The Gum Nebula Rising Over Townsend

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by Dan Thompson | Mar 23, 2025 | POTW, The Night

While the summer Milky Way (as seen from the Northern Hemisphere) seems to capture most people’s attention, and is frankly far easier to photograph, there are some absolutely humongous and interesting structures...

Blue Hole Falls at Night

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by Dan Thompson | Mar 16, 2025 | POTW, The Night

I’m always up for a bit of adventure, but on this occasion I started feeling like maybe I’d bit off more than I could chew!  I mentioned a couple weeks ago about the park roads being closed – an issue...

Swinging Under the Stars in the Snow

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by Dan Thompson | Mar 9, 2025 | POTW, The Night

I don’t know about you, but I’m counting down the days till the official start of spring – as ever, I’m ready for winter to be over!  That said, we have had a few nice snows this year (and by...

Frozen Spruce Flats Falls – at Night!

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by Dan Thompson | Mar 2, 2025 | POTW, The Night

It’s not every day you get to see a frozen waterfall!  In fact for me, it had been years!  Back in January we had a string of below freezing days that followed a light snowfall.  The Smokies were closed for days...

Driving Towards the Seagull Nebula

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by Dan Thompson | Feb 23, 2025 | POTW, The Night

This week we’re continuing an exploration of the Foothills Parkway, but with a slightly deeper view than the previous two images.  I’ve wanted to shoot this section of the road for a while – I just...