Comet, Aurora and Dark Sky Photography
by William T. Hark
by William T. Hark
Comet Hale-Bopp photos and comet photo tips
Northern Lights (Aurora) in Virginia March 31, 2001 (multiple images)
Auroral display in Virginia October 29, 2003 (multiple images)
Auroral display in Virginia: November 7, 2004 (multiple images)
Geminid meteors in Virginia: December 14, 2012 (multiple images)
Comet Pan-STARRS from western Henrico County, Virginia at 8:06 PM, March 12, 2013
Comet Lovejoy January 20, 2015
Another Lovejoy image 1/20/2015
Comet C/2020 F3 or NEOWISE, view from Kiawah Island, SC July 10, 2020
Comet C/2020 F3 or NEOWISE from Powhatan County, VA with distant lightning, July 18, 2020, 9 PM CDT
Admiring Comet NEOWISE
SpaceX rocket over Richmond, VA April 23, 2021
Lunar eclipse over Richmond, VA November 8, 2022 6:02 AM EST
Aurora viewed from Louisa County, Virginia April 24, 2023 9:23 PM
Perseid meteor trail, viewed from Augusta County, Virginia. August 12, 2023, 10:17 PM
Perseid meteor, viewed from Augusta County, Virginia. August 13, 2023, 2:38 AM
Geminid meteor, Cumberland County, Virginia. December 14, 2023, 12:30 AM
Moon, March 20, 2024 (not stacked)
Total Solar Eclipse April 8, 2024 Indian Lake, Ohio (multiple images on page)
Very large sunspot, May 9, 2024
Intense geomagnetic storm and bright naked-eye aurora viwed from Swoope, Virginia. May 10, 2024. (multiple images)
Aurora near Gum Springs, Virginia, August 12, 2024
Aurora and SAR arc October 6 and 7, 2024 Goochland County, Virginia (multiple images)
Amazing geomagnetic storm with naked-eye aurora and SAR arc October 10, 2024 Louisa County, Virginia (multiple images)
Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS October 13-21, 2024 downtown Richmond and Goochland County, Virginia (multiple images)
A Ring Around the Moon, December 13, 2024 Richmond, VA (multiple images)
TOMEX+ sounding rockets launched from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility. Aug. 27, 2025. View from Richmond, VA
Comet Lemmon October 21, 2025 view from Hanover County, VA
Geomagnetic storm November 11-12, 2025 with beauitful aurora Louisa and Goochland County, VA (multiple images)
Ring around the moon, a harbinger of an approaching snow storm. December 3, 2025. View from Richmond, VA
Geomagnetic storm January 19 - 20, 2026 with beauitful aurora in Goochland County, VA (multiple images)
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Comet Hyakutake
Comet Ikeya-Zhang