Moonlight Serenade
"Moonlight Serenade" - the nearly-full Harvest Moon rises over downtown Seattle, - as viewed from nearby Bainbridge Island, about 7 miles across Puget Sound.
It's that time of the month again.... Nearly-full moon rising over Seattle and the Cascade Mountains tonight. Distances? Dock pilings: 150 yards, downtown Seattle: 7 miles, mountains: 30 miles, moon: 238,000 miles. Now you know!
Moon Ships
Nearly-full moon rising over some heavy traffic out in Puget Sound, just after sunset.
The Milky Way rises above lavender fields on San Juan Island, Washington.
A comet visits a lavender farm in the middle of the night. San Juan Island, Washington. #CometNEOWISE
Night Visitor
Comet NEOWISE over lavender fields on San Juan Island in Washington state.
A beautiful night on Washington's San Juan Island. Comet NEOWISE at the Lime Kiln Point lighthouse. #CometNEOWISE
Point No Point lighthouse with Comet NEOWISE above it - near Hansville, Washington.
What time is it? Comet time! A large sundial clock here on Bainbridge Island marks the passage of Comet NEOWISE last night.
Here's a close-up view of Comet NEOWISE from a couple nights ago. Quite visible to the naked eye, despite a lot of light pollution this close to Seattle. To create this image I "averaged" 20 identical exposures to cut thru the light pollution & reduce noise. Look closely, and you can just *barely* see the secondary faint blue "ion tail" above the bright main dust tail. #CometNEOWISE
Excellent comet viewing tonight after sunset! Just got home, downloaded photos, and quickly edited this image of Comet NEOWISE over the Eagle Harbor ferry dock here on Bainbridge Island. #CometNEOWISE
Comet NEOWISE over Washington State Ferry on Bainbridge Island.
Worth getting up early for - Comet Neowise over Mount Baker at 3:15am this morning!
Milky Way over Lime Kiln lighthouse last night. Lots of light pollution from Victoria (right) and Port Angeles (left) - but it turned out better than I feared.
Milky Way over the Cattle Point Light on San Juan Island, Washington
Astronomical Twilight
Did you know there are actually three different phases of twilight? Civil Twilight is immediately after sunset. Nautical Twilight comes next when it's just dark enough to see the stars (think old-time navigation). Then Astronomical Twilight, which looks quite dark to the naked eye but still not as dark as it can get. In this photo of the Cattle Point Light during Astronomical Twilight, the Milky Way is just starting to be visible. Another 20 minutes and it was totally dark.
A wider view of last night's Hunter Moon rising over Point No Point lighthouse.
Hunter moon rising tonight, over Point No Point lighthouse near Hansville, WA.
Milky Way over sea stacks - Ruby Beach, Olympic National Park
Galactic Plane
The Milky Way lines up almost exactly with one of the sea stacks at Ruby Beach, in Olympic National Park.
Camping under the Milky Way!
Just another beautiful night, somewhere in Utah...
Crossing Arches
Milky Way rishing behind Hickman Natural Bridge, in Capitol Reef National Park.
River of Light
Clear Utah night skies reveal the Milky Way in all its splendor, rising over Chimney Rock in Capitol Reef National Park.
Star trails above campsite. San Rafael Swell, Utah.
Goblin Galaxy
Midnight in Goblin Valley! The night sky looking toward the north arm of the Milky Way, with Andromeda Galaxy visible just right of the tallest spire.
Wild Horse Butte in Goblin Valley State Park, with the Milky Way rising overhead.
Milky Way and Meteor
Night vista with our galaxy rising over the San Rafael Swell countryside in central Utah. Fortunate to catch a meteor in this frame.
Super Blood Wolf Moon! Don't remember all these moon names when I was younger - I think the Moon has hired much better marketing people since then. Got lucky with some breaks in the clouds tonight...
Canadian Auroras
Timelapse video of Aurora Borealis in Whitehorse and Nunavut, Canada.
Aurora Borealis, Ennadai Lake, Nunavut Territories
Aurora Borealis over Arctic Haven Lodge - Ennadai Lake, Nunavut Territories
Aurora Borealis -Ennadai Lake, Nunavut Territories
Gateway to the Northern Lights
Aurora Borealis & wooden gate - Arctic Haven Lodge, Ennadai Lake, Nunavut Territories
Aurora Borealis, Cameron River Crossing Territorial Park - Yellowknife, Canada
Full moon rising behind the Space Needle's observation deck.
Bullseye
The Space Needle scores a bullseye, skewering the rising full moon.
Night Cave
Sandstone sea caves and Milky Way near Shipwreck Beach in Poipu - Kauai, Hawaii.
Milky Way and rock formations along the beach - Poipu,Kauai.
Big Arch, Little Arch
Milky Way rising above a sea arch in Poipu, Kauai. This was just after moonset where I was standing - but the tops of the distant clouds are still brightly lit by moonlight, in this 30-second exposure.
Super Moon rolling down a ski jump.
Super Moon rising over freight train
Seattle Moonrise
Harvest moon, rising over Seattle skyline.
