astrophotography by bill w

 After imaging the mars occultation (which occurred at low altitude), I waited a few hours for mars to reach maximum elevation and increased...

  On December 7th, both mars and the moon were in opposition--directly opposite the earth.  for the moon that means a full moon.  for mars ...

 Mars is here. The seeing wasn't great this session, so i imaged without a barlow.  I wanted to test out an infrared filter with a color...

detail on mercury is still on my wish list.  unfortunately, the goto on my failing mount is not up to mid day imaging.  so i gave it a shot ...

cruising along the 3 day old crescent moon from mare crisium leads to this pair of craters with prominent central peaks and terraced walls: ...

a lunar mare (latin for sea) is a large smooth dark region on the surface of our moon.  early astronomers thought they resembled seas on the...

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-...