What Resides Above

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by Dan Thompson | Oct 1, 2023 | POTW, The Night

If you’ve been a reader of my blog for any amount of time, you’ve likely heard me talk about – bemoan – light pollution.  Generally speaking, when I shoot nightscapes I try to really minimize...

Zeta Ophiuchus Setting Over Townsend

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by Dan Thompson | Sep 24, 2023 | POTW, The Night

Welcome back everyone!  Last week I wrapped up my series of images from my time out west this past Spring, but I wanted to continue the night theme for the next few weeks.  This Milky Way season has been unfortunately...

The Milky Way Rising Over the Superstitions

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by Dan Thompson | Sep 17, 2023 | POTW, The Night

The Lost Dutchman State Park, and the public lands surrounding it, is one of my favorite places to go while I’m out in Phoenix.  The Superstition Mountains are really interesting, and serve as a great backdrop...

Is There Anybody Out There?

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by Dan Thompson | Sep 10, 2023 | POTW, The Night

As someone who is a bit of a space nerd, a visit out to the National Radio Astronomy Observatory has been high on my list for a while.  The “Very Large Array” (VLA for short) is quite the spectacle, with...