In addition to terrestrial photography, I greatly enjoy photographing the night sky with interesting landscapes. Below is a collection of landscape astrophotographs.
Full arch of the Milky Way
8 vertical images were stitched together to create this panorama of the Milky over Badwater in Death Valley National Park. The glow under the arch is Las Vegas over 100 miles away!
Milky Way rising
The Galactic Core of the Milky Way rising over the Badwater Basin in Death Valley National Park
Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS
Comet Tsuchinshan–ATLAS, also known as the Great Comet of 2024 and formally designated as C/2023 A3, is a comet from the Oort cloud discovered. This photograph was taken at the Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area near Marion, OH.
Entrance to The Wave and star trails
This photograph was taken at 2:30am in the entrance to The Wave., and the foreground was lit by 2 low leve LED panels. The star trails were created by 30, 3 minute exposures.
Rimrock Toadstools and stars
Rimrock Toadstools in southern Utah and the starry night sky
Rhyolite Star Trails
In Rhyolite Nevada, now a ghost town, the remains of the Cook Bank building was lit by a nearby street lit. The star trails were created by 30, 3-minute exposures