Dr. Timothy Pickering
@tepickering.net
astronomer, telescope wrangler, grizzled pythonista, bluesky boomer
best i can do from the MMTO allsky camera at the moment. will need to reprocess some of the raw data to pull it out better from the overexposed city lights...
November 12, 2025 at 5:01 AM
best i can do from the MMTO allsky camera at the moment. will need to reprocess some of the raw data to pull it out better from the overexposed city lights...
eastern sierra vibes 🍂
November 7, 2025 at 6:12 PM
eastern sierra vibes 🍂
alki beach is a top tier place we’ve stayed in our van. will def be back whenever we pass thru seattle…
November 2, 2025 at 10:15 PM
alki beach is a top tier place we’ve stayed in our van. will def be back whenever we pass thru seattle…
say you’re in 🇨🇦 without saying you’re in 🇨🇦
October 6, 2025 at 2:55 AM
say you’re in 🇨🇦 without saying you’re in 🇨🇦
got some proper aurorae in skagway tonite…
September 30, 2025 at 5:50 AM
got some proper aurorae in skagway tonite…
finally cleared up enough to see some aurora from our campsite in the yukon… 🇨🇦
September 23, 2025 at 6:39 AM
finally cleared up enough to see some aurora from our campsite in the yukon… 🇨🇦
oktoberfest in valdez is a jol.
September 21, 2025 at 7:08 AM
oktoberfest in valdez is a jol.
the van is on a boat… ⛴️
September 18, 2025 at 8:22 PM
the van is on a boat… ⛴️
denali was showing out today, even from over 130 miles away…
September 18, 2025 at 1:45 AM
denali was showing out today, even from over 130 miles away…
last full day in our creek-side home in anchorage and it’s a stunner. next stop, whittier. then on to valdez…
September 17, 2025 at 10:58 PM
last full day in our creek-side home in anchorage and it’s a stunner. next stop, whittier. then on to valdez…
anchorage elevator art
September 1, 2025 at 12:14 AM
anchorage elevator art
this chap was unbothered by all the shenanigans going on in anchorage this week…
August 15, 2025 at 9:42 AM
this chap was unbothered by all the shenanigans going on in anchorage this week…
plane-spotting in anchorage is always fascinating. this week, especially so…
August 14, 2025 at 10:01 PM
plane-spotting in anchorage is always fascinating. this week, especially so…
seriously styin’ motorcycles in girdwood, ak…
August 12, 2025 at 6:03 AM
seriously styin’ motorcycles in girdwood, ak…
after grabbing some cheeky beers in girdwood, we rolled into our campsite just in time to catch the bore tide roll by. alaska continues to not suck.
August 12, 2025 at 5:41 AM
after grabbing some cheeky beers in girdwood, we rolled into our campsite just in time to catch the bore tide roll by. alaska continues to not suck.
camping in alaska is terrible. stay away.
August 7, 2025 at 3:43 AM
camping in alaska is terrible. stay away.
just a normal alaskan lunch view
July 26, 2025 at 6:36 AM
just a normal alaskan lunch view
i guess if we were to drop an album, this otter be the cover…
(after my 10th otter pun, the pilot threw a snowball at me 😂)
(after my 10th otter pun, the pilot threw a snowball at me 😂)
July 18, 2025 at 6:19 AM
i guess if we were to drop an album, this otter be the cover…
(after my 10th otter pun, the pilot threw a snowball at me 😂)
(after my 10th otter pun, the pilot threw a snowball at me 😂)
denali, properly experienced
July 18, 2025 at 3:56 AM
denali, properly experienced
man, glad i enjoyed this chair and view at the grand canyon lodge when i had the chance last fall. it has been confirmed that the lodge was destroyed by a wildfire today along with dozens of other structures at the north rim... 😢
July 13, 2025 at 7:35 PM
man, glad i enjoyed this chair and view at the grand canyon lodge when i had the chance last fall. it has been confirmed that the lodge was destroyed by a wildfire today along with dozens of other structures at the north rim... 😢