Images of the Milky Way, comets, stars, planets and astronomical wonders.
Saturn-Jupiter 2020 Great Conjunction over Denver
On the winter solstice, I went out to capture the Saturn-Jupiter 2020 Great Conjunction over Denver, over St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church. Quite a few people out wandering around the…
Utah Monolith at Night
Some things in the world just deserve a drop-everything, no-holds-barred trip, and the opportunity to see the Utah Monolith at night was certainly no exception. Even on Thanksgiving. I made…
Comet NEOWISE and Milky Way, Crested Butte
Magnitude +2.4 Comet NEOWISE (C/2020 F3) continues to provide amazing opportunities for photographers, and the dynamic terrain around Crested Butte, Colorado allowed me to capture one image I was not…
7/19/20: Comet NEOWISE from Lizard Head Pass, CO
Comet NEOWISE from Lizard Head Pass, CO So Comet C/2020 F3 NEOWISE does not disappoint! After about four hours of scouting locations (heavily relying upon The Photographer's Ephemeris), I finally…
7/18/20: Comet NEOWISE and Starlink Train
Since I rarely shoot the northern sky, to date I haven't had an incursion by the nearly-600 Starlink satellites that have been launched by SpaceX to date. Comet NEOWISE provided…
Comet NEOWISE from Arapaho Nat’l Forest
On the run with marginal internet, but here's a few from yesterday. Comet C/2020 F3 NEOWISE's tail is getting really impressive, and is now nearly 10° long and clearly displays…
7/8/20: Comet C/2020 F3 NEOWISE over Denver, CO
Odd weather conditions did not cooperate for this morning's attempt to get Comet Neowise rising over the Denver skyline. After a super-hot day, overnight a thunderstorm complex developed over the…
7/7/20: Comet C/2020 F3 NEOWISE over Golden, CO
Our third potentially-spectacular Comet of the summer, C/2020 F3 NEOWISE, is actually performing beyond expectations (currently estimated at magnitude +1.3), especially after Comets Swan and Atlas fizzled and/or broke apart…
Milky Way over Corkscrew Gulch, CO
The Shot: 'Milky Way over Corkscrew Gulch, Colorado'. I love the San Juans, and Day 4 of this trip gave me a whole new appreciation of the Red Mountain Pass…