Meteor and Zodiacal light
I was taking images of the zodiacal light or false dusk (a triangle of light that is visible in the
Scorpius and the planets
Scorpius and the planets Mars (brightest dot in the upper left hand corner) and Saturn (bright white dot almost straight
Wide-field view
Finally El Niño gave us a break and we had a spectacular clear night, which I used for some wide-field
Nightsky observer
Enjoying the beauty of the nightsky in the Salt Cordillera in the area of San Pedro de Atacama. The band
Polloquere hot springs
The Polloquere hot springs are located at 4318 meters in the Salar de Surire in northern Chile (Parinacota region). This
Starlight trail
My all-time favorite: our starlight horseback ride. My friendly models this time are Denise and Chacay (one of our younger
Morning Parade
For the first time since 2005 all five visible (naked-eye) planets could be seen at once in the morning sky.
Morning Moon
I caught the waning gibbous moon in the morning hours. Approximately 77% of the lunar disc are lit.
Heavenly conjunction
On the morning of November 7, 2015, the waning crescent moon formed a splendid triangle together with brillant Venus (lower
Morning Sky
A magnificent spectacle as the waning moon joins the early-morning planet round-up. Jupiter can be found directly below the moon