Somewhere Over the Moonbow (with Jeff Pfaller)
About this episode
Dean chats with Jeff Pfaller about moonbows and the appeal of rare night sky events.
What is a moonbow, and what does it take to get a picture of one? And do rare events in the night sky lose their appeal after you've seen a bunch of them? Dean chats with Jeff Pfaller, astro-photographer and author of "Dark Skies: Rare Phenomena in America’s Public Lands" to learn more.
People in this episode
Host: Dean Regas
Guest: Jeff Pfaller
Topics covered
- moonbow
- astro-photography
- night sky phenomena
- rare events
- interview
Keywords
- moonbow
- astro-photographer
- night sky
- rare phenomena
- photography
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Dark Skies: Rare Phenomena in America’s Public Lands
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