Yosemite National Park has designated Monday as the official opening date. I had received a report of the pass actually being open now (Friday), but… Read More »Yosemite National Park Tioga Road Opens Monday, May 21, 2018
This time-lapse video of the Marina Fire covers roughly Friday 10:30 pm to Saturday morning 2 am: https://youtu.be/jx7okQkWzwo #marinafire #monolake #easternsierra #leevining #california #wildfire #breakingnews… Read More »Marina Fire by Mono Lake
This time-lapse video of the Marina Fire covers roughly Friday 10:30 pm to Saturday morning 2 am: https://youtu.be/jx7okQkWzwo #marinafire #monolake #easternsierra #leevining… Read More »Marina Fire by Mono Lake
The aurora borealis was visible this morning from the dark skies of Mono County, in the Eastern Sierra region of California. Here's my time-lapse video… Read More »Aurora Borealis This Morning
Smoke from the Washington Fire obscures the sun, as seen from Topaz Lake Sunday afternoon It’s always interesting living in the Eastern Sierra, perhaps never… Read More »Photos from the Washington Fire Near Markleeville, California
As the February moon, Mars and Venus conjunction approached, I researched where to stand to catch it setting over Mount Whitney, tallest mountain in the… Read More »Moon, Mars, Venus Setting Over Mount Whitney
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
NASA's OCO-2 satellite launched from Vandenberg AFB shortly before 3 am this morning, turning south over the Santa Barbara Channel as it headed out to… Read More »NASA Satellite on Its Way to Space