One of the Usual Suspects
Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is a surprise visitor to heavenly sky above Earth. It was discovered in 2023 by observers in China’s Tsuchinshan “Purple Mountain” operation and South Africa’s Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS). Thus the name. Linda and my neighbor Jack decided to take in a flyby of Tsuchinshan-ATLAS from the front yard of our Read More…
The Super Blue Moon recently presented itself to the Dark Skies Reserve of Idaho (August 2023). The event was nothing short of spectacular. The Super Blue Moon is a rare occurrence on earth. A Super Blue Moon event is such when the moon is closest to earth, the moon is Full and it is the Read More…
Successfully completing springtime photo-shoots in Idaho has been tough in 2023. Why? The weather has not been cooperating. Weather in the Wood River, and Salmon River basins in 2023 has been more like the late 1980’s and 1990’s. In other words – wet with great variability. The 2000’s have proven to be much warmer and Read More…