Planetary Alignment
Last night, I was lucky and was able to photograph three of the five naked-eye planets that can be seen
Moon Antares Occultation
A beautiful occultation of Antares by the moon was visible in this part of Chile in the early morning of
Crepuscular Rays
On February 1, 2025, I aimed for the close conjunction of the crescent moon with the planet Venus. But to
Another naked-eye comet from Chile
Last night I was lucky and caught comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) from the Obstech El Sauce Observatory. In fact, I
Naked-eye comet from Chile
The comet C/2023 A3 was discovered by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) telescope in South Africa on February
Ready for the Night
Tonight I had the distinct pleasure of watching the sunset at the Obstech El Sauce Observatory. While the telescopes were
Lunar occultation of Jupiter
In the evening hours of February 22 we could observe a lunar occultation of the planet Jupiter. Shortly after sunset,
Heavenly Rendezvous
Tonight, I had the opportunity to catch the heavenly rendezvous of Venus and Saturn with the young waxing crescent moon.
Moon-Mercury Conjunction
On August 29th Mercury and the thin waxing crescent moon met up for a lovely celestial show. The view from
Planetary party
*Update: My image of the planetary lineup was chosen by NASA as their astronomy picture of the day (APOD) for