I once worked for a publisher who, too often, commented on a picture I made (with great risk to mind and body), “Well, I guess even a blind pig sometimes finds an acorn.”Last night I guess I was the pig. We’re camped on the outskirts of the Forillon NP on the tip of the Gaspe …
Last night was one of those times when an astro photographer with any sense would put his gear back in the car and go home. Well … I really wanted to get an image of the full moon because we only get a dozen a year—and you can’t count on that, given the weather and …
Imaging the International Space Station (ISS) is one of those targets plenty of astro photographers attempt—or would like to attempt. Success takes plenty of reliance on things over which we have no control. What we can do is map out the Station’s overpass track (248 miles overhead) and times (thanks to NASA), angle of the …
We have a trail camera set up on a tree in our yard to monitor creatures that raid our bird feeders—on a regular basis. We’re currently hosting a mama racoon (affectionally known as Fat Mama because of her girth) who shows up with three of her youngsters. We also have a family of skunks which …
Been a while since I made a run down to the Oak Hill. My goal was to get an image of the International Space Station crossing the Milky Way. I noodled it all out for a couple days and was pleased with the predicted weather forecasts. After greeting all my coyote buddies, with an Eastern …
In spite of the sultry temperatures here in the northeast, the strawberries are ripe. At least the Strawberry Moon is ripe. The first lesson most astro photographers learn in this part of the country is to shoot when the sky is clear ’cause it’s only gonna happen about 30% of the time. June 20, the …
Witt’s End 