South San Francisco, CA August 30, 2023 Moon in the ‘hood…… August 30, 2023 “Things don’t have purposes, as if the universe were a machine, where every part has a useful function. What’s the function of a galaxy? I don’t…
South San Francisco, CA January 3, 2021 South San Francisco resident, and professional photographer, Mel Ellison, continues to share some of his incredible photography with us and we are proud to present a few from this New Year. “The sky…
South San Francisco, CA January 12, 2021 by Mel Ellison, SSF neighbor, ESC correspondent I began to sense something was wrong starting at the end of 2019, and on into the first part of 2020. At my annual check-up…
South San Francisco, CA December 25, 2020 by Mel Ellison, ESC As we were making our breakfast and coffee early this Christmas morning, the whole house began to glow with the morning sunrise. I grabbed my camera and headed up…
South San Francisco, CA April 21, 2020 by Mel Ellison In the mornings, I spend a lot of time watching the eastern sky, and I’m usually there to catch the first glimpse of light as dawn breaks. Lately…
South San Francisco, CA March 16, 2020 by Mel Ellison As the lyric goes “the sun will come out tomorrow”….and it is tomorrow….and the sun has come out….again…as it always does, (but it should be noted: quite spectacularly this…
South San Francisco, CA October 8, 2019 by ESC Correspondent Mel Ellison PRFACE: Mel wrote this article after attending the August 2019 tour of both Pillar Point Harbor and Oyster Point Harbor, at the public invitation of the San Mateo…
South San Francisco, CA January 31, 2018 Early this morning sky gazers were treated to a very rare occurrence; Super Blue Blood Moon. While full moons are common, a second full moon in the same 28 day cycle is…
South San Francisco, CA August 22, 2017 Local photographer and South San Francisco resident Mel Ellison has entered one of his captivating seascapes in The Weather Channel Photo Contest that runs through September 1st with daily voting…
South San Francisco, CA March 22, 2016 Mel Ellison, a Brentwood neighbor, has shared many of his amazing photos with us which we have featured on our Facebook page. We now bring them to you in this…