We have had enough notable astronomical events this year to fill up an advent calendar. Total solar eclipse, consecutive supermoons, a second moon, partial lunar eclipse, aurorae, and the story doesn't end there. In the month of October, Earth received a visitor from the Oort Cloud - Comet C/2023 A3, also known as Tsuchinshan-ATLAS. Discovery: This comet was first discovered on January 9th, 2023 by an observatory in China - 紫金山天文台, which is actually not too far away from my h

I was feeling bold, a little too bold on this trip. I had no fresh film with me, and only loaded a roll of decades expired Fujichrome Velvia 50 at box speed to capture the fall colors. So, the universe decided it was time to teach me a lesson. How Does Aurora Form? Never thought being a physics TA would ever come in handy. In the simplest terms, aurora forms when charged particles ejected from the Sun collide with Earth's magnetic field. Earth's Magnetic Dipole: It is crazy t

One thing I love about photography is that sometimes, it allows me to see beyond a moment in time. Done right, it can combine these...

I still get chills over these photos and I doubt that feeling will ever go away. To this day, I do not understand how I got so lucky....