ISON?
Comet C/2013 R1 Lovejoy on Saturday Morning 1/4/2013
Comet Lovejoy currently rises in the northeast sky around 4:30 am. I look for it around 5 am after it rises above any haze on… Read More »Comet C/2013 R1 Lovejoy on Saturday Morning 1/4/2013
Comet Lovejoy (C/2013 R1) Monday Morning
I shot a time-lapse video of Comet Lovejoy Monday morning and put a rough draft of the video up on my blog: http://activesole.blogspot.com/2014/01/comet-lovejoy-c2013-r1-142014-85mm.html I'll put… Read More »Comet Lovejoy (C/2013 R1) Monday Morning