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Western Plains Press @westernplainspress.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

With fall finally here and the Milky Way setting in the west, it was perfectly positioned next to the Sanatorium Covered Bridge #nightsky #milkyway #nightscape

The Milky Way is positioned directly over a covered bridge that is sitting next to a Grove of trees growing next to a creek

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Western Plains Press @westernplainspress.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Lunar eclipse from 14 March 2025, as seen over the Lower Fox Creek Schoolhouse at Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve near Strong City, KS #eclipse #lunareclipse #nightsky

The progression of a total lunar eclipse, from the partial phases to the orange hues of totality and back through the partial phases, is seen as the moon progresses through the night sky over the Lower Fox Creek Schoolhouse in Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve near Strong City, KS on the night of 13-14 March 2025

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Western Plains Press @westernplainspress.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Back to reprocessing data from 2024. Here is an image of the backroads of Parke County, Indiana during the October 2024 aurora borealis event #aurora #northernlights #nightsky

The backroads of Parke County, Indiana during the October 2024 Aurora borealis event. The sky is lit up with columns of red and green, going gas, as it illuminates the foreground and surrounding area with a red glow.

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Western Plains Press @westernplainspress.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) from October 2025 when it briefly became a naked-eye visible object. This time I got it to plate solve and got accurate color correction. It really drew out the ion tail from the wide dust tail #comet #nightsky #astronomy

Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) just before perihelion in late October 2025. A wide dust tail is visible and a distinct ion tail emerges at a 10-degree angle from the bluish-green nucleus

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Western Plains Press @westernplainspress.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Reprocessing more data from 2024’s auroras. This is the Harry Evans Covered Bridge in Parke County, Indiana #coveredbridges #aurora #northernlights

The harry Evans covered bridge in Parke County, Indiana under a colorful aurora display in October 2024

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Western Plains Press @westernplainspress.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

I’ve been reprocessing some older data from 2024, but I liked this one the way it originally was. So here’s an image from 8 October 2024, just taken from the side of the road. #aurora #northernlights #nightsky #nightscape

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Western Plains Press @westernplainspress.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Playing with some older data from 2024 with new tools and better processing skills. This one was a challenge because of the limited equipment I had at the time and the location, but I think this attempt was a major improvement. #coveredbridge #aurora #nightsky

The Milky Way and an aurora over a covered bridge at night

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Western Plains Press @westernplainspress.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

The night the goblins 👺 were reaching for the stars ✨ at Goblin Valley State Park #nightsky #startrails #nightscape

Star trails seen over the hoodoos of Goblin Valley State Park

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Western Plains Press @westernplainspress.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Another view of the Milky Way rising over Goblin Valley State Park, Utah. The green color is airglow, a phenomenon caused by irradiation of oxygen in the upper atmosphere #nightsky #milkyway #astrophotography #astronomy

The full Milky Way arch rises over Goblin Valley State Park, Utah

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Western Plains Press @westernplainspress.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

I had to wait out a dust storm and hours of clouds, and was buffeted by strong winds, but clear skies finally prevailed for a grand Milky Way show over the Three Sisters rock formation at Goblin Valley State Park #nightsky #milkyway #astrophotography #astronomy

The Milky Way rises as an arch over a unique rock formation in Goblin Valley State Park, Utah

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Western Plains Press @westernplainspress.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Milky Way season is here! This is from last month, in the early morning when I was able to get an early sneak peek. #nightsky #astronomy #milkyway

The arch of the Milky Way spanning from northeast to southeast over a prairie-like preserve

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Western Plains Press @westernplainspress.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

The lunar eclipse from 03 March 2026. Viewing conditions were less than ideal, with passing clouds and strong winds, but I managed to get a handful of usable images

Progress of the 03 March 2026 lunar eclipse. The moon set during the partial phases of the eclipse at sunrise.

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Western Plains Press @westernplainspress.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Orion and the Barnard loop, including the Orion arm of the Milky Way galaxy #milkyway #astronomy #nightsky

The image shows the Milky Way in the center of the image with large nebulas showing near the constellation Orion.

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Western Plains Press @westernplainspress.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

While last week’s aurora was mostly just a diffuse glow here, it made a pretty violet backdrop for star trailing #aurora #nightsky #astrophotography #northernlights

An aurora borealis lights up the sky with star trails circling around Polaris overhead. The diffuse violet glow also lights up some snow in the foreground.

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Western Plains Press @westernplainspress.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Star trails over the State Sanatorium Covered Bridge in Parke County, Indiana. #startrails #astrophotography #nightsky

Star trails created by consecutive long exposures with a camera, as seen over a covered bridge in western Indiana. Copyright 2026, Western Plains Press.

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Western Plains Press @westernplainspress.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

More of November 11th’s aurora borealis. This one looked like the sky was bleeding! #aurora #auroraborealis #northernlights

A panorama of the aurora borealis from Penfield, IL

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Western Plains Press @westernplainspress.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

More of the aurora borealis event on 11 November

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Western Plains Press @westernplainspress.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

More aurora images from November 11, 2025

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Western Plains Press @westernplainspress.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

More of the auroras from November 11, 2025

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Western Plains Press @westernplainspress.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

Tuesday night’s aurora borealis. It really was this bright.

A colorful aurora borealis illuminates the ground

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Western Plains Press @westernplainspress.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

The Canadian wildfire smoke, while it made for poor visibility and air quality, did give us some really wicked moonrises and moonsets! #moon #astronomy #nightsky #astrophotography

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Western Plains Press @westernplainspress.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Star trails over Lower Fox Creek Schoolhouse, Chase County, KS

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Western Plains Press @westernplainspress.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Collage of last month’s total lunar eclipse, including partial phases, taken from Chase County, Kansas

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Western Plains Press @westernplainspress.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Reelfoot Lake, KY/TN. It’s not quite Milky Way season, but the galaxy core rose an hour before sunrise on a recent moonless night, so a good time to play around with equipment. I’m pleased with the results, despite the problematic light pollution.

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