I tried to photograph the geostationary satellite eclipse but my computer was shut down by a windows update! I’ll try again another night, but I still got some great views of XM-3 and XM-5!

Trying out a new focal reducer I used the Orion nebula as a test subject and wow, it worked so much better than I expected!

After a cloudy and snowy winter I finally get a clear night to do some star trails. They don’t turn out great, but it feels good to get back outside again.

BBC Sky at Night Magazine is hosting the 2021 Astronomy Photographer of the Year awards, so I thought I might as well submit a few images. These are what I chose!

I was able to photograph a whole moon halo using my wife's iphone

I looked through all the images I took this year and picked out some of my favorites. This year was a rough year for all of us, but I think astronomy was a particularly bright point!

I finally found a dark moonless night to try and find Uranus for the first time!

I finally nailed the exposure settings for the ISS and got my clearest image yet!

I saw my first ever 22 degree halo around the moon so I got a quick cell phone photo!

I took advantage of a nice night to create a fifteen image mosaic of the moon

I finally compiled a full planetary map of Mars using photos taken from my backyard! This has been a project I’ve been thinking about for a long time and it feels great to see such wonderful results!

I continue to take photos of Mars to complete my map of the whole planet, and I'm finally getting my first glimpse of Olympus Mons!

Tonight is Mars opposition, when Mars is directly opposite the Sun from Earth’s vantage point. I took the opportunity to take another photo and get a little closer to finishing my map of Mars!

Tonight Earth and Mars are the closest they'll be as they pass one another in orbit, smile for your close up!

My first time getting the ISS in quite a while. Seeing wasn’t perfect, but it’s always a pleasure to see the ISS!

Looking at my most recent images of Mars I can see the planet getting bigger as it gets closer to Earth

My first time seeing the moon again in a long time, and my clearest view of Mars yet!

Using six of my Jupiter pictures this summer I was able to create a full map of the whole planet!

Finally getting a good view of the Great Red Spot this summer!

You never need a reason to go outside to see Mars!