astrophotography by bill w

the neighborhood turned out for a twilight falcon launch (click on the arrow twice to start the video--the audio is priceless): first stage ...

Venus inferior conjunction 3/22/25 3:21 PM local 22:21 UTC 1% illuminated 8 degrees 25 minutes from the sun when you see a really really bri...

 stepped out the door of my office after work and caught this: falcon-9 Long Beach, CA 2/10/25 6:12 PM local falcon-9 passing venus falcon-9...

many noticed the conjunction of the moon and bright venus after sunset last weekend.  turned my planetary rig to venus, but failed to detect...

Comet C2024 G3 Atlas survived it's close pass with the sun, causing a stir in the astronomy community as comets surviving such a trip te...

 still more good seeing, this time through light fog.   The great red spot can be seen just peaking off the right side (better shown in the ...

another night of good seeing, managed to get the barlow out for 2x magnification before the fog rolled in first of the year technic ally 1/2...