Breakdown of a Lunar Eclipse Shoot
The planning started weeks in advance, looking at the timing of the eclipse, the direction of the moon, and at prior shots like the moon… Read More »Breakdown of a Lunar Eclipse Shoot
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Moon Rise and Ice On A Salty Lake
2018 has already gotten off to a great start, as I enjoyed a great sunset at Mono Lake on New years Eve, then the “supermoon”… Read More »Moon Rise and Ice On A Salty Lake
Jupiter Mars Conjunction January 6-7, 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
Top 10 Travel Photos: 2016
New 2016 Results from Past Years I have many more images that I considered for my favorite photos and moments of 2016, and I’ve collected… Read More »Top 10 Travel Photos: 2016
Geminid Meteor Shower 2017
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
Leonid Meteor Shower at Topaz Lake
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
Watch the Moon Rise at Sunset Tonight, October 4, 2017
See and photograph the nearly-full moon rising at sunset tonight. Then tomorrow before dawn, Venus and Mars will be within 1/4 degree of each other.… Read More »Watch the Moon Rise at Sunset Tonight, October 4, 2017
Photograph the Moon Rise at Sunset
As I write this, the moon will rise shortly before sunset tonight October 4, 2017, providing a perfect opportunity to photograph the moon near the… Read More »Photograph the Moon Rise at Sunset
5 incredible stargazing spots in California’s Eastern Sierra
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
Solar Eclipse Road Trip, Here We Come!
I can’t wait to get on the road to shoot the Great American Eclipse! The path of the moon’s shadow, where the total eclipse will… Read More »Solar Eclipse Road Trip, Here We Come!