A chilly night at LLCC but worth it
Last year, my aurora buddy and I went out to LLCC and had some amazing aurora images during the storm of May 10-11 2024. This year, on April 25th, there…
Disappointing auroras at a new secret location
When you have locations scoped out and need permission, sometimes you go even though the numbers are disappointing. April 15th was definitely a strange night. The numbers were all over…
Early Milky Way season means early morning
Early spring is the start of Milky Way season, but the Milky Way core doesn't rise until the weeeee hours of the morning. Naturally, the forecast is important because I'm…
Visiting Keweenaw, discovering Agate Beach and ultimately seeing the comet
With huge thanks to Amanda for this location, it turned out perfectly and I was able to photograph the comet. I came up to Keweenaw to get photos of the…
Pulsing aurora creates mystical shapes in the night sky
We all have seen shapes in clouds but on Oct 10, 2024, we experienced a night sky full of an amazing aurora that pulsed and breathed and changed and left…
Weekend dud, Sunday night comeback
Nothing is worse than a forecast for a weekend that doesn't come true, until Sunday night. T'was a beautiful autumn weekend but I heard there were crowds and crowds of…
First attempt at Deep Space Objects and a sidetrip to the Mississippi Head
Did I mention I joined MAS to have access to dark skies within 2 hours of my home? Well, I did and finally on the weekend of September 27, 2024,…
Full Moon (mis) adventures
Lady Aurora showed up right after a camera club meeting, up here in Chisago County, on September 17th. A few of us went to Wild River State Park. My hubby…
Aurora over Franconia Sculpture Park
My original plan was to go and listen to music on September 12th, 2024. It was a music and light show and sounded wonderful. I'd been wanting to check out…
That darn tree on the St. Croix River
I first "met" the tree when I met Denise in April. We went down to the St. Croix River at 2am to get a photo of the Milky Way for…