An Iridium Flare is a quick reflection of sunlight from an "Iridium" satellite. This one was caught by Jacob Silco a few weekends ago as he was photographing a series of photos for a time-lapse movie. The flares that Iridium satellites produce can last up twenty seconds, and can be predicted if you know your coordinates on earth. ...

Frank has started a category of new pages here that I'd like to point out - it's called Frank's Vista Views which already has one page for his panoramic photos. Also, I'd like to remind everybody that the Transit of Venus is next Tuesday...

On May 19, Frank and Chris climbed Mount Colden in New York State's Adirondack Park. It was the first of three "High Peaks" conquered over the weekend; the second-ever for Frank, and the first-ever for Chris. Mount Colden is 4714 feet above sea level, and the 11th highest peak in New York State...

Stretching from horizon to horizon, the Milky Way reaches all the way around to the day-lit side of earth, meaning that it looks different in the winter than it does in the spring. In this latest post, Chris Pruzenski offers up some little known basics about our mesmerizing home galaxy...