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
Here are a few of the locations we visited during our workshop in March. The next Death Valley workshop is coming up fast: April 9… Read More »Spring Photography Workshops in Death Valley National Park 2018
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 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
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
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
…If you don't mind getting up in the middle of the night! Fortunately the Milky Way rise time moves earlier in the night each month,… Read More »Milky Way Season is On!
…If you don't mind getting up in the middle of the night! Fortunately the Milky Way rise time moves earlier in the night each month,… Read More »Milky Way Season is On!
2019 Night Photography Workshops at Bodie State Historic Park, CaliforniaI'm offering longer workshops in the Bodie – Mono Lake – Tioga Pass area this year:… Read More »2019 Night Photography Workshops at Bodie State Historic Park, California