Made a split-second detour on my 🚲 commute to catch the sunset. Glad I did. Ended up spotting a trio of folks who were enjoying it just as much as I was. #BikeCommute #sunset

The clouds made things interesting tonight. 🚀 #Spacex #Falcon9 #Starlink

There’s a field I bike to for planespotting, about a mile north of SBA’s final approach. Planes transiting the tight gaps in the trees make for great shots when the light cooperates. A few weekends ago, I was waiting with a 500mm (700mm w/ converter) when a herd of deer wandered in. The lens was too tele. iPhone to the rescue. #planespotting #avgeek #wildlifephotography #deertuesday

Here's this evening's NROL-105 launch as seen from Santa Barbara. 5 1/2 minute exposure. #spacex #NROL105

Not a very interesting photo of Crew-11 re-entry as seen from my driveway (120-second exposure). Just a streak across the sky, which somehow still felt worth setting my alarm and stepping outside for. #Crew11 #Reentry #NightSky

A wee-hour suburban scene on California’s Central Coast.
7m11s exposure starting at 5:44am: Falcon 9 trajectory for the NASA Pandora/Twilight mission, placing a space telescope into orbit to study exoplanet atmospheres — including booster separation and re-entry burn toward Vandenberg. Curvy aircraft trails are a Delta E175 to SLC and a Southwest 737 to LAS. Bonus: streetlights reveal my lens has 10 aperture blades. Mystery streak upper right remains unsolved. #Astrophotography #Exoplanets