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.
James Webb Space Telescope Photographs a “Celebrity” Galaxy Cluster
Jan 24, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Galaxy clusters sit at the top of the cosmic hierarchy. They trace the largest concentrations of matter in the Universe and mark the nodes of…
Proba-3’s Artificial Eclipse Delivers the Clearest View of the Sun’s Inner Corona
Jan 23, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Observing the Sun’s inner corona has long been one of the most persistent technical challenges in solar physics. The region lies just beyond the visible…
Magnetic Avalanches: Solar Orbiter Reveals the True Origin of Solar Flares
Jan 21, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Solar flares represent the most efficient natural process for releasing magnetic energy in the solar system. Within minutes, the Sun converts stored magnetic stress into…
JWST Captures the Helix Nebula in Unprecedented Detail
Jan 21, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Planetary nebulae represent one of the final and most complex phases of stellar evolution. When low- to intermediate-mass stars exhaust their nuclear fuel, they expel…
ZWO ASI 676MM Launched: A Dedicated All-Sky Imaging Camera
Jan 19, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
All-sky imaging has evolved from a niche activity into a critical observational method. Meteor science, transient detection, and long-term sky monitoring now rely heavily on…
Player One Launches a New Mono Guide Camera: Xena 585M
Jan 19, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Recent advances in CMOS sensor design have reshaped how amateur astronomers approach guiding and imaging. Back-illuminated architectures, lower read noise, and faster data pipelines now…
Hubble’s “Stellar Baby” Images Reveal the Physics of Star Birth
Jan 18, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Star formation is a fundamental astrophysical process. Yet it remains one of the hardest to observe directly. Stars form inside dense molecular clouds composed of…
Hubble Reveals an Album of Planet-Forming Disks across the Milky Way
Jan 16, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Planet formation is not a theoretical abstraction anymore. It is an observable process. Over the past three decades, the Hubble Space Telescope has played a…
Vaonis Vespera Pro Smart Telescope: Astrophotography Without Complexity
Jan 16, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Modern astrophotography stands at an intersection of optics, sensor technology, and computational imaging. Over the past two decades, improvements in digital sensors and processing software…
Hubble Photographs Stars Flaring to Life in Orion Molecular Cloud
Jan 14, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Star formation is a dynamic and violent process, governed by gravity, radiation, and magnetic fields. Although astronomers have studied stellar nurseries for decades, the earliest…