Astronomy & Astrophotography

After photographing both the Sun and Moon with the same equipment, I compared the images side-by-side. Is an eclipse possible?

After I photographed the Sun the day prior, I used the same equipment to image the Moon. In this article...

What's it like to photograph the Sun in the middle of Winter? I decided to try with my #telescope on...

The Pleiades were the last stars I photographed during the 2021 Lunar Eclipse. I framed this picture in context of...

At 2 a.m. I did not want to retool my equipment for the entire constellation, but decided a quick look...

During this month's Lunar Eclipse, I witnessed a bright and large meteor streak from approximately Zenith into the Southwest.

This Lunar Eclipse was very similar to January 2019's, the most notable difference being that the red was nowhere near...

The string of consecutive pleasant-weather days and nights continued, though this late afternoon was tempting the streak.

Continuing the daily series this week of evening astrophotography sessions, tonight I focused completely on the Moon.

As promised, the Moon has appeared to creep closer to Venus.