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Starscapes and Astrophotography

Photos of the night sky
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  • Comet NEOWISE at Mono Lake

    Comet NEOWISE at Mono Lake

    Comet C/2020 F3 NEOWISE rises in the early morning sky above Mono Lake in eastern California in July 2020.

  • Abandoned Mine and Night Sky

    Abandoned Mine and Night Sky

    The night sky above an abandoned gold mine near Bridgeport, California

  • Solar Eclipse over the Lost River Range

    Solar Eclipse over the Lost River Range

    The solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 above the Lost River Range in central Idaho

  • Comet C/2020 F3 NEOWISE

    Comet C/2020 F3 NEOWISE

    A stack of 30 15-second exposures of Comet NEOWISE taken under a dark sky in rural central California in July 2020.

  • Black Rock Desert Milky Way

    Black Rock Desert Milky Way

    The Milky Way rises above the Black Rock Desert in northern Nevada

  • Point Sur Night Lights

    Point Sur Night Lights

    A variety of night lights seen at Point Sur, California. The zodiacal light in the sky to the west, blue bioluminescence in the waves, and the Point Sur Lighthouse.

  • Comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy

    Comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy

    A view of Comet Lovejoy near peak brightness in January 2015, as seen from Pinnacles National Park, CA. Stacked exposure processed in Nebulosity 3.

  • Milky Way and Bixby Bridge

    Milky Way and Bixby Bridge

    The Milky Way on a clear night, looking south from the Bixby Bridge on the Big Sur coast of California

  • Meteor above San Francisco

    Meteor above San Francisco

    An incredibly lucky shot of a meteor above San Francisco and the Golden Gate Bridge. I was taking a long exposure of the bridge, and by chance this meteor streaked through the frame.

  • Orion, Sirius, and Ocotillo Bush

    Orion, Sirius, and Ocotillo Bush

    Orion and Sirius rise behind an ocotillo bush in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park in California

  • Owens Valley Milky Way

    Owens Valley Milky Way

    The milky way rises above a dead bristlecone pine and the Owens Valley in eastern California.

  • Sierra Cabin, Milky Way, and Mars

    Sierra Cabin, Milky Way, and Mars

    Mars and the Milky Way rise above a cabin in the Sierra Nevada mountains

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    Black Rock Desert Milky Way
    Point Sur Night Lights
    Comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy