Tag Archives: astrophotography

Lunar Eclipse

Posted on November 19, 2021 by imagesbytdashfield

We interrupt the previous post for this breaking news image. Was that dramatic enough? Anyway, this morning was the longest lunar eclipse this century. Actually, according to moon.nasa.gov… A lunar eclipse occurs when the Sun, Earth, and Moon align so … Continue reading →

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Goodnight Moon

Posted on October 21, 2021 by imagesbytdashfield

The book Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown and illustrated by Clement Hurd was first published in September 1947. It is a book that I’ve read to my children and then the grandchildren; a truly sweet and loving classic. But … Continue reading →

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Harvest almost full moon

Posted on September 21, 2021 by imagesbytdashfield

I took this photo the night before the moon was to be full. It rained on the full moon night and is due to rain (or at the least be very cloudy) for the next few nights. So it’s an … Continue reading →

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Pink Supermoon 2021

Posted on April 28, 2021 by imagesbytdashfield

The “Pink” Supermoon we recently had was the first of the only two supermoons we will see t his year. Supermoons are full moons that appear bigger in the sky than usual, though the difference may not be noticeable to … Continue reading →

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Waxing Gibbous Moon and the Planetary Conjunction

Posted on December 22, 2020 by imagesbytdashfield

Well it’s the planetary conjunction a day off anyway.  Yesterday it rained all day and part of the night so missed THE day for the conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn.  It was off and on cloudy all day until the … Continue reading →

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Moon still waxing and conjunction getting closer

Posted on December 20, 2020 by imagesbytdashfield

I didn’t think we’d have a chance of photographing anything today as it was very cloudy and threatening rain all day.  Then the weather started to taunt us with patches of light and blue sky before retreating to gloomy and … Continue reading →

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Waxing moon and not sensor dust

Posted on December 18, 2020 by imagesbytdashfield

Tonight actually turned out to be fairly clear so I went for it! What’s it you say?  The conjunction of the planets Saturn and Neptune which is supposed to be the best one in 800 years or so.  I tried … Continue reading →

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Halloween Moon

Posted on November 1, 2020 by imagesbytdashfield

It appeared low over the horizon with it’s yellowish cast looking like something that could’ve come right out of Charlie Brown’s The Great Pumpkin.  What was it? A confluence that hasn’t occurred since 1944 and will not again until 2039 … Continue reading →

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Sunsets, Sailboats and Neowise

Posted on July 20, 2020 by imagesbytdashfield

Astrophotography is something I never would have thought I’d become interested (fixated, thrilled by, enamored maybe even) in but it seems I have.  We’ve shot full moons including blue ones and a blood one.  There was the total eclipse in … Continue reading →

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What a difference a year makes

Posted on June 29, 2020 by imagesbytdashfield

Last year was a whirlwind of travel.  We were in airports so many times that we accumulated a ton of points that were going to be used for a new grand adventure for 2020.  As I recall we visited California, … Continue reading →

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