Heather Dalton Photography | Blog

International Observe the Moon Night (InOMN) 2011 is on Saturday, October 8! The goal of InOMN is to engage lunar science and education communities, amateur astronomers, space enthusiasts, and the general public in annual lunar observation campaigns that share the excitement of lunar science and exploration. Join an event near you, or create your own! [...]

There was a total lunar eclipse in December that was visible (through the clouds) in Houston!  A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth blocks the sun’s light from hitting the surface of the full Moon.  Because the orbit of the Moon is slightly inclined, it doesn’t happen every month, so it’s a special event [...]

We had a pretty strong cold front blow through starting Thanksgiving evening.  By last night, all the clouds had gone and the wind had died down, and we had a clear, crisp, calm, beautiful sky.  I shot a picture of the moon as soon as it rose above the trees.  The wind has picked up [...]

We had a rare low-humidity evening here in Houston, and I caught a decent photo of a first quarter moon!

I made a seven-picture panorama of the downtown Austin skyline at dusk, and I can’t decide if I like it better in color or black and white.  I also got a decent shot of the moon.