7/5/19: ‘Rainbow’ Airglow and Blue Jets imaged from Independence Pass, CO
Every once in awhile you’re out shooting and you capture something unusual. One of the primary reasons I enjoy capturing images of the night sky is because I never really…
Images of the Milky Way, comets, stars, planets and astronomical wonders.
April 2018: Zodiacal Light and Gegenschein (panorama)
In my quest to optimally process a sequence of images of Zodiacal Light and the Gegenschein in order to try and reveal the interplanetary dust in between, this time I…
2018 Geminid Meteor Shower over Nathrop Colorado
Image: Geminid Meteor Shower over Nathrop, Colorado Although the Geminids are widely regarded as one of the best and most consistent meteor showers of the year, due to the meteor…
8/12/18: Perseid Meteor over Aphrodite, Canyonlands N.P., UT
The image: Perseid Meteor over Canyonlands National Park, Utah. Once again dealing with a fire smoke-filled atmosphere in CO, I made a game-day decision to depart Great Sand Dunes and…
7/12/18: A night up on Webster Pass
After my last two 'new moon' trips having been snuffed out by the abundantly incessant wildfires throughout the West, the air finally cleared for about 36 hours so I ran…
5/17/18: Ridgway and Red Mountain Pass, CO
After spending so much time in the desert this spring, it was finally time to head upward, and the San Juans are always my mountain range of choice. A quick…
5/16/18: Milky Way over Comb Ridge, UT
The image: Milky Way over Comb Ridge. I've spent quite a bit of time in the desert under various phases of the moon lately, and Father Sky never seems to…
5/15/18: Milky Way at Moki Dugway, UT
Moki Dugway, on Utah State Route 261, runs between Natural Bridges National Monument and off the edge of Cedar Mesa down into Mexican Hat, UT. It is not a road…
5/14/18: Zodiacal Light & Gegenschein from Mexican Hat, UT
As an illustration of just how dark it was during this New Moon cycle, on 5/14/18 I was camping at Goosenecks State Park and captured a test panorama sequence to…
5/13/18: Valley of the Gods, Utah
One of the true gems of southern Utah, Valley of the Gods lies within President Obama's Bears Ears National Monument, though now lies outside of Trump's redressed Bears Ears National…