Lucky Star Zooms Between Orion and The Pleiades

I don’t often set the alarm for 2:45am, but when I do it’s stellar! Man! 2020 so far has been a year of unprecedented bizarreness where real life has taken on the feel of a science fiction story. It’s only fitting that something good has come of it. I mean, afterall, we gotta do things… Continue reading Lucky Star Zooms Between Orion and The Pleiades

ISS Brightest Line Crossing the Night Sky

Watching the International Space Station zooming across the night sky is truly awe inspiring. Have you ever thought about the technical know-how required to build such a complex research station in space, not to mention the coordination and cooperation needed among peoples of different nations to achieve this feat? I find it fascinating! Last night… Continue reading ISS Brightest Line Crossing the Night Sky

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Milky Way First

My first foray into photographing the Milky Way ended up with a respectable image, but there’s lots more to learn! This shot was taken in our driveway about 11pm on 23 September 2017. If I waited a little longer the image could have been improved slightly just by having more time pass since the waning… Continue reading Milky Way First

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A Bokeh of Hearts for Valentines

Hearts aplenty, Valentines. LOVE is in the air! I can’t believe how much fun I had with this project, making custom bokeh lights – hearts just in time for Valentines. How do you make custom bokeh hearts? You need 3 things to make bokeh hearts appear in your photographs. 1. Point sources of light that… Continue reading A Bokeh of Hearts for Valentines

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