astrophotography by bill w

first saturn of this apparition: my astronomy club received an unusual request from an author writing a book about Robert Frost (the poet) a...

 Here's an image of Jupiter with moons Europa and Io to the left. I caught it mid eclipse missing the beginning at which time Europa was...

clouds stole the show on this one.  here's a cellphone shot of a "lunar nebula" clouds reflecting partially eclipsed moon 8/27...

I've been trying to capture surface detail on mercury for years. finally succeeded. It's subtle, but you can see more than just a wh...

hope you've all enjoyed the conjunction of jupiter and venus after sunset.  here's a cellphone shot from my front yard:   venus abov...

Here are some of my better entries, more details below. Where's Waldo: can you find the great red spot in this image? hint: look at the ...

got up at a a silly hour to catch the lunar eclipse while at a meeting in New Orleans. final sliver of direct sunlight the view to the eclip...