Chile

The young moon setting on the evening of April 20, 2015. The image is a 100 percent crop of a

My first attempt at the Trifid Nebula (or M20), a prominent object in the constellation Sagittarius. This nebula is a

Scorpius rising in all its glory. The bright "star" on the far left is actually not a star, but the

My analog Hasselblad performing under the starry skies of Chile.It's new moon and the observatory is buzzing.

Here are some images from the first multi-day horseback riding trip that I accompanied as a guide. Trying to take

A total lunar eclipse happened today, April 4, 2015, shortly before sunrise. The total phase lasted less than five minutes,

On March 24th the northern part of Chile was hit by intense rains and thunderstorms that lead to heavy mudflows.

A wonderful visit to Cerro Tololo together with Friedhelm and Horia, two astro-photographers from Germany. The site was quite spectacular,

An image of Omega Centauri, the largest - and in my view also the most beautiful - globular cluster in

My first try at a deep sky object, the Eta Carinae Nebula, a large and bright emission nebula located in