Corana Arch, Moab
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#moab #astrophotography #fotofriday

How I Plan a 3-Day Astrophotography Trip (A Moab Example) Here's exactly how I plan a multi-night astrophotography trip to Moab: moon phase, galactic core timing, foreground scouting, and light pollution, in the right order.

How I plan a 3-day astro trip (Moab example): www.milkywayplanner.com/blog/astroph...

#Astrophotography #NightPhotography #Moab

Boot Arch, Alabama Hlls, California.

#FotoFriday #Astrophotography #milkyway

2026 Lyrids Meteor Shower: How to Plan and Photograph It The Lyrids meteor shower 2026 peaks April 22 with favorable moon conditions. Here's how to plan your location, timing, and camera settings for the best shots.

The Lyrids have been recorded for 2,700 years. In 2026, conditions are decent: dark skies after midnight on April 22, modest rates (10-15/hr), but bright meteors with a higher fireball rate than most minor showers. #Lyrids #NightSkyPhotography www.milkywayplanner.com/blog/lyrids-...

Racetrack Playa Milky Way - Death Valley National Park - Eric D. Brown

Drove two hours on a dirt road into Death Valley in February to shoot rocks at 2AM. Lighting is too harsh, and I'd process the Milky Way differently today, but it's still one of my favorite shots.
#Photography #MilkyWay #NightPhotography #DeathValley

Dark Sky Maps, Light Pollution Overlay & Galactic Core Arc | Milky Way Planner Milky Way Planner adds light pollution map overlays, 400+ dark sky location pages, and a galactic core arc visualization showing where the Milky Way rises, peaks, and sets.

Four things I've wanted in a planning tool for years: Bortle overlay on the map. Galactic core arc. Every IDA dark sky park has its own planning page. They are live now.

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#Astrophotography #MilkyWayPhotography #DarkSkyParks

Foto Friday: Majestic Sunset over Factory Butte Factory Butte from the opposite side — a strenuous hike to a vantage point nobody uses, red sandstone foreground, and the last pink light of the evening.

#FotoFriday

Factory Butte, Hanksville Utah
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Dark Sky Locations for Astrophotography | Milky Way Planner Discover 400+ dark sky locations worldwide for Milky Way photography. Browse by Bortle class, best months, and location type. Free visibility calendars for every site.

If you're into astrophotography, I've got a website called Milky Way Planner (www.milkywayplanner.com). There are lots of free tools available and I just added a new dark sky locations for over 400+ locatons
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#astrophotography #milkyway

Milky Way Season 2026 — When to Shoot, New Moon Dates, and Planning Guide Plan your 2026 Milky Way photography season with new moon dates, visibility by latitude, meteor shower overlaps, and the one August night you can't miss.

It's Milky Way season. Are you ready?

www.milkywayplanner.com/blog/milky-w...

#astrophotography #milkyway

Two Speeds Every company is trying to keep the business running and figure out what AI changes — with the same teams and the same processes. Airtable's CEO split the company into fast-thinking and slow-thinking ...

Airtable split their teams into "fast-thinking" (weekly AI experiments, tolerate mess) and "slow-thinking" (durable infrastructure, precision).

Most companies try to run both through the same process.

I write more here: ericbrown.com/two-speeds/
#AIStrategy #Leadership #OrganizationalDesign

Thank you! its a beautiful area

Went to Crater Lake for the sunset colors. Wildfire smoke had other plans.

Converted to B&W and found this tree at the rim. One of my favorite frames I've taken, and I almost didn't stop here at all.
#craterlake #blackandwhitephotography #landscapephotography #milkywayphotographer #ericdbrown

The Convergence Problem AI tools boost individual productivity but reduce collective originality. Research shows teams using the same AI platforms converge on the same ideas which is growing competitive risk.

Study: ChatGPT users generated more ideas AND felt less responsible for them. That correlation should concern anyone running an organization.

#AI #Leadership
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Thank you!

Spent a week chasing a comet along Lake Superior. Never got the shot. Last night of the trip, walked outside and noticed the Milky Way was right there the whole time. One of my favorite captures ever.

I publish a #FotoFriday on my blog every week. ericbrown.com/foto-friday-...

Milky Way Planner - Astrophotography Planning Tool Plan your astrophotography sessions with precise astronomical data for optimal Milky Way visibility

I got tired of clicking through 30+ dates to find the best night for Milky Way photography. So I built MilkyWayPlanner.com.

See your entire season on one screen. Free annual calendars for any location. Premium adds moon and trip planning.

#astrophotography #milkyway #nightphotography

I wrote a quick post about the tools I use for Milky Way planning. What works, what doesn't, and how I use them together.

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Aerial view of deeply eroded bentonite clay badlands near Hanksville, Utah, showing rippled gray terrain in the foreground with flat-topped buttes on the horizon under a cloudy twilight sky with golden light breaking through.

Its time for my first #FotoFriday post.

I write a bit more about this photo here: newsletter.ericbrown.com/p/utah-badla...

The Rituals of AI Adoption Organizations spend $109 billion performing AI adoption while 74% can't demonstrate value. Here's what the tribal dynamics, power shifts, and measurement theater reveal about why the rituals matter to...

For those that don't know, I write a newsletter at newsletter.ericbrown.com

It's about strategy, leadership, technology, and lots of other stuff that kind of 'fits' in that space.

I've been looking at AI adoption lately (haven't we all?). My most recent:

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...ahem....is this thing on?

I just realized I have a @bsky.app account and have never posted. I'm going to be a bit more active here.

Looking forward ot learning from everyone.