Venus, Moon and Sunrise over Smith Point Beach 7-20-17

By Mike Busch This morning I battled the bugs and the humidity to capture Venus rising next to the waning crescent Moon, followed by a nice sunrise …

Milky Way over the Atlantic Ocean from Fire Island

By Mike Busch Capturing the Milky Way on Long Island can be a challenge.  Living within 100 miles of one of the biggest cities in the world has its …

Video: Winter Solstice Time Lapse

Timelapse, Stills, and Video taken in Brookhaven 12-21-16…

Winter Solstice Sunrise (12-21-16)

The shortest day of the year started out in spectacular fashion over the Great South Bay this morning. The Sun has moved as far South as it is going…

Video: Full Moon setting over the Great South Bay (12-14-16)

800 shot time lapse capturing the setting Moon at Dawn. Taken over the Great South Bay in Brookhaven 12-14-16…

Video: Stars over Brookhaven Timelapse (12-3-16)

Watch for the meteor at the 25 second mark.  …

Photos: Supermoon at Dawn and Dusk (11-14-16)

I was able to catch the "Super Moon" this morning as it made it's closet pass to Earth in the last 68 years. The next time it passes this close will…

Photos: Sunset and Super Moon over the Great South Bay Last Night

The November 2016 SuperMoon appeared full last night but the actual peak was this morning when the Moon was at it's closest to Earth since 1948. If …

Photos: Sunset, Moon, Venus and Saturn in the evening sky

For the next several nights, look to the West about 45 minutes after Sunset. The Moon and Venus are always the brightest objects in the night sky so…

Photos: Breakfast on the Bay (10-28-16)

  Knowing that the Moon and Jupiter would be rising out of the Eastern sky before Dawn, I was out early to get some images. This first set w…