The Mont Blanc Tramway (TMB), the highest mountain railway line in France, French Alps, Saint-Gervais, Haute-Savoie, France, Europe

Lateral Moraine on the side of the rapidly retreating Glacier de Miage below Mont Blanc, Italy

Lateral Moraine on the side of the rapidly retreating Glacier de Miage below Mont Blanc, Italy.

Mont Chetif and the mont blanc range from Refuge Bertone, above Courmayeur, Italy.

Walkers on the Tour de Mont Blanc ascending out of the Vallon de la Lex Blanche in Italy, below Mont Blanc.

Looking towards Mont Blanc and the Glacier du Miage from above Val Veny, Italy.

The Pleiades star cluster, aka Seven Sisters, or M45, in Taurus. A deep exposure showing the reflection nebulosity which fills the area. This is a stack of 5 x 14 minute exposures with the TMB 92mm apo refractor and Borg 0.85x flattener/reducer at f/4.8 and Canon 5D MkII at ISO 800. Taken from home Oct 9/10, 2013.

A telescopic closeup of Comet Lovejoy (C/2014 Q2) on January 19, 2015. I shot this from near Silver City, New Mexico, using a TMB 92mm apo refractor at f/4.4 and using a Canon 6D at ISO 1600 for a stack of 4 x 5 minute exposures. The ion tail is primarily from a single exposure to minimize blurring from the comet's motion relative to the stars. The rest of the image is from the stacked combination to minimize noise.

Comet Lovejoy (C/2104 Q2) on the night of Dec. 27/28, 2014, as it was approaching the globular cluster M79 at upper right, in Lepus. This is a stack of 5 x 3 minute exposures at ISO 2500 with the Canon 5D MkII and TMB 92mm refractor at f/4.4. Taken from near Silver City, New Mexico.

M31 Andromeda Galaxy, with TMB 92mm apo refractor and Borg 0.85x reducer/flattener for f/4.8 and Canon 20Da camera at ISO400 for 2 x 15 minute exposures. North is at bottom, south at top (better balance with this framing)

Storm clouds over Aiguille des Glaciers (mountain) and Estellette Glacier and moraine, Alps, Aosta Valley, Italy

French Alps and Aiguille du midi panoramic viewing deck through the ice cave, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Rhone-Alpes, France

Alpenrose (Rhododendron ferrugineum) flowers over Mer de Glacier and Grandes Jorasses, Alps, France

A paraglider flying over Mount Blanc in summer, Alps, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Haute-Savoie, France

Close-up of a stone fountain with flower pots by Champex Lake and mountain range in the background, Champex, Valais, Switzerland

A wooden shoe carved flower pot along ancient cobblestone streets of Dolonne, near Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy

Wildflowers blooming along Tour du Mont Blanc trail, with mountain range and glaciers in the background, Val Veni, Aosta Valley, Italy

Historic building with flower pots, Dolonne, near Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy

Mont Blanc Massif with Italian Val Ferret, Alps, La Vachey, Aosta Valley, Italy

Historic stone roofs of buildings, viewed from city center of Courmayeur, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy

Old wooden bar equipment with flowers in pots, Dolonne, near Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy

A small, historic shrine at Val Veni with Rifugio Elisabetta in the background, Alps, Aosta Valley, Italy

Close-up of a stone fountain with flower pots by Champex Lake and mountain range in the background, Champex, Valais, Switzerland

Ancient cobblestone streets lead to a church, Dolonne, near Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy

Sunrise glow on the peaks above l'A Neuve Glacier, viewed from La Fouly, Swiss Val Ferret, Alps, La Fouly, Val Ferret, Switzerland

Colourful row boats with Champex Lake surrounded by mountains under blue sky, Alps, Champex, Switzerland

Red boats lined up at Champex Lake under blue sky with a mountain range in the background, Champex, Valais, Switzerland

A small chapel at Ferret under blue sky, Ferret, Val Ferret, Switzerland

Old ruins at Val Veni, Alps, Aosta Valley, Italy

Aerial view of Courmayeur city surrounded by mountains, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy