I have a deep love for astronomy but I also love photography. I try and take astrophotography photos but I mostly take photos of landscapes and objects. There are two sets of photos on this page:
- My personal photography
- Photos I’ve used in all my posts (some are awesome as desktop wallpapers!
Comet NEOWISE – Close up
Comet NEOWISE – 2020 – Portrait shot with stars
Caption
Orion’s Belt & Wispy Sky
Crescent Moon & Jet Plane
Third Quarter Moon
Urban Night Stars & Meteorites
Researcher Laser & Stars
Stars
Stars & Meteorites
Mystical Moon
Milky Way & Tobermory
Milky Way & Meteorites
Milky Way & Stars
Tobermory House & Stars
Tree and Stars
Chimney & Moon
Cozy House & Moon
My Panasonic GX7 with Gordy Strap
My weapon of choice for photography. Panasonic GX7 with 20mm lens
New York City Night Sky
Moon & Flower
The Most Surprising Facts About the Perseid Meteor Shower
The Perseid meteor shower is one of the biggest spectacles of the year and even if you’re not into astronomy you have probably heard something about it. However, once I started digging in a little further the story got a little more interesting… Quick facts about the Perseids Meteor Shower: Comet of Origin: 109P/Swift-Tuttle Meteor Shower period: July 17 to August 24th Meteor shower Peaks: Aug. 12-13 Peak Activity Meteor Count: Up to 100 meteors per hour Look North / North-East late at night (after 10 p.m EST) Comet Swift-Tuttle...
read moreCarnival of Space 412: Best Space Stories of the Week!
Hello space fans and welcome to Carnival of Space 412! We have a ton of awesome content for you and without further adieu let’s jump in. 1. “One Month” Dr. Schenk’s 3D House of Satellites shows us the excitement with Pluto’s mission called New Horizons. He’s even had some influence on the mission and it’s definitely worth checking out what he has to say about this amazing mission. 2. “About Time: Is the June 30th Leap Second the Last?” Universe Today looks at the extra...
read more5 Awesome Things You May Not Know About Pluto
In the last decade Pluto has gone through a lot of controversy around whether it’s a planet or not. However, controversy aside there are some really cool discoveries happening in the just the last month or so. We’re going to take a look at my favorite 5 things about Pluto that you may not know about. Please let me know in the comments below of a Pluto fact that you really found interesting or fascinating. 1. Pluto’s color was not what we expected Pluto’s color is a lot different than some of us had imagined. I...
read moreCarnival of Space 403: Best Space News Roundup
Carnival of Space 403: On the Frontier of Space Science News Welcome to another edition of Carnival of Space! This is a series hosted by many space science bloggers and you can find the entire list over at Universe Today. Well with no further delay let’s jump into the best science stories of the week! Close Encounter of the Asteroid Kind – 2015 HD1 Skims By Earth Tonight Our first story comes from our awesome friends over at Universe Today. Are you a fan of asteroids or learning about how Earth manages to...
read moreCarnival of Space 397: Best Space News Roundup
Carnival of Space 397: Where We Start Our Week and Dream About Tomorrow Hello space fans! Here’s a collection of awesome space articles submitted by the Carnival of Space community via Universe Today. Take a look around and try not to get lost as the universe is quite large and might be hard to find your way back. Well let’s jump right into it! The Asteroid that Didn’t Hit Us Check out Jason Major’s post on the asteroid that almost hit us. We encounter many near earth misses but read more about why...
read more5 Amazing Facts Everyone Should Know About Our Sun
5 Amazing Facts Everyone Should Know About Our Sun We hear a lot about other gorgeous planets like Saturn or Jupiter and we appreciate the Sun but never hear too much about it. What is the Sun exactly? The Sun is a beautiful ball of hydrogen and helium gas that burns bright about 150 million km from our pale blue dot called Earth. The size alone of the Sun is astounding even though in the grand scheme of things it’s just an average little guy. The radius of the Sun is 695,800 km which could fit our Earth about 109...
read more3 Reasons Why “Year in Space 2015 Calendar” is Awesome
A Space Calendar that’ll Make You Love the Universe Even More… Alright so I normally don’t review products or calendars but this is one calendar I cannot stop being so excited about! Let me also preface this with the fact that this was sent over to me by Steve Caridi over at Year in Space. I should also note that I do not make any money off this and everything written here is my honest opinion. I will also be giving away one FREE wall calendar to my fans. Just leave me a comment about what fact about astronomy...
read moreHappy 80th Birthday to Carl Sagan!
