Category: Astronomy

Yosemite Annular Eclipse 2012 Report

Yosemite Annular Eclipse 2012 Report

May 21, 2012 | Comments (0)

Because I had to work, I could not go to any really cool spots like Mono Lake, Reno, or Tuolumne Meadows for the Eclipse.  And because I didn’t have a variable neutral density filter, I couldn’t take any shots of the eclipse itself!  But since I work at Glacier Point in Yosemite, I did have [...]

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Photo of the Day: The View From Above by Tony Immoos

Photo of the Day: The View From Above by Tony Immoos

August 30, 2010 | Comments (0)

Even in Yosemite there’s light pollution.

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Mono Lake Timelapse (video) by SCIENTIFANTASTIC

Mono Lake Timelapse (video) by SCIENTIFANTASTIC

July 21, 2010 | Comments (0)

So many stars. You’re going to want to see this.

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Biggest Full Moon of the Year Tonight

Biggest Full Moon of the Year Tonight

January 29, 2010 | Comments (1)

The full moon will appear it’s largest tonight, Friday 29, 2010. Photo by R. Kurtz. If you love photographing Yosemite’s majestic cliffs and waterfalls at night tonight may be a great night to do some shooting, if the clouds don’t get in the way. Tonight the moon will be closest in it’s orbit to the [...]

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Star Bright, Star Light, First Star I See Tonight

Star Bright, Star Light, First Star I See Tonight

September 15, 2009 | Comments (0)

Photo courtesy NPS. One of the things I hear from people who’ve just experienced their first night in Yosemite is, “God I can’t believe how many stars there are here!” The stars are exactly the same as where you live, we just don’t have as much light pollution drowning out their light. In fact, Tuolumne [...]

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Don’t Miss Tonight’s Meteor Shower

Don’t Miss Tonight’s Meteor Shower

August 11, 2009 | Comments (1)

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