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…
Astro photography
Capturing The Valley: McGowan Cusp of Summer
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…
New Moon, Stars, Milky Way, The Pacific from Kauai
As the calendar on Kauai moved from April 20th to April 21st, The New phase of the Moon came into play. — Jeff’ Thoughts and Other Worthless Trivia — There is a satellite in the upper left center traveling towards towards the horizon. It is passing just below the tail of Scorpius. The big white Read More…