About two weeks ago, astronomers welcomed a new tool into their arsenal for studying the cosmos: the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile. The observatory houses the world’s largest digital camera, which photographs the sky every 40 seconds. According to the observatory’s website, the camera is the size of an SUV and captures images at …
Creedence Clearwater Revival started their 1969 hit “Bad Moon Rising” with the following lyrics: I see the bad moon arisingI see trouble on the wayI see earthquakes and lightnin’I see bad times today For many photographers, a full moon rising is an opportunity to photograph the lunar surface and incorporate the celestial body into landscapes. …
Last week, North America was graced with a lunar eclipse during the early morning hours of Friday, March 14, 2025. Professional landscape and astrophotographer Dan Zafra traveled from the southwestern United States to the Alaskan wilderness to photograph the lunar eclipse. Photography website PetaPixel published the article Photographer’s Once-in-a-Lifetime Shots of the Lunar Eclipse and …
Last year was a busy year for both the northern and southern lights, due to a flurry of electromagnetic energy from the sun. According to reports I read, the northern lights were visible as far south as my former home state of Indiana. So that marked one of two celestial events that I missed by …
Wednesday was the Lunar New Year which rang in the Year of the Snake. So it seems fitting to look at the sky for today’s blog post. I give you NGC 2264, also known as the Christmas Tree Cluster. This image was released just before Christmas on December 19, 2023, by NASA. NGC 2264 is …
The sun. We take for granted that it appears in the east, chases away the darkness, and then traverses the sky before setting (sometimes in immense, colorful glory) in the western sky. As a photographer, most of my photographs use illumination from this original, all-natural light source. Yet, as the lunar eclipse in the spring …
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