Alan Friedman

Unlike the planets that hide close to the sun for months and wallow in the lowest reaches of the ecliptic for years at a time � the moon is always there for you.

My first glimpse of the ringed planet through a friend’s telescope many years ago got me hooked on this hobby. Decades later, an encounter with Saturn on a steady night still takes my breath away.

At some point, all who develop a love for astronomy surrender to temptation and try to capture the beauty of the night sky through photography.