As the Earth Turns
This is a star trails photo captured during the Perseid meteor shower. Last year the dark skies made the stars too bright to see meteors… Read More »As the Earth Turns
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Stage 2 Ignites!
This 15 second exposure starts around 4 minutes, 35 seconds into the NASA OCO-2 satellite launch last week, as the Delta's first stage cuts off… Read More »Stage 2 Ignites!
Five Minutes During NASA's OCO-2 Satellite Launch
Star trails shot covering 5 minutes of the satellite's journey into space after the launch, captured as ten 30 second exposures, then combined into this… Read More »Five Minutes During NASA's OCO-2 Satellite Launch
NASA Satellite on Its Way to Space
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
May 24 Meteor Shower: Camelopardalids
Three cameras shooting 4-6 hours each, nearly 2000 photos… and this time-lapse video is the result. More of my videos on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/JeffSullivanPhoto #science #astronomy… Read More »May 24 Meteor Shower: Camelopardalids
Crescent Venus Before Sunrise
It's like a mini crescent moon! In order to catch Venus at this much zoom it was necessary to use the camera's self-timer and turn… Read More »Crescent Venus Before Sunrise
Meteor Shower from Comet ISON?
Robert Lunsford of the +American Meteor Society recently posted details on a possible meteor shower from Comet ISON passing near the earth's orbit on its way… Read More »Meteor Shower from Comet ISON?
Comet C/2013 R1 Lovejoy on Saturday Morning 1/4/2013
Comet Lovejoy currently rises in the northeast sky around 4:30 am. I look for it around 5 am after it rises above any haze on… Read More »Comet C/2013 R1 Lovejoy on Saturday Morning 1/4/2013
Comet Lovejoy (C/2013 R1) Monday Morning
I shot a time-lapse video of Comet Lovejoy Monday morning and put a rough draft of the video up on my blog: http://activesole.blogspot.com/2014/01/comet-lovejoy-c2013-r1-142014-85mm.html I'll put… Read More »Comet Lovejoy (C/2013 R1) Monday Morning
Gemind Meteor and Comet Lovejoy (C/2013 R1) together!
I woke up at 4 am yesterday and couldn't sleep, so I went to to see if I could catch Comet Lovejoy before the ice… Read More »Gemind Meteor and Comet Lovejoy (C/2013 R1) together!