International Space Station Flyover of Pleasant Hill

While walking our dog Wiley Cyrus for an evening stroll, I noticed a shiny object moving across the sky. I took a picture immediately in hopes it was the ISS... turns out it was. Hello international space station right above!

ISS over Pleasant Hill 1

ISS over Pleasant Hill 2

Jupiter Rises in the Early Morning Spring Sky

For much of the month of April, early morning risers (or night owls in my case) have had the pleasure of watching Jupiter, Saturn, and Mars rise from the SE horizon moving towards the western sky. Here is a picture of Jupiter I took on April 28, 2020. This was a stack of about 50 images with some minor adjusting RegiStax 6.

Jupiter and 3 of its moons on 4/28/20. Europa,
Io, and Ganymede.

Saturn on 4/28/20

SpaceX Starlink Satellite Train Flies Over East Bay

For folks who thought they had nearly lost their sanity during the COVID crisis, April 16th may have pushed them over the edge. At about 9pm PT I stepped outside and noticed the first of what would be at least about 40-50 Starlink Satellites orbiting right over head. For any normal Joe not spending countless hours outside staring up at the sky trying to capture mind boggling celestial images with their telescopes and cameras, it was likely an exceptionally unimaginable experience.