Cygnus Setting Among the Dunes

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by Dan Thompson | Feb 1, 2026 | POTW, The Night

More dunes! Last week’s Picture of the Week featured Orion rising over the dunes, and this week’s features Cygnus setting.  This week’s image features the same filters I discussed in my Cygnus image a...

Orion Rising Above the Dunes

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by Dan Thompson | Feb 1, 2026 | POTW, The Night

By now you’ve hopefully seen some of my posts of these dunes out in the Mojave (here, here, and here), but hopefully you’re not tired of hearing about them!  After having gone there for the first time back...

Cygnus Setting Among the Layers of the Bullion

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by Dan Thompson | Feb 1, 2026 | POTW, The Night

Happy snow day everyone!  I don’t know if where you are there is snow today, but as I look out my window here at our house in East Tennessee, the ground is covered in about 4 inches. Moving on to this...

Mysteries in the Desert

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by Dan Thompson | Jan 25, 2026 | POTW, The Night

Alright true crime fans, I’ve got a mystery for you (full disclosure, I have no reason to believe a crime was committed)!  I’ve mentioned many times on my blog that you see some weird stuff in the desert,...

Remnants in Joshua Tree

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by Dan Thompson | Jan 18, 2026 | POTW, The Night

Joshua Tree National Park, and the broader Mojave desert, are littered with remnants of the past.  Remnants from the gold, silver, and copper rushes, even remnants of World War II, in Patton’s desert training...