The successful launch and return of Artemis II in recent time brought much needed optimism and joy to many households. The mission also exposed the blatant ignorance of many Americans, but I am not even going to consider that for now. What I do care about, however, are cameras and astrophysics (with my very limited and not at all professional understanding), and I will discuss certain milestones in this post. First Images from Space: I was quite surprised to learn that the fi

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 the Earth's magnetic field. Earth's Magnetic Dipole: It is cra

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....