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 couple of weeks ago. Astronomer… Read More »Moon, Mars, Venus Setting Over Mount Whitney
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Yosemite Winter Photography Workshop with Horsetail Fall
Winter is a magical time in Yosemite National Park, with snow on Yosemite’s iconic landmarks such as Half Dome and El Capitan. Winter also features… Read More »Yosemite Winter Photography Workshop with Horsetail Fall
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 we could catch the moon… Read More »Earlier Image of the Moon, Mars, Venus Conjunction
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) as it approached earth last… Read More »Massive Asteroid BL86 Approaches Earth
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 my camera. Here's the time-lapse… Read More »Massive Asteroid BL86 Approaches Earth
Comet Lovejoy: 2.5 Hours of Time-lapse Video, 640mm Focal Length
The video I threw together after shooting last night includes hours captured at 640 mm effective focal length. I can't wait to shoot the comet… Read More »Comet Lovejoy: 2.5 Hours of Time-lapse Video, 640mm Focal Length
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 the dark skies of the… Read More »Comet Lovejoy Last Night
Comet Lovejoy, above and to the right of Orion
If you're familiar with the constellation Orion, shown in this picture, Comet Lovejoy (the blue-green fuzzy dot with faint white tail) can be found above… Read More »Comet Lovejoy, above and to the right of Orion
See Comet Lovejoy Tonight
Here's a quick test image from last night. You can just see the comet's tail to the left, but the nearly-full moon interfered. Tonight should… Read More »See Comet Lovejoy Tonight
Geminid Meteor Shower Time-Lapse
I was too busy to travel for the Geminid meteor shower in 2014, so I shot from the front yard of the house I was… Read More »Geminid Meteor Shower Time-Lapse