astrophotography by bill w

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...

got so many inquiries regarding the 2/28/26 planetary parade , i decided to give it a shot. pretty much a bust, but i got some cool sunset g...

got home to see a halo of light around the moon shining through fog.  knowing fog to be a harbinger of good seeing, i set up the scope, prep...

Finally got a clear shot at Jupiter along with a bonus Io shadow transit: animation of the tail end of the Io transit: Io transiting Jupiter...