astrophotography by bill w

Here's a close up shot of copernicus, one of the most photogenic craters on the moon with its terraced walls and central peaks:  Cope...

saw a pair of Sundogs while running in the back bay today.  pointed them out to everyone i passed.  most thought i was crazy, but one couple...

Then totality. the sky darkened, but was still visibly blue i viewed the eclipse through light cloud cover perhaps making this experience...

digression: since the human visual system is more accurate for luminance (black and white) than color, one can combine a low resolution co...

so i had 2 minutes and twenty seconds to video the eclipse at various exposures (determining level on the fly), take DSLR shots for color, a...

almost all publications on eclipse imaging say something like: "for your first total eclipse forget about taking photos, just watch...

During a total solar eclipse, bright stars and planets can be seen as the sky darkens Here's a wider field shot of the eclipse i took...