Bill & Sally Fletcher moved to the Saddle Peak area of Malibu in the early 80's after leaving a career in the music recording business. The darker skies of the mountain top moved them to purchase their first telescope in 1983 and begin learning the complex techniques of "through-the-telescope" photography.

Now they are avid astronomy photographers and go anywhere dark skies lead them to take their pictures. Their photographs have appeared in books and magazines around the world, including National Geographic, Astronomy and Sky & Telescope magazines, Carl Sagan's book "Pale Blue Dot" and more than two dozen book and magazine covers. They are used on posters and assorted products that feature astronomy "night sky" images. The photographic prints are sold throughout America and Europe.

The latest addition to their photographic arsenal is a 4x5 field camera. They are using it for some astronomy photos, but it is best suited for the horizontal world of terrestrial landscape photography.