Eastern Washington
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4th of July Blast
Our favorite place to watch fireworks is over the waters of Diamond Lake about an hour drive northeast of Spokane. The families on each bay put on their own displays that turn the lake, and sky, into a shimmering palette of colors.
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Diamond Lake
A lovely summer day is a great time to share a boat on Diamond Lake with friends. Thank you, Brad, for showing us around the entire lake.
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Night Sky
Standing out in the fields of Eastern Washington on a clear and chilly night in early March, there were views like this in every direction! Thank you to Bryan and the other friends of the Spokane Astronomical Society for sharing views from your telescopes of the planets, stars, nebulas and other celestial wonders visible overhead!
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Evening Glow
Looking to the northwest from our viewing spot, you could start to see the Milky Way appear above the faint glow along the horizon. Each of these night-time shots was taken with a 3-second exposure on my iPhone 15.
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Stars and Trees
This view of the eastern sky featured a sprinkling of stars above the silhouettes of a stand of pine trees.
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Southern Sky
As the sky filled with stars, a familiar constellation appeared in the south – Orion the hunter with his belt of three stars. I believe the bright star in the lower center is Sirius, and you can see Mars as the bright point of light near the top on the left side of this image.
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Celestial Neighbors
I spent a clear, cold evening in early March with a friend and his big telescope out in the scablands of Eastern Washington near Sprague. Just after sunset, you could see the crescent moon with Venus above and to the right (which was also in its crescent phase, although you needed his telescope to see…
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Full Moon3
Driving across Eastern Washington in mid-December, the rising full moon glowed like an orange pumpkin above the fields and farms near Moses Lake.
