Venus is still a remarkable and bright experience, in the West sky shortly after Sunset.
Leap Day Moon, Venus, and Choice Confirmations
For those of you that were able to see it, the Moon and Venus were very close that night.
Cloud Hiatus Over
It will be a fun year. Jupiter and Saturn’s oppositions are a mere five months away. Mars returns to opposition this year.
Merry Winter Solstice
But I figured if you’re going to do it, might as well be done on the shortest daylight day of the year.
The Mark Hamill Trilogy
Don’t buy the marketing tagline: TRoS is not the end of the Skywalker saga. The true end of the saga, Return of the Jedi, was released in 1983.
Early Riser
Not too early, but early enough. Here was the Quarter Moon rising over Lake Michigan today, early afternoon.
The Stark Contrast of Old and New Bulbs – Light Pollution
You can see how the lamp design does very little to restrict the light towards its intended targets.
The No-More-Excuses Moon
The latter-stage Moon is high above. Do I have any excuses not to take a stab at photographing it?
Rising Moon Late Afternoon, Early November
I have been tracking the Great Square of Pegasus overhead.
Rising Moon and the Void
This picture was taken before my prior post, but I forgot to upload it earlier.