From the 'You can always learn something new department'... Like many photographers I often find myself on the receiving end of various photography-related questions:  how to do something, what equipment to buy, why something or other didn't work, and… more »

Inspired by my bud Karabouzoukli I shot this last night.  Handheld. more »

About a month ago there were news stories announcing there'd be a huge flare-up in the solar wind that creates the northern lights.  So naturally enough like a big dope I went out with my camera and wasted half a night looking up at absolutely nothing. … more »

You've been waiting anxiously, haven't you, wondering who would win the various categories of Astronomy Photographer of the Year.  Okay, you probably haven't, but the winners did a remarkable job,  especially considering they're mostly amateurs and they… more »

Not the Roman god, the planet.  Courtesy of the University of Arizona, 236 incredible views. more »

For absolutely no other reason than I like space stuff I thought I'd mention that the mysterious hexagon on Saturn has now been partially modeled on earth.  If only I had a telephoto big enough to let me see the original. more »