astropotamus

What is an Astropotamus?

"Time travel is simple. Just look up."

-A. Potamus

People often ask if the hippopotamus is my favorite animal. It is not. The sea turtle is. But I am a time traveler and an observer of the stars, and the word hippopotamus led me to something deeper. I believe we are all connected by a great, universal River of Time and Space winding through the Cosmos. By replacing Hippo (horse) with Astro (star) and adding it to Potamus (river), I found my identity: The Astropotamus - a navigator of the Celestial Currents.

We are all part of this flow; our atoms were created in the explosions of ancient stars. You are already in the River. Why not join me and explore it?

The Journey

When you look up at the night sky, you are not just seeing light; you are looking back in time. Every photon that hits your eye or camera sensor is an ancient messenger, traveling at the meager speed of light, carrying a history written thousands or millions of years ago. You travel back in time every time you look up.

This site is my logbook. It is where I document the technical rigors of astrophotography, the introspective moments under the night skies, and the Rituals of the Star River Podcast. I am not a master of the universe; I am a student of it. I am learning just as you are - one long exposure and one amazing conversation at a time.

Join the Current

Whether I am in the AstropotaPOD, my backyard observatory, or out in the field under dark, remote skies, I am chasing a deeper understanding of our place in this Universe.

I invite you to step into the current with me. Let's capture the past, explore the technical mysteries of the present, and find our way down the River together.

Until the next bend in the River... clear skies, and I'll see you in the dark!