Comet NEOWISE Photos July 2020
Comet NEOWISE was discovered on March 27, 2020. By early July it was visible to the naked eye to the Northeast in the pre-dawn sky… Read More »Comet NEOWISE Photos July 2020
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Will Low Earth Orbit Satellites Take Over the Night Sky?
In March 2020 I was out a couple of nights doing my normal thing shooting night photography and time-lapse sequences. On these two nights I… Read More »Will Low Earth Orbit Satellites Take Over the Night Sky?
The Moon Occults Mars February 18 Before Dawn
I’ve been reading reports that the moon will approach and cover Mars for about an hour and a half early tomorrow morning. EarthSky quotes the… Read More »The Moon Occults Mars February 18 Before Dawn
Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower Peaks This Morning, May 6
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
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
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
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
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
Bodie’s 193 earthquakes over 1.5 Magnitude This Week
The shaking in Bodie continues! When I search the USGS site for earthquakes 1.5 and over, it shows 193 in the past week. Apparently some… Read More »Bodie’s 193 earthquakes over 1.5 Magnitude This Week