This was taken on 2026-05-23 19:23. It produced with about 250 frames stacked for noise and seeing stabilization. I really enjoy the contrast of the flat lava flow areas compared the meteorite riddled crater areas. On this day with a distance of 236,807 miles from earth, the light striking the moon and getting to my camera only took 1.3 seconds. The diameter of the Moon is only 2,159 miles while the distance from California to Maine is 3,265 miles...
The Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex is a complex of interstellar clouds with different nebulae, particularly a dark nebula which is centered 1° south of the star ρ Ophiuchi, which it among others extends to, of the constellation Ophiuchus. At an estimated distance of about 460 light years. This photo was taken with 375 subframes and 60 flats and 60 darks each for 30 seconds.
This comet is called Lemmon because the Observatory on top of Mount Lemmon located in Tucson Arizona, was the first to observe it. The tail is orange for the same reason sunsets are orange and red, as this comet was close to horizon when I photographed it. The reason the stars are streaked is I had my telescope hold steady on the comet which was moving against the stars. This photo is stacked by 158 frames of 8 seconds each.
Day two at Glacier Chalet started with a hike but not before we got to meet the mule train that transports propane for boiling water and removes the minimal refuse we are allow to create
Backyard visitor - small beak large talons - all pinch no bark... This goshawk is small compared to the usual Redtail or Harris hawks we usually see.
Last night the weather parted and left a clearing right on the Moon at about 1/4th into the eclipse. That clearing grew as the eclipse progressed. nearing the end of the eclipse the clouds started to come back - surreal.
