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7/5/19: ‘Rainbow’ Airglow and Blue Jets imaged from Independence Pass, CO

The image: ‘Rainbow’ Airglow and Blue Jets imaged from Independence Pass, CO Every once in awhile you’re out shooting and you capture something unusual. One of the primary reasons I enjoy capturing images of the […]

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April 2018: Zodiacal Light and Gegenschein (panorama)

In my quest to optimally process a sequence of images of Zodiacal Light and the Gegenschein in order to try and reveal the interplanetary dust in between, this time I instead used PTgui to assemble […]

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2018 Geminid Meteor Shower over Nathrop Colorado

Image: Geminid Meteor Shower over Nathrop, Colorado Although the Geminids are widely regarded as one of the best and most consistent meteor showers of the year, due to the meteor shower falling near the winter […]

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11/7/18: Washington DC trip

Couple of images from our trip to DC, more images here.

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8/12/18: Perseid Meteor over Aphrodite, Canyonlands N.P., UT

The image: Perseid Meteor over Canyonlands National Park, Utah. Once again dealing with a fire smoke-filled atmosphere in CO, I made a game-day decision to depart Great Sand Dunes and head to Taylor Canyon for […]

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8/11/18: Great Sand Dunes Panorama

Quick camping trip to Great Sand Dunes, just prior to Perseids peak.      

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7/12/18: A night up on Webster Pass

After my last two ‘new moon’ trips having been snuffed out by the abundantly incessant wildfires throughout the West, the air finally cleared for about 36 hours so I ran up to Webster Pass (12,103′ […]

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5/28/18: Finally a Family White Rim Trip!

After doing several laps of the White Rim both solo and with mountain biking friends, I finally got the opportunity to host my own family for a 4-day MTB trip! Due to so many recent […]

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5/17/18: Ridgway and Red Mountain Pass, CO

After spending so much time in the desert this spring, it was finally time to head upward, and the San Juans are always my mountain range of choice. A quick stop in Ridgway with dynamic […]

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5/16/18: Milky Way over Comb Ridge, UT

The image: Milky Way over Comb Ridge. I’ve spent quite a bit of time in the desert under various phases of the moon lately, and Father Sky never seems to disappoint. This last new moon […]

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5/15/18: Milky Way at Moki Dugway, UT

Moki Dugway, on Utah State Route 261, runs between Natural Bridges National Monument and off the edge of Cedar Mesa down into Mexican Hat, UT. It is not a road that is frequently traveled due […]

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5/14/18: Zodiacal Light & Gegenschein from Mexican Hat, UT

As an illustration of just how dark it was during this New Moon cycle, on 5/14/18 I was camping at Goosenecks State Park and captured a test panorama sequence to look at Zodiacal Light, which […]