I just created a YouTube channel to share some astrophotography & photography. Please follow at @opticaleuphoria Hope you enjoy my first astro video! youtu.be/kk8DKtPWVLk?...

NGC 7023, the Iris Nebula. The IRIS nebula is a bright reflection nebula in the constellation Cepheus. It is about 1300 light years away, and, about 6 light years across. #Astrophotography #Zenithstar #Colorado

Went out last week to watch the Perseid meteor showers, no bueno, so I did star trails😎! #Photography #Canon #Colorado #Nightscapes

This is a composite of two separate photos I took. While not astronomically correct, fun all the same😎. #Photography #Colorado #Astrophotography #Composites #CanonR5

Beautiful day at the Colorado National Monument in Grand Junction, Colorado! #Photography #Landscape #Colorado #Canon

Enjoyed photographing the massive Union Pacific steam locomotive "Big Boy Engine #4014" while it was heading from Cheyenne, Wyoming to Colorado. It was built between 1941-1944. #Photography #CanonR5 #Trains

Love Lorikeets! #Photography #Birds #Nature

Birds are what's up! #Photography #Nature #Birds

Happy Mother's Day to all😎. Went out yesterday to enjoy a beautiful 70⁰ day and capture a pano of our beautiful Rocky Mountains! #Colorado #Photography #Landscapes #Canon

Enjoyed getting out for some astrophotography last week. This is Messier 101, the "Pinwheel Galaxy", it is a spiral galaxy located about 22 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. It is nearly twice the size of our own Milky Way Galaxy! #astrophotography #SeestarS50 #Colorado

Enjoyed a drive east of Black Forest in Colorado. Love old windmills. This one had a solar panel 😎. #Photography #Landscapes #Colorado #Canon

Fun with light... #Photography #Colorado #Canon

Always enjoy peeping at the moon during different phases! #Photography #Astrophotography #Moon

This is the Rosette Nebula NGC 2244, an emission nebula. It is a H II region located near one end of a giant molecular cloud in the Monoceros region of the Milky Way Galaxy. It has a radius of 65 light years and is 5,219 light years from earth. #astrophotography #photography #zenithstar

Union Pacific Big Boy Engine #4014 out for a stretch. #Photography #OldTrains #Colorado

Lower Boulder Falls in Boulder Canyon. #Photography #Colorado #BoulderCanyon #LifeIsGood

Hazy, smokey morning near the Tetons this past fall. #Photography #Landscapes #Wyoming #Canon

Fly me to the moon! 🎶 #Photography #NightPhotos #Canon

Mission Bay, Cali #Photography #Cali #CanonR5

Beautiful day in the 'hood! #Photography #Colorado

Fearless! #Photography #Wildlife #RMNP #Colorado #Canon

Amazing how Yellowstone has changed over my lifetime! Never get tired of wandering around the park😎 #Photography #Yellowstone #Canon

Found this old structure in Como, Colorado on the way to South Park. #Photography #OldStructures #Colorado #Canon

Always fun visiting Yellowstone to enjoy nature!😎 #Photography #Nature #Yellowstone #Canon

It's Milky Way season!! #Photography #Astrophotography #MilkyWay #Colorado #Canon

Itsy bitsy spider!😳 #Photography #Macrophotography #Arachnid #Canon

Stare down!! I blinked first😎🤷‍♂️ #Photography #Nature #Colorado #Canon

Took this last night while conducting a dark site orientation for members. It is NGC 4395, a nearby spiral galaxy located about 14 million light-years from earth in the constellation Canes Venatici. NGC 4395 is known for its very low-mass supermassive black hole. #Astrophotography #Photography

Picked up a little Seestar 50 smart telescope a couple months ago, much easier to setup than my bigger telescope. Here is a capture of NGC 281, the Pacman Nebula. It is an emission nebula located in the Casseopeia constellation, about 9,500 light years from earth. #Photography #Astrophotography

Milky Way season is upon us! Took this one up on the Colorado National Monument last year😎. #Photography #Astrophotography #MilkyWay #ColoradoNationalMonument

Was going through some Colorado fall color photos I captured this past year and ran this one I took west of Kenosha Pass. As I recall, this was taken off of Lost Park Road, a nice side excursion before heading to South Park for lunch😎 #Photography #FallColors #Colorado #CanonR5

Blessed to have easy access to Rocky Mountain National Park. Endless photo opportunities 😎 #Photography #RMNP #Colorado

As Nebula season winds down, time to go chase some galaxies! Here is the Wizard Nebula (NGC 7380). Only got about 1.5 hours worth of data with marginal seeing conditions on this one. #Astrophotography #Photography #WizardNebula #Space

Love applying fractals to photos! #Photography #Fractals #Birds

So, has ANYONE ever heard back from [email protected] when submitting a help request? Been trying for a month to get help in not getting email with 2FA verification code emails. Been trying to log on with my other device, an iPad, using app and/or web page. Very frustrating.

Spring and summer Colorado sunsets can be so beautiful and calming! I'm ready to move on from winter😎 #Photography #Landscapes #Sunsets #Colorado

Waterfalls and running streams can be so calming mesmerizing 😎 #Photography #BoulderFalls #Nature #Colorado

I always enjoy checking out great street chalk art! #Photography #DenverChalkArt #Colorado

As I sit here in the fog from hell, I'm dreaming about getting out to chase the Milky Way in the clear night sky. #Photography #Astrophotography #MilkyWay #NightSky #RMNP #Colorado

Remember, lunar eclipse coming March 14!! #Photography #Astrophotography #Moon #LunarEclipse

The Ghost of Ghia #Photography #OldCars #KarmannGhia #Colorado

Always love visiting this old structure on the eastern plains of Colorado. It seems to take on different personalities throughout the changing seasons♥️. #Photography #Abandoned #Colorado #Canon

Thar she blows! Always enjoy Old Faithful, first viewed as a kid from a time long ago! #Photography #Nature #OldFaithful #CanonR5

First night out with the little Seestar S50 smart telescope. Got about an hours worth of M31 (Andromeda Galaxy) mosaic data. Much easier to setup than my big rig😎. Fun little scope! #Photography #Astrophotography #SeestarS50 #AndromedaM31 #Colorado

Not often we get a chance to catch the Aurora Borealis in Colorado. These were taken near Boulder & Pawnee Grasslands. #Photography #Astrophotography #AuroraBorealis #PawneeGrasslands #Colorado

Found this old shovel on an afternoon drive up in the high country. Love this stuff in B&W, kinda brings you back in time. #Photography #Colorado #Nederland #OldMacinery

Nebula season is winding down, Milky Way season is coming!! #Astrophotography #Photography #RMNP #Colorado

Always keeping an eye on you! #Photography #Birds #Owls #Nature

If you look close, you can always see there is much more there than initially meets the eye. #Photography #Nature #LookingCloser #CanonR5

Love the Douro Wine Valley in Portugal. Photo taken from our room at Casa Do Romezal vinyard on a lazy morning. Ended up clearing into a beautiful day. #Photography #Portugal #Travel #Wine #LifeIsGood