One year ago today: The Great American Eclipse
I still get goosebumps when I think back to this extraordinary celestial event. My brother and I had the date marked on our calendars for years and when the time…
Nighttime sky in Colorado’s high country with the Milky Way, Mars and satellites
Last winter I bought myself a second camera body (#Canon 6D Mark II) and a fast, wide angle lens (EF 16-35mm f/2.8L III USM). Landscapes and stars were my biggest…
Daytime waning crescent moon
While full moon's are beautiful and get the most attention, the light tends to be so bright and direct that it hides the details of our natural satellite. During the…
Blood moon and stars
One more from yesterday morning's lunar eclipse. As I mentioned in the posting last night, I kind of struggled with my zoomed in pics of the celestial event. Clearly my…
The super blue blood moon over Colorado’s Rocky Mountains
I took a couple hours off of work today so I could come in late to capture the lunar eclipse. For two hours I froze my you-know-what-off to capture the…
Looking back: December 10, 2011 total lunar eclipse
This coming Wednesday we will get to witness a bit of a trifecta of lunar events - a super moon, a blue moon and a blood moon. Of course the…