by Thomas Stirling | Jun 21, 2016 | astronomy, astrophotography, photography
Last night I drove out the the West Kennebunk Plains known to locals as the Blueberry Barrens. I knew that this area would be a prime location for getting a shot of the Moon as it was barely over the horizon as its an area of perhaps a few miles in every direction...
by Thomas Stirling | Jun 15, 2016 | astronomy, astrophotography, photography
I have been taking photographs for just shy of a decade since I emigrated from Scotland to the North East United States. Since the day my father in law put a camera in my hand I was hooked on getting shots that where out of the norm. I always try to capture scenes...
by Thomas Stirling | Sep 29, 2015 | astronomy, astrophotography, photography
A rare event compelled me to grab my camera and stand out in the cold autumn air for 2 hours. A complete lunar eclipse coincided with a super moon (when the full moon is at its closest point to earth) giving us a “Super Blood Moon”. I stood in my back yard...