Jupiter-Saturn “Christmas Star” Conjunction Monday, December 21, 2020

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Jupiter – Venus “Christmas Star” Conjunction Helotes, Texas – 7:15pm Canon SX50 HS – f/6.5 – ISO 500 – 0.8s. exposure Had a great time hunti...

Betelgeuse in Orion Tuesday, January 21, 2020

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There has been a lot in the news lately around the dimming of the super giant star Betelgeuse. Some think it is ready to go supernova (an...

First Full Wolf Moon of 2020 Friday, January 10, 2020

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First Full Wolf Moon of 2020  Helotes, Texas - 8:45pm Canon SX50 HS © jenbishop.com

Venus - Jupiter Conjunction 2019 Wednesday, November 27, 2019

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Venus-Jupiter Conjunction   Helotes, Texas - 8:01pm Canon SX50 HS - f/8 - ISO 500 - 0.8s. exposure ©  stars.jenbishop.com

Super Blood Wolf Moon Sunday, January 20, 2019

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January 20th, 2019 - 10:50pm Long Beach, CA Clear, 60° F Canon SX50 HS - f/6.5 - ISO 400 - 1s. exposure  © 2019 stars.jenbisho...

Barringer Meteor Crater Friday, December 28, 2018

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I often write on flights. There is something peaceful about being up above the clouds in a safe "bubble" away from everything happ...

International Space Station Flyover Monday, April 16, 2018

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International Space Station Flyover March 23rd, 2018 - ~8:45pm Helotes, Texas Clear, ~575° F Canon SX50 HS - f/5.0 - ISO80 - 10s....

No Blue Snow Supermoon Lunar Eclipse Monday, February 12, 2018

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In the wee early morning hours of January 31st, I camped out in the hopes to see the Blue Snow Supermoon Lunar Eclipse... but alas, no luck....

Full Wolf Supermoon with Aldebaran Wednesday, January 17, 2018

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What a great start to 2018. January is a special month. To start the year, we had a Full Wolf Supermoon. In Native American and Colonial tim...

2017 Great American Eclipse Monday, August 21, 2017

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While I was not fortunate to be in the path of totality for the 2017 Great American Eclipse, it was still a treat to be able to view a 71% p...

Snow Moon Eclipse Friday, February 10, 2017

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Tonight's Full Snow Moon penumbra lunar eclipse peeking over Grand Central in New York City. © 2017 stars.jenbishop.com 

Supermoon in Gruene Monday, November 14, 2016

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Supermoon and the Gruene Water Tower - 8:15pm Gruene, Texas Canon Rebel T5 - f/5.6 - ISO 2000 - 1/4s. exposure I camped out...

Summer Solstice Full Strawberry Moon Wednesday, June 22, 2016

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  Rising Summer Solstice Full Strawberry Moon - 8:55 pm New Braunfels, Texas Canon SX50 HS - f/5.6 - ISO 400 - 1/3s. exposure   ...

2016 Mercury Transit Monday, May 9, 2016

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I took advantage of some misty cloud cover to shoot the smallest planet in our solar system (Mercury) as it took a rare trip between the Ear...

Comet Catalina (C/2013 US10) Monday, February 22, 2016

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This is a bit of a "latergram", as I am finally getting around to posting about spotting Comet Catalina (C/2013 US10) before sunri...