Night Scenes: The all - encompassing night photo subjects thread

[D. Morrowii]

I thought this pic came out kind of neat. It’s a Spacex launch from the other night filtered by smoke from our fire pit. 

[Silas_Sancona]

Goodnight Moon...

[Silas_Sancona]

Some night shot tests...  Maybe add a few more later.


Moon..














General..









 

[Silas_Sancona]

Waxing moon phase  test shots..























 

[Butch]

A beautiful night in Cabo...

Butch

 

[Silas_Sancona]

A very subdued 4th of July in the 'hood,  but a few decent shots regardless.

[Silas_Sancona]

First " Night Scenes " of 20 Twenty - Five:


The Simplicity of Winter Stars...

[Ed in Houston]

Here is what Jupiter looked like in the night sky from my backyard on November 23rd 2024. The atmosphere was steady that night allowing for high resolution. Usually the sky is unsteady after September as the Jet streams move down to Houston from the northern latitudes. On this particular night there was a gap in the jet streams over Houston. Jupiter's moon Io and its shadow can be seen.

 

 

 

Ed in Houston

[Rivera]

Dudleya in the night, most of them developing inflorescences at this time.

Dudleya hassei at center below. This species, or subspecies, has been a subject of some taxonomical debate amongst botanists. D. hassei also been identified as subspecies D. virens ssp. hassei. It was also formerly assigned its own genus Hasseanthus, though I'm uncertain of what characteristics would set it apart from Dudleya (a genus possessing numerous species and subspecies with quite a bit of variability from one population to the next and sometimes one individual to the next). Whatever you want to call it, this one comes from Santa Catalina Island and is a resilient and adaptable species for the garden. A local native, Dudleya farinosa in the foreground left of center.

A row of Dudleya brittonii. Some Dudleya pachyphytum behind, none of which are forming flowers yet. Small Dudleya nubigena at lower right; this species seems to take a couple different forms, the other of which bears a bit more resemblance to Dudleya cymosa or similar species with flattened leaves. This one has more linear or tubular leaves and a bifurcating habit.

Dudleya brittonii x hassei at foreground center. A robust and caespitose hybrid. 

Dudleya edulis center left, Dudleya caespitosa (another local native) center right.

[Silas_Sancona]

Sometimes enduring 25mph wind driven wind chill at 1AM is well worth the numb hands.. Unfortunately, that same wind messed with some of the shots too..

March 13th - 14th Lunar Eclipse  ..beginning to not quite catching the very end..  Too darn cold by that time, lol..