Welcoem to posts!!
in the future - u will be able to do some more stuff here,,,!! like pat catgirl- i mean um yeah... for now u can only see others's posts :c
Seeing the stars on a crystal clear night never gets old!
Iāve been in Arizona the past few weeks teaching deep space photography, and the night skies have been absolutely stunning.
Iāll be back to editing my latest video once I return home - stay tuned!
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Looking for the comet tonight?
You still have time to still catch it (or wait another 80,000 years)
Tonightās bright Moon will wash out more detailed views, but you can still see it in the sky
Hereās how to see comet C/2023 A3 tonight:
Look west near 7:30-8pm, ~20 degrees up
In a rural area? youāll get a beautiful view
In a suburb? itāll look like a diffuse star with a ghostly tail
In a city? head to an area with few lights to catch a peek
Iām in a suburb & took this 3 second phone photo
Happy viewing!
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Snapped a photo of tonightās (very) partial lunar eclipse!
Lunar and solar eclipses always occur in pairs - this lunar eclipse is a precursor to the annular solar eclipse that is coming in two weeks, which will be visible from South America.
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New deep space photo :)
I absolutely love seeing the wild, crazy randomness of nebula structures. Itās entropy at its finest - beauty formed out of chaos.
Informally named the Butterfly Nebula, you can see its resemblance to a butterfly by the two glowing cosmic wings, separated by a long dark streak of dust down its center.
This loosely-defined nebulous region is made up of hot gas and dust, creating incredibly detailed structures in the depths of outer space.
We must keep in mind that although this image is 2D, space exists in 3 dimensions.
For example, the bright star in the lower right is roughly 1800 light years away, with the structures of the nebula are much further away, almost 5000 light years in distance, appearing as a backdrop to the stars in the foreground.
For additional context, 6 full moons can fit in the entire image area.
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**EPIC UPDATE**
Astro vlog p2 release has been pushed back, but for good reason:
My wife and I have been hard at work to create a Planetarium show featuring our work!! It will be at the incredible Sudekum Planetarium in Nashville, TN.
Itās been a dream of mine to see my astrophotos on a planetarium domeā¦but that dream is turning into reality!
Long hours and late nights of work have been put into creating this show, and weāre so excited to make this dream come true.
Once this show is done, Iāve got many more videos on the way! Stay tuned!
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Have you seen the Milky Way with your own eyes?
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Still in Utah running workshops, but Iāve got tons of video footage to edit for new videos.
In the meantime, we were greeted by the strong Aurora! Hereās a sneak peek at what we saw.
Hope you got to witness it! Excited to share the astro vlog and bring you on the journey when I get home!
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Heading out to my Escalante overlanding workshop, so no video for a bit. But Iāll be doing some filming out in Utah! Exciting to be back out under the night sky.
Expect a lot of new in the field videos when I get back!
Until then, Iāll be working on one last video, giving advice to new deep space astrophotographers - stay tuned!
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Hey friends, no video this week, but the reason is a good oneā¦I went to photograph the total solar eclipse from Arkansas!
But thatās not allā¦
An Emmy award-winning film team followed my wife and me as we prepped and planned to photograph this eclipse!! š¤Æ
Iām unable to share all the photos, but youāll see them in the future, because our experience will be coming soon to streaming services!
Iām excited to share the news about the film when more details are available.
But let me tell youā¦this eclipse was a wild ride.
Months of planning.
Thousands of miles scouting locations.
We checked weather conditions every 20 minutes.
We had backup plans. We had backups to our backups.
And in the end, everything worked out.
The photo I had been planning came to life.
Nothing can prepare you for those few short, exciting, breathtaking moments when the sun disappears behind the moon.
The next few videos will likely be astrophotography-related videos. See you all next week!āļø
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Are you going to see the total solar eclipse on April 8th?
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Bringing the stars back into your life.
I'm Ian, an adventure astronomer and astrophotographer. It's my life's mission to reconnect as many people as possible to the night sky. Come join me on my adventures as we explore the world and the universe.
Looking for an epic astro adventure? Maybe you want to get into astrophotography? Check out the current workshops I have available on my website.