Posts by Author: Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Soumyadeep Mukherjee is an award-winning astrophotographer from India. He has a doctorate degree in Linguistics. His work extends to the sub-genres of nightscape, deep sky, solar, lunar and optical phenomenon photography. He is also a photography educator and has conducted numerous workshops. His works have appeared in over 40 books & magazines including Astronomy, BBC Sky at Night, Sky & Telescope among others, and in various websites including National Geographic, NASA, Forbes. He was the first Indian to win “Astronomy Photographer of the Year” award in a major category.
Rubin Observatory Captures a 144-Megapixel Image of the Seagull Nebula
Oct 24, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
The Seagull Nebula lies about 3,700 light-years from Earth, in a region where young stars illuminate vast clouds of gas and dust. A new image…
Capturing Sun, Moon, and the Planets: Review of Seestar S50 Pro Smart Telescope
Oct 24, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
From manually pointing your telescope to the stars to getting an (almost) print-ready image on your mobile phone, astrophotography has come a long way. If…
James Webb Captures Thousands of Young Stars “Brewing” in Space
Oct 23, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
The James Webb Space Telescope has captured a detailed view of N159, a star-forming region in a neighboring galaxy. The image shows glowing gas, thick…
Mars Express Captures a Martian Landscape Shaped by Ancient Lava and Wind
Oct 23, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
A new image from the European Space Agency’s Mars Express spacecraft shows a vast, flat-topped mountain surrounded by impact craters, valleys, and long ridges. The…
NASA’s Chandra Observatory Reveals a Giant Cosmic “Treble Clef”
Oct 22, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Astronomers have traced a giant radio structure resembling a musical treble clef back to two events separated by millions of years. An outburst from a…
You Can 3D-Print This DIY 160mm Dobsonian Telescope
Oct 21, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
A 160mm telescope collects enough light to give amateur astronomers a good range of objects to explore. But it also comes with a heavy weight,…
Sky-Watcher Joins the Smart Telescope Party: Here Is What We Know So Far
Oct 20, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Sky-Watcher is entering the smart telescope market with the ORBIS. The new telescope combines automated imaging with the option of observing through an eyepiece. The…
This Camera Can Measure Individual Photons: The qCMOS Sensor
Oct 19, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Astronomers and astrophotographers often need to measure light that barely registers on a camera sensor. A faint star may provide too few photons for a…
WarpAstron Launches WD-20E: 30kg Payload in a 5.7kg Mount
Oct 18, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
WarpAstron has added a new model to its WARPDRIVE EC Series of telescope mounts. The WD-20E weighs 5.7kg, yet supports telescopes and accessories weighing up…
Six Images of Centaurus A: From Dusty Star Fields to Giant Black Hole Jets
Oct 17, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Centaurus A is a galaxy with several faces. In visible light, a broad band of dark dust crosses its bright centre. Radio observations reveal enormous…