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Astronomer, photographer, connoisseur of snarky t-shirts, often accused of being grumpy.
Morning light.
(our front yard this morning)
(our front yard this morning)
February 16, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Morning light.
(our front yard this morning)
(our front yard this morning)
The aurora this January 19th, from Rogers Lake, 20 minutes from Flagstaff. The aurora went from brighter to faded over that couple of hours. The last one is about the light pollution from Las Vegas, but the Milky Way, aurora glow, and Andromeda were such a pretty composition I shifted over a bit.
February 14, 2026 at 1:47 AM
The aurora this January 19th, from Rogers Lake, 20 minutes from Flagstaff. The aurora went from brighter to faded over that couple of hours. The last one is about the light pollution from Las Vegas, but the Milky Way, aurora glow, and Andromeda were such a pretty composition I shifted over a bit.
Sundogs and the 22-degree halo, a couple weeks ago. Flagstaff.
February 11, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Sundogs and the 22-degree halo, a couple weeks ago. Flagstaff.
Diablo Burger mural (Flagstaff).
ICM, 50mm f/22 0.25sec iso 100
ICM, 50mm f/22 0.25sec iso 100
February 9, 2026 at 5:16 AM
Diablo Burger mural (Flagstaff).
ICM, 50mm f/22 0.25sec iso 100
ICM, 50mm f/22 0.25sec iso 100
A metaphor:
1. this makes me happy
2. this makes me angry and sad
1. this makes me happy
2. this makes me angry and sad
February 9, 2026 at 4:41 AM
A metaphor:
1. this makes me happy
2. this makes me angry and sad
1. this makes me happy
2. this makes me angry and sad
The Orange Pustule's First Year
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The State of Democracy in the USA: a Timeline
(read left to right, top to bottom)
(ICM, ND10 + 70mm, f/3.5 0.3sec iso 100)
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The State of Democracy in the USA: a Timeline
(read left to right, top to bottom)
(ICM, ND10 + 70mm, f/3.5 0.3sec iso 100)
February 9, 2026 at 4:40 AM
The Orange Pustule's First Year
- or -
The State of Democracy in the USA: a Timeline
(read left to right, top to bottom)
(ICM, ND10 + 70mm, f/3.5 0.3sec iso 100)
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The State of Democracy in the USA: a Timeline
(read left to right, top to bottom)
(ICM, ND10 + 70mm, f/3.5 0.3sec iso 100)
Stuart, on January 1, 2025, contemplating the year that was to come.. (The year watermarked on the third one is a typo.)
December 31, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Stuart, on January 1, 2025, contemplating the year that was to come.. (The year watermarked on the third one is a typo.)
A view from 27 miles southeast of the San Francisco Peaks. The light was pretty magical that day (Dec. 14th).
December 22, 2025 at 5:52 PM
A view from 27 miles southeast of the San Francisco Peaks. The light was pretty magical that day (Dec. 14th).
A few Geminid meteors, December 14, just after midnight. This is a 7-frame mean image (one frame had two Geminids), with the meteor trail brightnesses adjusted to appear as they did in the original individual images. The second image here has the bright stars labeled. The glow...
December 21, 2025 at 8:40 PM
A few Geminid meteors, December 14, just after midnight. This is a 7-frame mean image (one frame had two Geminids), with the meteor trail brightnesses adjusted to appear as they did in the original individual images. The second image here has the bright stars labeled. The glow...
Sunset behind Bill Williams Mountain, 26 and a quarter miles from where I was to the radio towers. This happens only twice per year. (R7 + 106 & 500mm, f/10, 1/8000sec)
September 17, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Sunset behind Bill Williams Mountain, 26 and a quarter miles from where I was to the radio towers. This happens only twice per year. (R7 + 106 & 500mm, f/10, 1/8000sec)
Lightning off to the east just after sunset, as seen from the Observatory. (Canon R7, 28mm, 0.6sec, f/14, iso 100)
September 17, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Lightning off to the east just after sunset, as seen from the Observatory. (Canon R7, 28mm, 0.6sec, f/14, iso 100)
Broad tailed hummer!
(500mm f/7.1 1/2500s iso 2000 34ft)
(500mm f/7.1 1/2500s iso 2000 34ft)
August 23, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Broad tailed hummer!
(500mm f/7.1 1/2500s iso 2000 34ft)
(500mm f/7.1 1/2500s iso 2000 34ft)
The fire out at Camp Navajo (near Flagstaff) this morning, before the wind shifted and we got evacuated due to smoke (we were told possibly toxic, given what's burning -- breathe this stuff as little as possible). First image is a pano.
August 19, 2025 at 12:02 AM
The fire out at Camp Navajo (near Flagstaff) this morning, before the wind shifted and we got evacuated due to smoke (we were told possibly toxic, given what's burning -- breathe this stuff as little as possible). First image is a pano.
A blue grosbeak has been hanging out in the back yard the past couple days. (Gets along well with this house finch, apparently.)
(Canon R7, RF 100-500mm; f/7.1 1/800 ISO 1600; distance 45 ft)
(Canon R7, RF 100-500mm; f/7.1 1/800 ISO 1600; distance 45 ft)
August 13, 2025 at 11:58 PM
A blue grosbeak has been hanging out in the back yard the past couple days. (Gets along well with this house finch, apparently.)
(Canon R7, RF 100-500mm; f/7.1 1/800 ISO 1600; distance 45 ft)
(Canon R7, RF 100-500mm; f/7.1 1/800 ISO 1600; distance 45 ft)
I'm sure there's a story here. And that I am the bad guy in this story.
(Black-headed grosbeak, Flagstaff Arizona, 700mm f/10)
(Black-headed grosbeak, Flagstaff Arizona, 700mm f/10)
August 6, 2025 at 10:25 PM
I'm sure there's a story here. And that I am the bad guy in this story.
(Black-headed grosbeak, Flagstaff Arizona, 700mm f/10)
(Black-headed grosbeak, Flagstaff Arizona, 700mm f/10)
The Milky Way last night (in Flagstaff), with one of my favorite trees, and also light pollution from Phoenix, at two different focal lengths (28mm and 16mm; Canon R7; 10sec, 8sec; f/2.8). Also a shot of our 1.3-meter telescope doing calibrations (screen flats) (50mm, 15sec).
June 28, 2025 at 5:36 AM
The Milky Way last night (in Flagstaff), with one of my favorite trees, and also light pollution from Phoenix, at two different focal lengths (28mm and 16mm; Canon R7; 10sec, 8sec; f/2.8). Also a shot of our 1.3-meter telescope doing calibrations (screen flats) (50mm, 15sec).
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This is a Hall of Fame reader comment on a very reactionary op-ed about Zohran Mamdani's victory that was published in my local paper today.
June 25, 2025 at 7:31 PM
This is a Hall of Fame reader comment on a very reactionary op-ed about Zohran Mamdani's victory that was published in my local paper today.
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Fewer than 10,000 people showed up.
$134 million dollars.
Where's the Department of Government Efficiency?
$134 million dollars.
Where's the Department of Government Efficiency?
June 15, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Fewer than 10,000 people showed up.
$134 million dollars.
Where's the Department of Government Efficiency?
$134 million dollars.
Where's the Department of Government Efficiency?
Indeed.
I see stupid people.
They’re walking around everywhere, like regular people. They don’t know they’re stupid.
They’re walking around everywhere, like regular people. They don’t know they’re stupid.
June 13, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Indeed.
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“Totally not photoshopped”
May 1, 2025 at 12:28 AM
“Totally not photoshopped”