Out of this World

Perseid Meteors and One Sporadic

A beautiful meteor display is put on each summer courtesy of comet Swift–Tuttle. I observed the shower from my home in the suburbs of Richmond VA and despite the moderate light pollution thoroughly enjoyed the the show. This photography is a composite of 24 of the brightest meteors images taken during a two hour time span in the early morning hours of Aug 12, 2016. Following the direction from which meteors appear to originate shows the radiant point in the constellation Perseus for all but the one sporadic meteor (top left).

Till the End of Time

1:30am on a clear moonless night. A small lake in central Virginia reflect the Milky Way and countless stars in this dream-like nightscape.

Turn Turn Turn

Circumpolar stars trails - This image represents one hour and eight minutes of earth rotation. 730 exposures stacked using StarStax. Each exposure was 5 second | ISO 1000 | F1.4 | 24mm | Nikon D810.

Total Solar Eclipse 2017

The solar eclipse of August 21, 2017, dubbed "The Great American Eclipse" by the media, was a total eclipse visible within a path across the entire contiguous United States, passing from the Pacific to the Atlantic coasts. I captured this shot with my daughter MK near Hartville, Wyoming.

Lunar Eclipse and Super Moon

From Hatteras Island, NC USA - Sept 27, 2015

Long Milky Way

The summer Milky Way from Sagittarius to the northern reaches of Cygnus the swan. Powhatan Virginia.

Field of View

View of the total solar eclipse and our roadside observing location taken on August 21st 2017 with my daughter Mary Kathryne near Hartville Wyoming

Orion Spring

Orion (center left) and the other brilliant winter constellations ride low in the west after sunset, making way for the relatively demure star patterns of the spring sky. Budding trees frame this early spring star-field featuring the three belt stars of Orion, and the two red giant stars, Betelgeuse - Alpha Orionis (top center) and Aldebaran - Alpha Tauri (top right) glowing orange against the bluish night sky along with some passing high clouds. APoD for March 26, 2015

Just the right fit

The title “just the right fit” refers to how closely matched the apparent size of the Moon and Sun are. So much so that solar flares and prominences are visible near the sun's surface during the total eclipse when seen from just the right location, at just the right time on the earth's surface. A truly remarkable astronomical coincidence. 2017 total solar #eclipse Hartville Wyoming USA

False Dawn

Ground fog and low clouds reflecting street lights give a false dawn look to the southern sky in this long exposure of the Milky Way taken during the 2015 Perseid meteor shower - Powhatan Virginia.

Golden Full Moon

2016 Supermoon, this full moon is also called the Beaver moon and Frosty Moon. The biggest and brightest full moon in nearly 70 years - This particular supermoon experience is extra rare: It’s the closest full moon since 1948.

Shoreline of the Universe

A black and white view of the night sky I recently took from atop the dune line looking out over the shoreline of the Atlantic - Hatteras Island, North Carolina USA. Featured on NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day site: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap140920.html This monochrome image reminds me of the 1950's sci-fi movie genre and could have been titled "It Came From Beyond the Dunes". It also brings to mind the long history of monochromatic astrophotography. One way astronomers use #monochrome photography today is by taking a series of images through RGB filters and then combine them to create a color image.

Edge of the World

A conceptional look at where the world ends and space begins. A tree lined horizon glows orange after sunset while Comet Pan-STARRS (C/2011 L4) and the crescent Moon (looks full because of Earthshine) shine in the twilight sky filled with stars. #conceptcollab #space #sky #moon #crescent #comet #horizon #stars #dust #night

closest heavenly body

waxing gibbous moon

Stars Over Hatteras

The Milky Way and beach cottages on Hatteras Island - Outer Banks of North Carolina #OBX

Crescent Moon & Venus

Tendrils of Time

A view of the Milky Way centered along the border of constellations Scorpius and Sagittarius. Dark tendril like dust lanes are woven among the seemingly endless number of stars round the center of our Galaxy. Hatteras Island, NC, USA

Last Night Under the Milky Way

On a night in late May the weather cooperated but the meteors didn't. Lots of people turned out to view the Camelopardalids Meteor Shower, a handful of Richmond Astronomical Society members and perhaps 25 or so Richmond Photography Meetup Group Members. For several hours we had our own mini star party! While most everyone enjoyed the dark skies the meteor shower was a no show. Fortunately the stars were spectacular and much observing and photography ensued.

Lunar Eclipse Star Field

The totally eclipsed moon with a starry background of the constellation Pisces, courtesy of a 15 second exposure at ISO 6400. Many other constellations are repesented here including Cetus, Capracorn, and Piscis Austrinus which includes the bright star Fomalhaut (bottom left). Taken from the Outer Banks of North Carolina, USA