2024 Solar Eclipse
The solar eclipse was an unforgettable experience. It is hard to describe the thrill of experiencing it. Absolutely amazing. We had possibly the best viewing conditions in the US, in…
Dramatic Sky over Vermont
Last Month of Winter 2023
Welcome Spring! After a strange winter, spring has arrived. I covered the first two months of winter in a previous blog post. Here I review the last month of…
Summer 2022 — Part 3
This photo shows an almost-180-degree view of the western sky at sunrise, August 11, 2022. More photos of the sky will follow, but first birds, insects, flowers, and other things. …
Rainbow over Lake Sunapee
The rain was just ending Saturday morning, the twelfth day of May, and the sun was rising. The clouds to the southwest were very colorful. And there was a spectacular…
Sun Pillar over Vermont
Tuesday evening just before sundown, there was a dramatic and very colorful sun pillar over Vermont. It lasted for several minutes, and I was fortunate to be able to get…
Comet NEOWISE
Comet NEOWISE paid us a visit in mid-July, 2020. You can still see it if you hurry and choose a clear night. Look to the NW below the Big Dipper…
Clouds, last three weeks of Spring
I've looked at clouds from both sides now From up and down and still somehow It's cloud's illusions I recall I really don't know clouds at all Joni Mitchell, "Both…
22 Degree Halo
Mid-afternoon yesterday, as Jann and I were nearing the end of a favorite loop hike in Etna, I spotted a 22 degree halo, a fairly rare event. The halo was…
Milky Way over Monhegan
I'm back, and so is my web site. I was away for four days and during that time my web site host, Blue Host, messed up a migration to a…
Iridescent Clouds after clearing spring snow storm
We got 8 inches of heavy wet snow Friday and Saturday. When the storm finally cleared yesterday, fast moving cumulus clouds crossed the sun from west to east. I have…
Iridescent Clouds over Hanover
There were some amazing iridescent clouds in the sky around 1 PM today. I photographed them on and off for 40 minutes. Cloud iridescence is a surprisingly common occurrence that…
Monday’s Skies
It seems I was mostly looking skyward two days ago. The day ended with a spectacular sunset over Okemo Mountain in Vermont. But well before that, in mid-morning, I stopped…