Happy 80th Birthday to Carl Sagan: The Man Who Showed Me the Wonder of the Cosmos Carl Sagan is the reason I got into astronomy or even started the website Brown Spaceman. It’s been nothing but an amazing journey learning about new discoveries as well as being more aware of the progression of science in various fields. It’s a love that has such a deep intimate feeling that it has not dimmed in the least bit since the initial epiphany. I know there are hundreds if not thousands or millions of people that can tell their own...
read moreOnce in a Lifetime Comet Siding Spring Skimming by Mars Today!
Comet Siding Spring Skimming Mars and Giving Our Satellites a Scare. Here’s Why You Should Be Watching this Event Today! Comets are fascinating and valuable to astronomers and scientists alike. It helps us understand where we come from or how we even got here. It’s said that comets were the reason water is even on Earth. Now why the fuss over Comet Siding Spring? Well here is the lowdown: Quick Facts You Need to Know About Comet Siding Spring: It will just skim Mars by 87,000 km. To give you an idea,...
read moreCarnival of Space 375
Welcome to Carnival of Space 375! Hello space fans and welcome to another edition of Carnival of Space! Today, we’ll be looking at some really cool space stories. Let’s not waste anytime and jump right into the good stuff. Hold on to your spacecraft we’re going into overdrive! 1) Chandra X-Ray Observatory: Suspected Black Hole Unmasked as Ultraluminous Pulsar Here’s a story that is really exciting. Astronomers found an Ultra luminous X-ray Source (ULX) and thought it must be a devious black...
read more17 Amazing Reasons to Why We Should Be Excited About Space
17 Amazing Reasons to Why We Should Be Excited About Space Over the years I have been fortunate to meet and talk to such brilliant, passionate, and inspiring space advocates. They’ve all done amazing jobs spreading the excitement of space exploration to the masses. I’ve taken a group of special space advocates that I think everyone needs to know about. I asked them this one question: Question: What NASA or space project are you most excited about and why? Also please feel free to leave an answer in the comments below. I...
read moreMission to Jupiter’s Moon Europa: 2014 Edition
2014 Update on the Mission to Jupiter’s Moon Europa The mission to Europa has been a dream for many planetary scientists for a long time and now NASA is asking for proposals for what science instruments should be on board for the mission. One of the main reasons Europa is an excellent prospect to send an orbiter or spacecraft is the ocean of water beneath its thick icy crust. As far as we know water is a great indicator for potential life and with a combination of tidal heating it makes Europa a suitable candidate for...
read moreCarnival of Space 356
Welcome to Carnival of Space 356! We have some amazing space stories for you today so let’s get right into it! Our first story comes from TheVenusTransit with the Deep Space Network’s (DSN) fifty year celebration! Thanks to the DSN we can communicate with all of our wonderful spacecrafts that are waay out there in our solar system like Voyager. Vega 0.0 looks at a really cool story about an interesting object called the Smith’s Cloud that could be a possible failed dwarf galaxy. Speaking of really...
read moreTake a Gorgeous Peak at the Rosette Nebula! (Caldwell 49)
Take a Gorgeous Peak at the Rosette Nebula! Ah, the Rosetta Nebula or what’s also known as Caldwell 49. This is a true beauty of among the cosmos that’s often showed a lot during romantic holidays like valentines day. This nebula is 5,200 light years distant from Earth and measures in 130 light years in diameter! If you can imagine, the mass of this emission nebula is 10,000 that of our sun! The stars you see surrounding the gas are actually only a few million years old. The colors you see here are not it’s...
read morePenny4NASA – One of the Most Inspiring Videos You’ll See Today
Penny4NASA – One of the Most Inspiring Videos You’ll See Today Space exploration and science in general is wonderful and awe inspiring. Even right now there is a mission called New Horizon, which will be orbiting Pluto in 2015, 2 other missions from 2 different countries headed to Mars, and countless others. It’s an exciting time to be living in and also a tough time as well. It’s not enough to sit back and cheer from afar, it will take some passionate groups of people and some heavy convincing to the...
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