Astronomy & Astrophotography

I was delighted to see both planets, along with all four of the Galilean moons, visible in the same field.

Assuming no more cosmological events of note for 2020, I found the “great conjunction” of Jupiter and Saturn to be...

Preparation, prior session notes, favorable whether, and a little luck all contributed to what I believe is my best Mars...

Consider this a trial run for Mars’s opposition next week.

The four sets I took of Saturn were not as good as many of my prior sessions, but one set...

I will continue to observe Jupiter, as it remains close to Saturn as they move towards their December conjunction.

Clear and cold on the final night of September, the Moon was incredibly bright, with strengthening Mars following just to...

The image above was the most spectacular, captured very early in the session.

This was the closest I’ve seen a planet to the Moon in the few years of this blog.

I watched it and felt a sense of loss, that soon, this comet would never be seen by me or...