I had a beautiful 85 degree pass of the space station, though less than optimal seeing stopped the image from being really incredible
Read MoreI tried out a couple ideas to get noticeably sharper images of the moon. I’m pretty pleased with the results!
Read MoreIt’s always hard to pass up a nice ISS pass when the weather is clear, the pass is in the evening, and the kids are in bed!
Read MoreI photographed XM-3 and XM-5 geostationary satellites all night to see how they move and to watch them disappear into the shadow of the Earth.
Read MoreI tried to photograph the geostationary satellite eclipse but my computer was shut down by a windows update! I’ll try again another night, but I still got some great views of XM-3 and XM-5!
Read MoreTrying out a new focal reducer I used the Orion nebula as a test subject and wow, it worked so much better than I expected!
Read MoreAfter a cloudy and snowy winter I finally get a clear night to do some star trails. They don’t turn out great, but it feels good to get back outside again.
Read MoreBBC Sky at Night Magazine is hosting the 2021 Astronomy Photographer of the Year awards, so I thought I might as well submit a few images. These are what I chose!
Read MoreI was able to photograph a whole moon halo using my wife's iphone
Read MoreI looked through all the images I took this year and picked out some of my favorites. This year was a rough year for all of us, but I think astronomy was a particularly bright point!
Read MoreI finally found a dark moonless night to try and find Uranus for the first time!
Read MoreI finally nailed the exposure settings for the ISS and got my clearest image yet!
Read MoreI saw my first ever 22 degree halo around the moon so I got a quick cell phone photo!
Read MoreI took advantage of a nice night to create a fifteen image mosaic of the moon
Read MoreI finally compiled a full planetary map of Mars using photos taken from my backyard! This has been a project I’ve been thinking about for a long time and it feels great to see such wonderful results!
Read MoreI continue to take photos of Mars to complete my map of the whole planet, and I'm finally getting my first glimpse of Olympus Mons!
Read MoreTonight is Mars opposition, when Mars is directly opposite the Sun from Earth’s vantage point. I took the opportunity to take another photo and get a little closer to finishing my map of Mars!
Read MoreTonight Earth and Mars are the closest they'll be as they pass one another in orbit, smile for your close up!
Read MoreMy first time getting the ISS in quite a while. Seeing wasn’t perfect, but it’s always a pleasure to see the ISS!
Read MoreLooking at my most recent images of Mars I can see the planet getting bigger as it gets closer to Earth
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