Star trails wheeling about the celestial pole above a bristlecone pine

Darkling

darkling

adjective & adverb · archaic

In the dark; in darkness. Of a thing seen, heard or done by night — and of the light itself, as it goes.

Above
Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest
White Mountains, California

Nine series

By place

Lenticular over the south tufa — Series 01 Mono Lake Mono Lake, California Eight frames · 2021 – 2023

The sky turns on the pole — Series 02 Bristlecone Pine Forest Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, White Mountains, California One frame · Undated

Airglow, the Milky Way, and a red candidate — Series 03 Northeast Washington Northeast Washington Eight frames · August 2026

Delicate Arch, lit from within — Series 04 Arches National Park Arches National Park, Utah Four frames · June 2022 – June 2023

One goblin, and the whole arch of the galaxy — Series 05 Goblin Valley Goblin Valley State Park, Utah One frame · July 2022

Valley oak, lit — Series 06 Bay Area San Francisco Bay Area, California Five frames · 2021 – 2026

Series 07 Owens Valley Radio Observatory Owens Valley, California None frames · In progress

Series 08 Alabama Hills Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California None frames · In progress

The pond, before the eclipse — Series 09 Arkansas Arkansas Seven frames · April 2024