A Canon 1000D looks into a Celestron CPC-800.
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Nick Uthoff finds Jupiter with a little help.
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One must make certain the tripod is level and steady before putting a telescope upon it.
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A 5mw laser pointed at Saturn.
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A 5mw laser pointed at saturn with an overlay showing what an astronomer sees when looking up.
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The moon rises over a dilapidated barn near Hypatia's Hideaway. The moon is composited from a second image of a shorter exposure.
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A bald eagle on the Meramec river takes flight.
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A bald eagle dries her wings in the sun after a heavy dewfall the night before.
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Matt's got a beer, a smoke, and nothin' but blue skies.
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A marmot gets a little fresh air at the entrance to her cliff cave dwelling.
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Flowers bloom near the Meramec spring in the spring of 2014.
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Water takes a short drop under a foot bridge in the Meramec Spring state park.
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The sun sets behind a 1,000-foot cliff above the Green River in Utah, itself 5,000 feet above sea level.
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Brown Dog can see herself in the lens as she rests while Jessica and Shannon look on.
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The telescopes are prepped as the moon sets and the first stars of the evening appear.
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The canyon-like path that leads to the Sand Dune Arch in Arches National Park.
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A crevice in Arches National Park barely hidden by relatively lush desert scrub.
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The Double Arch at Arches National Park
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Headlamps, flashlights and lanterns caught by a time lapse exposure.
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The Independence Monument in Colorado's National Monument state park.
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A climber reaches for the summit of the Independence Monument via Otto's Route on April 20, 2014.
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Lightning caught by a time lapse exposure while waiting for the skies to clear.
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A ragged moth takes shelter from a thunderstorm at the Hideaway.
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A time lapse exposure captures the accidental art of sparklers in motion at <a href="http://www.thelivingroomkc.com" title="The Living Room Theater" target="_blank">The Living Room Theater</a> on July 4th, 2013.
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Eryn and Emma enjoy sparklers at <a href="http://www.thelivingroomkc.com" title="The Living Room Theater" target="_blank">The Living Room Theater</a> on July 4th, 2013.
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Software-enabled astrophotography on a half-moon night.
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Fireflies glow while a laser is used to point out Saturn to Mitch and his son.
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One of the many dragonflies prevalent during the late summer at Hypatia's Hideaway.
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Thistles about to bloom at Hypatia's Hideaway
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A thunderstorm clears out as the moon sets.
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A skyline and a pond.
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A panoramic image of Kansas City at night.
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