Tyler Nordgren

And thank you for a great #parkchat. I’ve been avoiding most social media since early November last year. So happy to find reasons to come back.

Two pieces of advice: 1) If it’s a boring photo by day, adding the Milky Way isn’t going to make it better at night. 2) A three-day old crescent moon is your friend. The Milky Way is still totally visible, but now you’ve got a light source for shadow and and definition to your landscape.

My publisher and literary agent thank you! I hope your nephew liked it.

Thank you @babyboomersaves.bsky.social for the great questions and lovely conversations #parkchat.

Who knows if Florida will still be there then too.

You’re welcome. #parkchat

Lucky lucky you!!! it also goes over Disney World (but that’s a very different park). #parkchat

Great place to go. Here’s a tip: in Mallorca the eclipse happens at sunset. The instant totality ends, turn around to see the moon’s shadow lift off the Earth and up into the sky. I’ve never seen it, but I’ve been told. #parkchat

So was “Runza to Nebraska” not an option?

I think Hot Springs got almost 4 minutes of totality. I’d have to check. If I recall they’re also in the path of the next one in 2045. #parkchat

Fantastic! I’m so glad you got to see it. And don’t worry about not taking photos. If you’ve never seen a total eclipse, you don’t want to spend it futzing with a camera.

#parkchat

Yes! I remember that. Gorgeous park. Sadly we got clouded out for the eclipse at the last minute. #parkchat

I love those stumps!!! You can actually imagine what it would have been like when those tall trees were there.

A9: are they minerals? And Route 66 goes through there (I used to live right off there in SoCal). #parkchat

Indeed. I still work with a lot of national parks, but mostly from afar. Some from really afar.

Thanks! I could really use more positive reasons to get on social media these days.

Sadly those days have passed. I moved from CA back to Ithaca NY and now I’m mostly working with NY State Parks. But those were great summers in a place that changed the course of my life. #parkchat

I planned this for over a year as I needed just the right conditions of Milky Way, crescent moon lighting the cliffs, and clear skies.

A2: For 10 years I gave a night sky talk every summer at the LeConte Memorial Lodge in Yosemite. Gorgeous place under the trees and where I first realized “Half the park is after dark.” #parkchat

A1: I go mostly for the rocks so I can see the stars at night. #parkchat.

Glad to be here, even on such a bleak day for our parks #parkchat.

I’m all ears #parkchat

I’d love to! What do I need to do?

YouTube video by OceanwideExpeditions Chasing the Southern Lights in Antarctica | Astronomer Dr. Tyler Nordgren

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I’ll be sure to sign it for you too.

Half the Park is After Dark — Space Art Travel Bureau Click image to see full poster. Posters are printed on 12 x 18, semi-gloss cover stock. Get 6 posters for the price of 5. Choose any six posters and receive $20 off your order.

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I can get another printed if you want to order one. Just let me know. I’ll be sending an order to my printers next Monday.

Oops, I see you already have my Yellowstone.

By the way, I don’t know if you’ve checked my website but I do have some park designs that, for whatever reason, some parks no longer carry as posters. Places like Yellowstone, Tetons and Grand Canyon. www.tylernordgren.com/milky-way-po...