Don Moore
@capture907.bsky.social
Capturing Alaskan scenes, happenings, and experiences for all to see. Also, sharing the life of my garbage can, Derby (they/them). I don’t see typos. Opinions are my own. Live, work, and play on Dena'ina Lands.
I forgot to share Derby’s snow report. Derby accumulated 3” but some of the initial snow melted, maybe 1/3”. it’s looking like winter now with the trees coated nicely!
November 23, 2025 at 6:47 AM
I forgot to share Derby’s snow report. Derby accumulated 3” but some of the initial snow melted, maybe 1/3”. it’s looking like winter now with the trees coated nicely!
Watching this is good for your eyeballs. It keeps them healthy and happy.
Send more auroras please!
Send more auroras please!
November 21, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Watching this is good for your eyeballs. It keeps them healthy and happy.
Send more auroras please!
Send more auroras please!
Happy Garbage Eve to all that celebrate. Derby accumulated a 1/4” of snow last night. That’s 6 1/3 millimeters of fluffy joy!
November 18, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Happy Garbage Eve to all that celebrate. Derby accumulated a 1/4” of snow last night. That’s 6 1/3 millimeters of fluffy joy!
Happy Friday!
It was a good week for the aurora, bright enough to make shadows!
It was a good week for the aurora, bright enough to make shadows!
November 15, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Happy Friday!
It was a good week for the aurora, bright enough to make shadows!
It was a good week for the aurora, bright enough to make shadows!
Here's the aurora at regular speed last night in Anchorage, AK. This is my favorite type of aurora, fast moving with pink/white tones at the bottom of green curtains. 😍
November 14, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Here's the aurora at regular speed last night in Anchorage, AK. This is my favorite type of aurora, fast moving with pink/white tones at the bottom of green curtains. 😍
Here's 1 of 2500+ photos I took last night. My camera is looking south south east. The aurora way brighter and faster last night compared to what I saw the previous night. This is just a teaser, as I have a lot of aurora content that is crunching on my computer now.
November 14, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Here's 1 of 2500+ photos I took last night. My camera is looking south south east. The aurora way brighter and faster last night compared to what I saw the previous night. This is just a teaser, as I have a lot of aurora content that is crunching on my computer now.
While I was playing around videoing airplanes flying under the aurora last night, I had my other camera taking stills. Here's 1661 stills connected covering 55 actual minutes. The bright, fast moving streaks are the airplanes. I sped this up faster than normal because we all have swiping to do.
November 13, 2025 at 3:10 AM
While I was playing around videoing airplanes flying under the aurora last night, I had my other camera taking stills. Here's 1661 stills connected covering 55 actual minutes. The bright, fast moving streaks are the airplanes. I sped this up faster than normal because we all have swiping to do.
For the airplane + red aurora + big dipper fans. 😍
November 12, 2025 at 6:11 AM
For the airplane + red aurora + big dipper fans. 😍
The last few years SNOW (snowflake) stock peaked in February. They’ve been on a tear lately and it is snowflake season. Time to buy???
November 11, 2025 at 4:57 AM
The last few years SNOW (snowflake) stock peaked in February. They’ve been on a tear lately and it is snowflake season. Time to buy???
This was 5 years ago today, an early start to snow sculptures that year.
November 9, 2025 at 8:57 AM
This was 5 years ago today, an early start to snow sculptures that year.
Derby is reporting 8” (20cm) of fluffy joy this morning.
November 7, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Derby is reporting 8” (20cm) of fluffy joy this morning.
This photo became 10 years last night. I took it with my tripod in the stream. My past self clearly wanted a composition I couldn’t achieve on land.
Also we don’t have that much snow now.
Also we don’t have that much snow now.
November 5, 2025 at 4:40 AM
This photo became 10 years last night. I took it with my tripod in the stream. My past self clearly wanted a composition I couldn’t achieve on land.
Also we don’t have that much snow now.
Also we don’t have that much snow now.
Derby is excited to bring the snow report this morning.
October 27, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Derby is excited to bring the snow report this morning.
Derby is reporting a trace of snow today.
October 25, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Derby is reporting a trace of snow today.
For the garbage can fans. Near the end of this timelapse, the aurora got super bright overhead, lighting up the ground and Derby.
October 4, 2025 at 12:23 AM
For the garbage can fans. Near the end of this timelapse, the aurora got super bright overhead, lighting up the ground and Derby.
I just saw the aurora to the north-northeast in Anchorage. It's not fully dark yet. It's pretty lit in Yellowknife currently. Let's see if we get another pre-10pm burst.
October 3, 2025 at 4:52 AM
I just saw the aurora to the north-northeast in Anchorage. It's not fully dark yet. It's pretty lit in Yellowknife currently. Let's see if we get another pre-10pm burst.
Who's ready for more aurora? This is in normal speed (no timelapse) from 9/30 around 930pm in Anchorage.
October 3, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Who's ready for more aurora? This is in normal speed (no timelapse) from 9/30 around 930pm in Anchorage.
Last night's aurora show just before 10pm, which took off before the clouds in. 😀 This is the 2nd pre-10pm burst this week.
October 2, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Last night's aurora show just before 10pm, which took off before the clouds in. 😀 This is the 2nd pre-10pm burst this week.
Cell phone photo currently looking east south east.
October 1, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Cell phone photo currently looking east south east.
There were several nice bursts last night. The first was around 930pm (what an early treat!). This is another bigger one about 125am. This timelapse covers about 5 minutes of time.
October 1, 2025 at 1:39 AM
There were several nice bursts last night. The first was around 930pm (what an early treat!). This is another bigger one about 125am. This timelapse covers about 5 minutes of time.
Derby wanted to watch the aurora tonight. Happy Garbage Eve to all that celebrate!
September 30, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Derby wanted to watch the aurora tonight. Happy Garbage Eve to all that celebrate!
Fall auroras in Anchorage usually means aurora with clouds. Here's last night's show.
September 30, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Fall auroras in Anchorage usually means aurora with clouds. Here's last night's show.
The hurricane center said this today about hurricane Narda in the east pacific.
"A fortuitous 1329 UTC SAR RCM-1 NRCS image revealed a 15 nm symmetric eye beneath a small CDO..."
My analysis. Narda has an outie belly button (circled).
"A fortuitous 1329 UTC SAR RCM-1 NRCS image revealed a 15 nm symmetric eye beneath a small CDO..."
My analysis. Narda has an outie belly button (circled).
September 26, 2025 at 1:44 AM
The hurricane center said this today about hurricane Narda in the east pacific.
"A fortuitous 1329 UTC SAR RCM-1 NRCS image revealed a 15 nm symmetric eye beneath a small CDO..."
My analysis. Narda has an outie belly button (circled).
"A fortuitous 1329 UTC SAR RCM-1 NRCS image revealed a 15 nm symmetric eye beneath a small CDO..."
My analysis. Narda has an outie belly button (circled).
While we wait for better conditions, here's another Sept aurora viewed from near Hope, AK with a bright moon. The water is draining out of Turnagain Arm because the moon said to. Like most Sept auroras here, clouds are usually photobombing.
My bucket list still includes a bore tide with aurora.
My bucket list still includes a bore tide with aurora.
September 26, 2025 at 1:21 AM
While we wait for better conditions, here's another Sept aurora viewed from near Hope, AK with a bright moon. The water is draining out of Turnagain Arm because the moon said to. Like most Sept auroras here, clouds are usually photobombing.
My bucket list still includes a bore tide with aurora.
My bucket list still includes a bore tide with aurora.