Solar System

Tonight's Lunar image was from a wide-angle view. I chose this cropping for balance, acknowledging the lack of surrounding trees.

After a week of bad cloudy skies, today was clear, a wonderful opportunity to observe and photograph the very bright...

My prior article featured a wide sky view of the early Moon, one of two camera setups. This article's Moon...

Welcome to July. Tonight's sky observation presented a remarkably clear view of the 5% illuminated Moon about a half hour...

I stayed up to 3 a.m. to see the Moon as well as planets Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, and Venus. Mercury,...

I was fortunate these past nights to have nearly identical/ideal conditions for sky observation. Last night the Moon was at...

Usually I attempt to center my Moon images, but tonight I felt it better to off center and magnify, to...

Early Saturday evening, I doubted I would see the Lunar Eclipse. But the clouds broke close to midnight. At my...

The weather forecast looks very bad for Sunday's Lunar Eclipse. In preparation, I adjusted my telescope setup, as explained at...

Take sky viewing opportunities when you can. Tonight's incredibly warm Spring temps and clear night were ideal for imaging the...