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On the morning of July 20, 2025 the Moon passed through the Pleiades star cluster. It was a slow motion event, each frame here was separated by 30 seconds and I captured about an hour and 45 minutes of footage. I got a little dew on the lens toward the end as I forgot a dew heater strap.
July 23, 2025 at 11:08 PM
On the morning of July 20, 2025 the Moon passed through the Pleiades star cluster. It was a slow motion event, each frame here was separated by 30 seconds and I captured about an hour and 45 minutes of footage. I got a little dew on the lens toward the end as I forgot a dew heater strap.
I visited Stout’s Point on Petit Jean Mountain on July 10 to shoot the full “Buck” Moon rising in twilight. I was not disappointed and will try it again.
July 23, 2025 at 11:06 PM
I visited Stout’s Point on Petit Jean Mountain on July 10 to shoot the full “Buck” Moon rising in twilight. I was not disappointed and will try it again.
Lightning last night
Lightning from the River Ridge Observatory 6/8/2025
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June 8, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Lightning last night
Wednesday after work, I hopped in the car and hightailed it to Bridal Veil Falls in Heber Springs. After all the rain over the weekend, I figured it was at or past peak. This was probably the most water I’ve seen there.
June 1, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Wednesday after work, I hopped in the car and hightailed it to Bridal Veil Falls in Heber Springs. After all the rain over the weekend, I figured it was at or past peak. This was probably the most water I’ve seen there.
I went to the far end of Lake Maumelle to shoot the sunrise Sunday morning. I was surprised to see lightning on the way. The rapidly approaching thunderstorm made for some needed drama.
May 18, 2025 at 2:22 PM
I went to the far end of Lake Maumelle to shoot the sunrise Sunday morning. I was surprised to see lightning on the way. The rapidly approaching thunderstorm made for some needed drama.
It's been a while since I shot a sunrise. The crack of dawn has been getting earlier and earlier for several weeks. This is from Loon Point on Lake Maumelle.
May 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM
It's been a while since I shot a sunrise. The crack of dawn has been getting earlier and earlier for several weeks. This is from Loon Point on Lake Maumelle.
Friday night at Lake Sylvia State Park. #Nightscape #Arkansas
March 22, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Friday night at Lake Sylvia State Park. #Nightscape #Arkansas
I went for the sunrise, which was meh, so I shot the setting Moon instead. Petit Jean Mountain. #Photography #Arkansas
March 16, 2025 at 11:05 PM
I went for the sunrise, which was meh, so I shot the setting Moon instead. Petit Jean Mountain. #Photography #Arkansas
The Lunar Eclipse was clouded out here so here's an image of the Witch Head Nebula that I shot over two nights last month instead. That bright star is Rigel but the nebula is to the west of Rigel and facing east. From our point of view, the witch head is upside down so this image is too.
March 15, 2025 at 10:50 AM
The Lunar Eclipse was clouded out here so here's an image of the Witch Head Nebula that I shot over two nights last month instead. That bright star is Rigel but the nebula is to the west of Rigel and facing east. From our point of view, the witch head is upside down so this image is too.
Thanks to my friend, Bo Edwards, I was able to shoot my first ISS transit of the Moon Sunday night. The entire event took about half a second to happen and this video is made up of 18 frames, slowed down a lot. The video is not as sharp as I'd like but that's what they make next times for.
March 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Thanks to my friend, Bo Edwards, I was able to shoot my first ISS transit of the Moon Sunday night. The entire event took about half a second to happen and this video is made up of 18 frames, slowed down a lot. The video is not as sharp as I'd like but that's what they make next times for.
Two day old crescent Moon from Saturday evening. 400mm prime lens on a Canon T8i.
March 5, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Two day old crescent Moon from Saturday evening. 400mm prime lens on a Canon T8i.
The Coma Star Cluster or Berenice's Hair
2/28/2025 The Coma Star Cluster - JamesDixon.us
I’m not a big fan of open star clusters. These loose aggregations of dozens of stars tend to be a little boring. This one, however, has some history behind it. Originally, it represented the tail of L...
