Two Days and Two Nights at Ghost Ranch, New Mexico | May 21-23, 2023
Beautiful red rock cliffs, high desert/plateau landscape, nice dark skies with no light pollution… Toto, I don’t think we’re in the Mojave Desert anymore… Date: May 21-23, 2023 Location: Ghost Ranch, New Mexico Time 22:00-4:00 (UTC-6) Weather Periods between Clear … Continue reading Two Days and Two Nights at Ghost Ranch, New Mexico | May 21-23, 2023
Chipping Away The Leftover Messier Collection – Joshua Tree National Park | April 21-22, 2023
Date: April 21-22, 2023 Location: Cottonwood Spring, Joshua Tree National Park Time 20:00-2:00 (UTC-7) Weather clear with light breeze; 60°- 40° F Bortle Scale 3 Elevation 3,000 ft Landscape High Desert Equipment Used At first, the night did not go … Continue reading Chipping Away The Leftover Messier Collection – Joshua Tree National Park | April 21-22, 2023
A Galaxy and a Dwarf Planet – Joshua Tree National Park | March 24-25, 2023
The “wet season” of 2022 into 2023 had an unusually HIGH amount of rain this time around, which meant more days of poor weather, making trips out to the deep sky hard to plan. This trip was during a break … Continue reading A Galaxy and a Dwarf Planet – Joshua Tree National Park | March 24-25, 2023
My top 2022 Astro Photos
Just like prior posts showcasing 2017-2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021 this post looks back at the year 2022, and all of my adventures with a telescope and/or a camera! This year wasn’t as plentiful as 2021, but we can blame … Continue reading My top 2022 Astro Photos
Two Opposite Lunar Eclipse Experiences in 2022 – Los Angeles, CA
During the tetrad period of 2021-2022 where we saw 4 total lunar eclipses within two years over Greater Los Angeles, each one had a different experience. The two for 2022 had total opposites! Date: May 15, 2022 | November 8, … Continue reading Two Opposite Lunar Eclipse Experiences in 2022 – Los Angeles, CA
The Return of the Astro Imager – Joshua Tree National Park | October 27, 2022
After months of bad weather every new moon AND stupid high gas prices… blame who you will on that one… I finally returned to do what I do best! Date: October 27-28, 2022 Location: Cottonwood Spring, Joshua Tree National Park … Continue reading The Return of the Astro Imager – Joshua Tree National Park | October 27, 2022
Planetary “Alignments”
Ever so often, you hear news about planetary alignments in the sky, and there is a good reason for it – several of the brightest planets are appearing to be aligned in the sky, or IN LINE with each other … Continue reading Planetary “Alignments”
Messier Hunting and a Coma Cluster – Joshua Tree National Park, April 4, 2022
Imagine three astronomy apps telling you it will be clear only to drive 100 miles and see high altitude clouds covering your sky… how would you react? What would be your instinct? Well, on this night, my instincts served me … Continue reading Messier Hunting and a Coma Cluster – Joshua Tree National Park, April 4, 2022
Adding to the Messier Collection – Rice, CA, March 1-2, 2022
After a period of inactivity due to poor weather and other circumstances for a few months, I was back at it out in the California desert on a planned mission to do two things: 1 – shoot over a dozen … Continue reading Adding to the Messier Collection – Rice, CA, March 1-2, 2022
My top 2021 Astro Photos
Just like prior posts showcasing 2017-2018, 2019, and 2020, this post looks back at the year 2021, and all of my adventures with a telescope and/or a camera! As always, here are some honorable mentions, since choosing just 10 from … Continue reading My top 2021 Astro Photos
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