Cliff Nieuwenhuis

Looking towards the constellation Perseus. This part of the Milky Way doesn't get photographed as often as the core but I like it because the view includes the Andromeda galaxy (upper-right) and the Pleiades (on the right side of the horizon). Seeing the Pleiades in the evening sky is a sure sign that winter is on the way.

Looking towards Perseus in the east-northeast sky.

#Nikon Z62, Nikkor S 14-30mm f/4.5, Sep 27, 2025, Baraboo, WI
10x 15sec ISO6400 f4.5 25mm, stacked in #Pixinsight, edited in #GIMP and #darktable.

#astrophotography #milkyway #linux #nightsky

The moon on October 3, 2025 from Baraboo, Wisconsin. Nikon Z6-2 with Nikkor 180-600/5.6-6.3, 116x 1/25sec, ISO 100, f/6.3, 600mm, stacked with Zerene Stacker, processed in PixInsight and darktable

The #moon on October 3, 2025 from Baraboo, Wisconsin. #Nikon Z6-2 with Nikkor 180-600/5.6-6.3, 116x 1/25sec, ISO 100, f/6.3, 600mm, stacked with Zerene Stacker, processed in #PixInsight and #darktable

#astrophotography #sciart

NGC 7000, or the North America Nebula Nikon Z6ii, Williams Optics ZenithStar 61ii, iOptron SkyGuider Pro 360mm, f/5.9, ISO6400, 200x60sec Processed on Debian Linux using PixInsight and darktable 2025-09-01, Baraboo, Wisconsin

NGC 7000, one of my first and favorite #astrophotography targets. This is 200 60-second exposures taken with my #nikon Z6ii which were then calibrated, stacked, and processed in #PixInsight and #darktable on my #Debian #linux computer.

Storm clouds race over Baraboo, Wisconsin on August 16, 2025

"Wind Racer"
Nikin Z6ii / Nikkor Z 14-30mm f/4 S
ISO 400, f/11, 14mm, 1/125

#nikon #photography #darktable #stormclouds #clouds

My wife Debbie watches a wall cloud approaching Baraboo, Wisconsin on August 16, 2025.

"Before the Storm"
Baraboo, WI, 2025-08-16
Nikon Z6ii / Nikkor Z 14-30mm f/4 S
ISO400, f/11, 1/125
#nikon #photography #darktable #stormclouds

Photo of "rattlesnake master" (Eryngium yuccifolium), a prairie plant. This specimen is growing in my yard. Not my best picture but it's the first one where I used darktable's new multi-preset export feature. My workflow had been to make a full size JPG from the image I'm working on and then change the settings to make an additional reduced-size version suitable for social media. And now with the multi-preset option and a sprinkling of variables in the target storage path, I can click once and like magic I get the two image exports in the right place on my file-system. Thanks again darktable developers!

Rattlesnake Master (Eryngium yuccifolium)
#darktable #nikon #photography

My dog Shasta looking up at the sky instead of at the camera

Make sure the eyes are in focus they say. Meanwhile, my dog...
#dogs #photography #nikon #darktable

Photo of some old newspapers with headlines "Men Walk On Moon", "Nixon Resigns" and "Kennedy is Killed By Sniper as he Rides in Car in Dallas; Johnson Sworn in on Plane"

It's old news, but fascinating to page through. I found these while cleaning out the attic. Best part is looking through the local news and advertisements. #oldnews #newspapers #moonlanding #kennedy #nixon #history #beentheredonethat

I was one of the reenactors -- one of the redcoats that were mowed down. I feel proud to have been there to help people see what it took to break free of tyranny.

NO KINGS Protesters enthusiastically but peacefully line the street in Baraboo Wisconsin

So nice to see a big turnout at the "NO KINGS" turnout in Baraboo, Wisconsin! Most of the cars going by gave a thumbs up or tooted their horns in support which was really great too.
#nokings

Humpback Whale NYC0313 raises its tail as it takes a dive in waters near Asbury Park, NJ

Humpback Whale NYC0313

American Princess Cruises, New York City, May 18 2025
Sighted near Asbury Park, NJ
#whale #humpback_whale

A Tree Swallow perched on a birdhouse has its beak wide open

Sing Yer Heart Out

Tree Swallow (I think -- there were Barn Swallows around too) at Richard W. DeKorte Park in Lyndhurst, NJ
#birds #meadowlands

Almost full moon rising over the treeline in a dark blue sky

Mother's Day Moonrise
2025-05-11

#nikon #astrophotography #photography #moon #darktable

My wife and I saw a group of 25 or so pelicans flying like this just yesterday in central Wisconsin. It took some time to identify them, but that's what they were!

Whooping Crane in Wisconsin

Always a thrill to see a Whooping Crane
#photography #nikon #birds

Well everything must have an end. The tree that is the subject of this photo got blown down in the wind a couple of days ago -- about a week after this photo was taken. I'll miss it.

The just-past-full moon rising in a cloudy sky

April Moonrise
#photography #SciArt #moon #nikon #darktable

A black and white image of the sun rising on a cloudy day with a tree and fence in the foreground.

Be Still
Snow on the ground in late March

#photography #blackandwhite #nikon #darktable #morning #sunrise

A tree at the edge of a pond is so bent over that it's tip is just touching the surface of the water.

Branching Out
I love how this tree reaches out and just touches the surface of the pond.
#nikon #photography #landscape #pano #darktable #hugin

Crowds of peaceful protesters in Madison Wisconsin demanding justice and sanity

Crowds of peaceful protesters in Madison Wisconsin demanding justice and sanity

Hands Off protest in Madison, Wisconsin
#handsoff

Absolutely beautiful photo!

A faint show of color in the northern sky on the night of March 25th, 2025 in Baraboo, Wisconsin.

Just a touch of Northern Lights
#aurora #nikon #astrophotography #darktable

Proud to live in Wisconsin today

Bald Eagle in a tree on my property in Baraboo, Wisconsin

We had a visitor in our yard today...
#baldeagle #birds

A collection of seven images of the moon taken during the eclipse of 2025-03-14 showing the earth's shadow crossing the surface of the moon.

A collection of moon images taken during the eclipse of 2025-03-14 from Baraboo, Wisconsin.

Nikon Z6ii Nikkor Z 180-600mm f/5.6-6.3 VR
ISO and exposure times vary.

Images processed in darktable and assembled in Gimp.
#astrophotography #sciart #moon #nikon #darktable #gimp #photography #eclipse

Moon just past full eclipse with a few stars visible

Eclipse 2025-03-14
Nikon Z6ii Nikkor Z 180-600mm f/5.6-6.3 VR
ISO800 f/10 3sec 600mm

#nikon #astrophotography #sciart #moon #darktable

Moon

Getting some practice in for tomorrow's eclipse.
ISO100 f/11 1/125sec 600mm
#nikon #astrophotography #darktable

a dead tree lit by moonlight

I'm not usually happy with photos taken with my cell phone but I like this one
#straightoutofcamera #cellphonephotography #photography #oneplus #nightphotography

Night sky partially obscured by clouds. I had hoped to get a photo with more planets but clouds and time worked against me. This photo does have Jupiter and Uranus, but Venus just set and Mars is out of the frame (above the top edge).

Night Sky Panorama, February 27, 2025

#astrophotography #nikon #darktable #gimp #hugin #pano #panorama #night

Photo of a Welsh dragon wood carving

I'm not Welsh but love Wales!