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March 5, 2025 at 12:48 AM
The Coma Star Cluster or Berenice's Hair
RFK Jr doesn't even believe his own BS. He was against vaccines until he was for them. For the record, vaccines save lives.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. Urges Parents to Consider Measles Shot
Amid a Texas measles outbreak that has reached just under 150 documented cases, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is calling on all parents to discuss measles vaccination ...
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March 5, 2025 at 12:29 AM
RFK Jr doesn't even believe his own BS. He was against vaccines until he was for them. For the record, vaccines save lives.
The Dolphin Head Nebula is a cosmic bubble in the constellation of Canis Major, a little south of Sirius. The nebula is being “inflated” by the intense stellar wind from a “Wolf-Rayet” star in it’s center. Here it is "looking" up at an open star cluster called M41.
March 3, 2025 at 2:13 AM
The Dolphin Head Nebula is a cosmic bubble in the constellation of Canis Major, a little south of Sirius. The nebula is being “inflated” by the intense stellar wind from a “Wolf-Rayet” star in it’s center. Here it is "looking" up at an open star cluster called M41.
The Pleiades star cluster is overhead at sunset now, which means they will exit the evening sky before you know it. Time to shoot them or wait a few months and get up early.
This was made from two nights imaging and about 64 three-minute subs.
This was made from two nights imaging and about 64 three-minute subs.
March 1, 2025 at 9:38 PM
The Pleiades star cluster is overhead at sunset now, which means they will exit the evening sky before you know it. Time to shoot them or wait a few months and get up early.
This was made from two nights imaging and about 64 three-minute subs.
This was made from two nights imaging and about 64 three-minute subs.
Here is an image of NGC 6820 and NGC 6823 in the constellation of Vulpecula. I shot this in early October but mislabeled it. So I set it aside until I could identify it. This image was created from 3 hours of 5 minute individual frames from the River Ridge Observatory.
February 25, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Here is an image of NGC 6820 and NGC 6823 in the constellation of Vulpecula. I shot this in early October but mislabeled it. So I set it aside until I could identify it. This image was created from 3 hours of 5 minute individual frames from the River Ridge Observatory.
A view of the Maumelle River at Pinnacle Mountain State Park on a cold Sunday morning. #LandscapePhotography #Arkansas
February 23, 2025 at 11:34 PM
A view of the Maumelle River at Pinnacle Mountain State Park on a cold Sunday morning. #LandscapePhotography #Arkansas
A very foggy morning at Two Rivers Park. #LandscapePhotography #Arkansas
February 20, 2025 at 11:42 AM
A very foggy morning at Two Rivers Park. #LandscapePhotography #Arkansas
February 20, 2025 at 11:40 AM
I know this image looks over processed but it’s not. It was really like that. I went to North Shore Landing, where it was 27F that morning. I was greeted with dense fog. As I left, the Sun had risen enough to start to burn through it. #LandscapePhotography #Arkansas
February 20, 2025 at 11:38 AM
I know this image looks over processed but it’s not. It was really like that. I went to North Shore Landing, where it was 27F that morning. I was greeted with dense fog. As I left, the Sun had risen enough to start to burn through it. #LandscapePhotography #Arkansas
August sunrise from Lake Maumelle. #LandscapePhotography #Arkansas
February 20, 2025 at 2:26 AM
August sunrise from Lake Maumelle. #LandscapePhotography #Arkansas
Notice the “false” Sun in this sunrise picture. It was very circular but I knew it wasn’t the actual Sun. There are several phenomena that can cause this, I don’t know which it was. #LandscapePhotography #Arkansas
February 20, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Notice the “false” Sun in this sunrise picture. It was very circular but I knew it wasn’t the actual Sun. There are several phenomena that can cause this, I don’t know which it was. #LandscapePhotography #Arkansas
Hendrix Creek Preserve, November 2023. #LandscapePhotography #Arkansas
February 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Hendrix Creek Preserve, November 2023. #LandscapePhotography #Arkansas
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Planes didn't crash when this guy ran things.
February 18, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Planes didn't crash when this guy ran things.