astrophotography by bill w

tonight's falcon-9 launch exceeded expectations despite a relatively bright sky: Image details: nikon D850 F-S DX NIKKOR 55-300mm f/4.5-...

had a rare warm summer night with clear skies and decent seeing.  unfortunately my mount is on the fritz, so i was unable to get out the big...

some models predict all the colors of the rainbow can be detected at the edges of an eclipsed moon.  here's an image at the end of the t...

 The 5/15/22 lunar eclipse began with the partially eclipsed moon rising during full daylight--it being May: full moon rising Well, not exac...

i've recently had bad luck hunting bright meteors under my light polluted skies. Here's my latest effort during the eta aquarid mete...

a nice set of sunspots were on display the weekend of 4/23/22.  Here's an animation comparing two views: a traditional "broad band...

I don't usually post others' work, but I sort of collaborated: StormyStarry Night Notice anything unusual about the sky? The sky is ...