Starship Asterisk*

ISS pass over Lubbock, TX. It emerged from Earth's shadow from the north (left), passed very close to Albireo in Cygnus at center, then faded quickly into the Earth's shadow again to the west. Three 30-second shots layered together. Nikon D5100, Nikon 18-55mm @18mm, f/3.5,30 seconds. Mounted on a Vi...

The Sun and Moon usually get "squashed" when they approach the horizon, but I've never seen the either orb flatten as much as it did last Saturday night: http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7032/6787756363_e283241ea2.jpg The wide angle at bottom is taken with a 55mm lens when the Moon is a degre...

Jupiter-Venus-Moon on Jan 28, 2012
Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge, Muleshoe, Texas



Venus is just above the horizon, with the brilliant Moon at center and Jupiter at top, forming a string of pearls.

Sliver Moon and Venus Setting http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomheisey/sets/ Copyright: Tom Heisey http://spaceweather.com/submissions/pics/t/Tom-Heisey-6416148021_6ac0852c59_o_1322508738_med.jpg http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomheisey/6416148021 Nikon D5100, 8 sec, ISO 1600, F/5.6. The thin, new Moon...