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Celestial Events

Beyond severe weather and tornadic supercells lies another obsession: the night sky. From vibrant geomagnetic aurora displays dancing across the northern horizon to fleeting meteor showers, deep starscapes, and total solar eclipses, this archive documents rare astronomical events captured from the field and my home base on the High Plains.
November 11, 2025 - Milliken, CO
Partners: Ed Grubb

An incredible display of the Northern Lights lit up the skies with red that was VERY visible to the naked eye, and we shot the auroras literally from my front yard!

CAMERA GEAR: Nikon D780 + Nikkor 24-120mm, Nikon D750 + Nikkor 14-24mm
Auroras
October 16, 2024 - Milliken, CO
Partners: Dania Laubach

Great full moon from home, the Hunter Moon documentation from the lake in our neighborhood.

CAMERA GEAR: Nikon D750 + Sigma 150-600mm
Lunar
October 14, 2024 - Johnstown, CO
Partners: Solo

Had a great chance to capture the Tsuchinshan-ATLAS comet over the foothills near my home in northern Colorado.

CAMERA GEAR: Nikon D750 + Nikkor 24-120mm
Comets
April 8, 2024 - McLeansboro, IL
Partners: Ed Grubb

I went back to southern Illinois where I experienced the first eclipse, this time more ready and with more ways to document this once-in-a-lifetime event again!

CAMERA GEAR: Nikon D780 + Sigma 150-600mm, Sony PXW-Z90V
Eclipses
November 11, 2023 - Devil's Tower, WY
Partners: Ed Grubb

Made a run up to Devil’s Tower in hopes to catch some auroras, but they did not materialize, so we settled for Milky Way shots instead!

CAMERA GEAR: Nikon D780 + Nikkor 14-24mm
Starscapes
October 14, 2023 - Midland, TX
Partners: Ed Grubb

Made the drive down to Midland, Texas to document the Annular Eclipse and cover it or the AccuWeather Network.

CAMERA GEAR: Nikon D780 + Sigma 150-600mm, Nikon D750 + Nikkor 80-400mm, Sony PXW-Z90V
Eclipses