Tag: Astrophotography

Protecting Dark Skies – September Meeting

The September meeting of the Pagosa Springs Photography Club will be held on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, at 6:00 p.m.  The Club meets in the Community United Methodist Church at 434 Lewis Street in Pagosa Springs. The program will start at 6:30 p.m., but feel free to arrive anytime after 6 p.m. to socialize. Photography Club meetings are open to the public. Please use the side door near the parking lot to enter.

Our speaker this month will be Dena Laterza, from the Pagosa Sidewalk Astronomers. She will speak on Protecting Pagosa’s Dark Skies. As photographers, many of us prize the dark skies near Pagosa Springs for capturing nightscape images featuring starry skies over our Rocky Mountain landscapes. Dena  will discuss why it is important to preserve our night skies, and what is being done to protect  dark skies for future generations. Dena will also provide information on how each person in our community can make a difference.

Photography Club presentations are available on Zoom for those who can’t attend a meeting in person. For the Zoom link to this meeting, please contact abutler@mac.com

Following Dena’s presentation, we will hold our monthly Image Share session. Club members may bring up to 5 recent images to show and discuss with the group for this. 

PSPC Oct 9 Meeting-Astrophotography

M-31 (Andromeda) © David Duquemin

The October meeting of the Pagosa Springs Photography Club will be held on Wednesday, October 9, at the Community United Methodist Church, 434 Lewis St. While the meeting will start at 6:30 pm, feel free to join us for socializing at 6 pm. Photography Club meetings are open to the public. Please enter the Church through the side door next to the parking lot. This month’s presentation will feature Dave Duquemin, speaking on Astrophotography. 

In his presentation, Dave will explain how he photographs deep space objects including distant galaxies like M-31 (Andromeda). Dave is a retired commercial airline pilot. He is a member of the Pagosa Springs Photography Club, and also enjoys building and flying airplanes. 

The presentation will be followed by our monthly image share. Photography Club members may bring up to five images each to share and discuss. This meeting will also be available on Zoom for those who can’t attend in person. The Zoom link will be emailed to members; others who wish to attend may request the link by email to abutler@mac.com .