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 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
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
This was taken last night, and viewing conditions will remain strong for at least a couple of weeks more: http://www.activesole.blogspot.com/2015/01/photograph-comet-c2014-q2-lovejoy.html #cometlovejoy #science #astronomy www.JeffSullivanPhotography.com
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
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
The Geminids are the year’s most active meteor shower, but they’re not known for producing a lot of fireball meteors. However, if you’re out shooting… Read More »Bright Green Geminid Meteor Over Topaz Lake
The annual Geminid meteor shower is one of the strongest of the year. Here much of the American West is under storm clouds, but I… Read More »Geminid Meteor Shower Peaks Today and Tomorrow
NASA's new Orion spacecraft represents a major step towards manned missions to Mars. For the EFT-1 Exploration Flight Test of NASA's Orion spacecraft last week,… Read More »Behind-the-Scenes at NASA's Kennedy Space Center
NASA Kennedy Space Center Launch: Orion EFT-1 from Jeff Sullivan on Vimeo. The NASA Orion EFT-1 launch as seen from the press/social media viewing area,… Read More »NASA Orion EFT-1 Launch