The Great Rift Rising Above Paac Kü̱vü̱hü̱’k

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by Dan Thompson | Aug 3, 2025 | POTW, The Night

Over the last several years, I’ve tried to do tighter night sky images from time to time because I really love how crazy the details are.  Sometimes I will compose around a particular object in the night sky, but...

Junked Cars Under the Stars

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by Dan Thompson | Jul 27, 2025 | POTW, The Night

Alright, I mentioned last week that the next couple of weeks would be a bit more technical, but I sincerely think there are interesting things to learn here, else I wouldn’t be sharing.  If you’re not into...

Gum Nebula Setting in Joshua Tree

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by Dan Thompson | Jul 20, 2025 | POTW, The Night

Nerd out time!  The next couple of weeks are going to be a bit more technical than normal, so if you’re just here for the pretty pictures – which I’m guessing is most of you? – then you can skip...

Cook’n up the galaxy

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by Dan Thompson | Jul 13, 2025 | POTW, The Night

Perhaps just as surprising as old cars out in the middle of the desert, is a 50’s era oven riddled with bullet holes.  Well, maybe the bullet holes are not all that unexpected given the location, but the oven...

Night at the Joshua Tree Junkyard

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by Dan Thompson | Jul 6, 2025 | POTW, The Night

An ode to the weird things you see in the desert. For the last several years, I’ve made it a point to get out to Joshua Tree National Park to meet up with my buddy Mark for a long weekend of night photography out...