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Too numerous to label, stars, nebulae and planets abound in this image with some of the notable objects annotated. Not labeled is the Dark Horse Nebula; its foot is standing on Jupiter, can you spot it? Pacific Ocean, Humboldt County, California. September, 2019.

The Milky Way stood up on the horizon behind the old tree, sweeping across the sky from left to right like a giant clock hand through the night. The fog on the horizon was illuminated by glows around Garberville and the area to the south of town. Light from passing cars on Alderpoint Road caught the telephone pole, but cast only a glow upon the tree. August 26, 2016.

The celestial dance, of which we are such a minute part, continued above unperturbed by any considerations of us.

Musings at the Moonstone Cave

April 23, 2019 By DavidWilsonMFX Leave a Comment

Humboldt County, California We stood in the mouth of the cavern, looking out through a great broken crack in the blackness into the night as if through a window into another world. It fired our imaginations, conjuring mysteries in the night. ...

Eel River Overlook

July 12, 2019 By DavidWilsonMFX Leave a Comment

Humboldt County, California The Eel River glides between Redwood-covered hillsides under the night sky. I was there with a former student and her friend and we played with our cameras while we stood in awe of the night. There was even a shooting ...

Avenue of the Giants Guardians

July 2, 2019 By DavidWilsonMFX 2 Comments

Humboldt County, California The full moon rose over the redwood forests of the Eel River valley, bathing the hillsides in its stark light. It flashed through the redwood tree branches beside me as I drove along the Avenue of the Giants, snaking ...

Avenue of the Imagination

October 6, 2019 By DavidWilsonMFX Leave a Comment

Avenue of the Giants, Humboldt County, California To what strange trip might this road lead? Ground level on the Avenue of the Giants, Humboldt County, California. No cars were out at 12:30 A.M. on this little rural road this Sunday evening, but ...

Milky Way over South Fork Eel River

January 31, 2019 By DavidWilsonMFX Leave a Comment

Humboldt County, California The word “photography” literally means “light painting,” and there is something about taking that idea and actually adding my own strokes of light that appeals to me. Nighttime gives me the opportunity to make images ...

The Survivor

July 4, 2019 By DavidWilsonMFX 2 Comments

Ancient Pear Tree in Humboldt County An old, stunted pear tree abides in its nightly vigil beneath the Milky Way. The tree lives in Southern Humboldt County, California, but the far ridge line is in Mendocino County. The gnarled old pear tree ...

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