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.
Pegasus Astro FlatMaster Neo 160: Flat-Field Calibration and Telescope Protection
Oct 16, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Pegasus Astro has introduced the FlatMaster Neo 160, an astrophotography accessory that combines a motorized telescope cover with an LED flat-field panel. The device also…
Vaonis Atlas: World’s First Modular Smart Telescope Is Here
Oct 15, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Choosing a smart telescope usually means deciding which optical system and camera will suit your needs. If you later want a different focal length or…
NASA’s SpaceX CRS-35 Launch Creates a Giant Jellyfish in the Sky
Oct 15, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
On October 13, a Falcon 9 rocket rose from Cape Canaveral, Florida, carrying a Dragon spacecraft packed with cargo for the International Space Station (ISS)….
Hubble and Gemini North Telescope Shows Three Views of Jupiter
Oct 14, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot appears very different when astronomers observe it in visible, ultraviolet, and infrared light. The reddish storm that stands out in an…
Hera Spots Didymos for the First Time, But It Is Smaller Than a Pixel
Oct 13, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
ESA’s Hera spacecraft has photographed its destination for the first time, picking out the Didymos asteroid system against a background of stars. The image, captured…
JWST Captures the Galaxy Behind the Most Distant Fast Radio Burst Yet
Oct 12, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
On 4 March 2024, the MeerKAT radio telescope in South Africa detected a brief flash of radio waves from deep space. The signal lasted milliseconds,…
ESA’s Sentinel-3C Satellite Reveals Its First Images of Earth
Oct 11, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
ESA’s Sentinel-3C satellite has returned its first images of Italy, the Canadian Arctic and the Caribbean. Captured in late September, the images reveal snow-covered mountains,…
These Four Images Celebrate NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory
Oct 10, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
NASA has released four composite images celebrating the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory as the spacecraft approaches the end of its mission in orbit. The collection…
Mars Express Captures a Mysterious 1,800 km-Long Cloud on Mars
Oct 10, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
A long, narrow cloud forms near Arsia Mons on Mars during the morning and can stretch for nearly 1,800 kilometers. It appears during spring and…
AI Finds 70 New Gravitational Lenses Hidden in DESI Sky Survey Images
Oct 9, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Artificial Intelligence in photography is not always bad, isn’t it? And as we move towards more “intelligent” AIs, we can see them doing very well….