Skyline Silhouette

A beautiful sunset over the Los Angeles skyline, taken last December:

Jellyfish Nebula

This is the Jellyfish Nebula in SHO narrowband, alongside some neighboring nebulas such as Sh2-249:

IC 443   Jellyfish Nebula in Narrowband thumb

Northern California and Crater Lake

Welcome to 2025! Here is an album from last summer, when I traveled to the Northern California and Southern Oregon border. I visited Crater Lake National Park for the first time:

Crater Lake National Park   Panorama thumb

Next came the wildlife at Lava Beds National Monument, an unexpected suprise:

Lava Beds National Monument   Flying in Formation thumb

And finally, even in the heat of summer, the high-altitude lakes and peaks of Lassen Volcanic National Park gave some welcome respite:

Lassen Volcanic National Park   Lake Helen Panorama thumb

Panoramic Utah

Never have I been compelled to capture so many panoramas as when I visited Utah this November. Everywhere you look are wide, sweeping landscapes, like this nearly-180° view of the hoodoos at Park Avenue in Arches National Park:

Park Avenue   Panorama thumb

And at Chesler Park in Canyonlands National Park, you are surrounded on all sides by the aptly-named Needles District:

Chesler Park   Panorama thumb

But you need not go far from the city to find a picturesque panorama in Utah. A mere five minutes from downtown Salt Lake City is Ensign Peak, where after a short hike, you are rewarded with a beautiful sunset:

Living Room   Sunset Panorama thumb

The Seven Sisters

Also known as the Pleiades, Subaru, Messier 45:

M 45   Pleiades thumb