Super Moon Video
Video of last night’s Super Moon 07-02-2023. A Super Moon is when the Moon moves in it’s orbit closer in distance to the Earth. Here at approximately 225,000 miles. Palm Springs California.
Sunspots 06-28-2023
The Sun photographed this morning. The large sunspot region indentified as AR3354, which has exhibited substantial growth. In the last 24 hours it has produced 8 solar flares. Palm Springs California.
Sunspots 06-27-2023
Sunspot activity this morning with a large region that produced 8 solar flares and a minor radio blackout over the Atlantic Ocean north of Puerto Rico. Palm Springs California
Moon 06-26-2023
The Moon last night in Waxing Gibbous phase only a few days from a Super Moon. Distance to Earth here at 244,809,600 miles. Palm Springs California.
Moon 06-25-2023
The Moon in the Waxing Crescent phase. Photographed last night 06-25-2023. Palm Springs California.
Sunspots 06-25-2023
Sunspots today Sunday, June 25 2023. Sunspot activity was high with 14 active regions in the last 24 hours. It looks like many had rotated out of view before I photographed the Sun this morning. Palm Springs California.
Sunspots 06-22-2023
Sunspots this morning 06-22-2023 with moderate solar activity. Solar activity yesterday was reported to be high but clouds and haze kept me from photographing. Palm Springs California.
Increased Sunspot Activity
Increased sunspot activity as compared to earlier this week. Photographed this morning 06-17-2023 in Palm Springs California.
Photography Beginnings
The beginnings of my photography has it’s roots in my interest in Astronomy. In 1964 I became a member of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, founded in 1889. I had built my own 8 inch reflector telescope on an equatorial mount and used a 35mm Miranda camera to shoot through it. Coming full circle I am now interested in Astrophotography again.
Cold Moon 2020
The last full Moon of the year 2020, photographed December 29. Known as the “Cold Moon” because it occurs in the Winter of December. The camera was a Fujifilm X-H1 and the XF100-400 lens.
Half Moon
Half Moon on the evening of the Winter Solstice 2020. Fujifilm X-H1 camera and XF100-400 lens.
Morning Moon
The Moon photographed in the morning at 8:04am on November 4 2020 here in Palm Springs from my backyard. Fujifilm X-H1 camera and the Fujifilm XF100-400 lens, handheld.
Actually it was shooting photographs through my homemade eight inch reflecting telescope at the night skies back when I was 12 years old that really got me first interested in photography. Back then I had a Miranda 35mm camera that I had bought for $35.00. Funny thing that I remember.
I was the youngest member ever of the Astronomical Society Of The Pacific.
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