Total Lunar Eclipse & Stars: 2018
Near peak totality at 5:29 a.m. PST San Francisco Bay Area, California 31-JAN-2018
Pink & Purple Haze Sunset
Smoke & haze from multiple in Mariposa County, 150 miles away-- just west of Yosemite & the Sierra Nevada--, result in eerie, dramatic red sunsets over the summer marine/fog layer in the Bay Area. San Francisco Bay Area, California 19-AUG-2017
Partial Solar Eclipse & Satellite
A satellite transits the solar eclipse. (It passed completely through the frame in less than one second.) The satellite is still well lit by the partial eclipsed sun since it orbits close to the earth relative to the distance to the moon. San Francisco Bay Area, California 21-AUG-2017
Blue Clouds & White Pelicans After Sunset
San Francisco Bay Area, California 07-JUN-2017
Morning Walk on Sand Dunes
Three hikers walk along the ridge of the Mesquite Flat dunes near Stovepipe Wells. Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes Death Valley National Park, California 21-DEC-2014
Yosemite Falls & Flooded Meadows
Sentinel Meadows, flooded by the record spring melts, reflects a full-flowing Yosemite Falls. Yosemite National Park, California 24-JUN-2011
Sunset on Half Dome
The last light near sunset shines on the sheer face of Half Dome. Yosemite National Park, California 14-MAY-2011
Sunset Halo
Ice crystals in the cirrus clouds create the optical effects of the 22° halo, sun dogs (left & right), and sun pillar. San Francisco Bay Area, California 23-APR-2015
Orange Cirrus Skies
Cirrus fibratus clouds at sunset paint the skies over the incoming marine layer and mountains. San Francisco Bay Area, California 09-MAY-2016
White Pelican & Sunset Clouds
An American white pelican glides past pink sunset clouds on summer solstice. San Francisco Bay Area, California 20-JUN-2016
Pink Clouds After Sunset
Sunset's last light casts pink colors on the clouds over the Santa Cruz mountains. San Francisco Bay Area, California 06-AUG-2015
Lenticular Clouds Over Half Dome at Sunset
The last light of the sunset illuminates the layered lenticular clouds over Yosemite's Half Dome and the many distant high peaks. Yosemite National Park, California 29-SEP-2013
Supermoon Eclipse: September, 2015
Total lunar eclipse of the harvest supermoon just minutes before the end of totality. This eclipse was the last of the 2014-2015 tetrad (4). San Francisco Bay Area, California 27-SEP-2015
Partial Solar Eclipse: October, 2014
Point of maximum eclipse for the partial solar eclipse as observed from the San Francisco Bay Area. The large sunspot in the middle is active region AR 12192, the largest sunspot since 1990. The area has been releasing many powerful X-class solar flares (radiation). San Francisco Bay Area, California 23-OCT-2014
Paddle Boat on Lauderdale Lakes
Breaks in passing rain storms provides an opportunity for an outing on the lake at sunset. Lauderdale Lakes Elkhorn, Wisconsin 01-SEP-2013
Lenticular Clouds Over Yosemite
Layered, lenticular clouds form when moist air & high winds from the incoming storm system cause patterned cloud condensation above the high peaks. Yosemite National Park, California 29-SEP-2013
Pfeiffer Beach: Clouds Breaking at Sunset
The thick blanket of clouds along the Big Sur coast finally breaks apart to reveal a spectacular sunset. Pfeiffer Beach Big Sur Coast, California 02-FEB-2013
Sunrise & Clouds Over Blue Ridge
Henry Coe State Park Santa Clara County, California 21-OCT-2012
Thunderstorm Clouds Over Creek at Sunset
Shower & thunderstorm clouds roll into the Bay Area at sunset. A subtropical low-pressure system brings in a rare, late-summer rain. San Francisco Bay Area, California 05-SEP-2012
Sunset Cirrus Formations Over Bay
Cirrus clouds break apart over the mountains & waters in the SF Bay. The high clouds are stirred by the drastic drop in temperature at sunset (from near-record 100-degree daytime heat.) San Francisco Bay Area, California 16-JUN-2012
Total Lunar Eclipse: April, 2014 Total lunar eclipse near totality in the early morning of April 15, 2014: the first of two total lunar eclipses for the area in 2014. (High clouds created very hazy viewing conditions.) San Francisco Bay Area, California 15-APR-2014
Transit of Venus & Trails from SFO
A plane leaving SFO (40 miles away) flies through the transit-of-Venus across the sun. The large dot is Venus, which is passing between the sun & earth in this rare event. (The smaller dots are sun spots.) San Francisco Bay Area, California 05-JUN-2012
Surf Scoter Wake A male surf scoter paddles across the sunset-tinted lake. Shoreline Park Mountain View, California 18-JAN-2012
Backlit Clouds Breaking The last light of sunset peeks through low clouds over the Santa Cruz mountains. San Francisco Bay Area California 21-NOV-2011
Low Clouds & Moon at Sunset Low clouds break up at sunset in Yosemite Valley, unveiling the waxing gibbous moon. Yosemite National Park California 14-MAY-2011
Clouds and Rays Over Amador Valley Sunlight breaks through the high clouds to light the town of Blackhawk-Camino Tassajara in Amador Valley (near Pleasanton and Dublin). Sunol Peak, Mission Peak, the SF Bay waters, and the Santa Cruz Mountains can be seen in the distance. Mount Diablo State Park Contra Costa County, California 01-OCT-2011
Filtered & Fiery Diablo Sunset Thick clouds aren't able to mask the setting sun over Diablo Valley. Mount Diablo State Park Contra Costa County, California 01-OCT-2011
Harvest Moon & Clouds The pink fall harvest moon rises above the low clouds. San Francisco Bay Area California 12-SEP-2011
Striped Clouds at Sunset The sun has set below the Santa Cruz mountains, but the last light gives a warm glow to the layered clouds. San Francisco Bay Area California 17-AUG-2011
