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.
Hubble Observes a Massive Stellar Jet: Herbig-Haro 80/81
Jan 12, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
High-resolution imaging from the Hubble Space Telescope has revealed one of the most extreme protostellar outflow systems known in the Milky Way. In a dense…
Svbony SC571CC: A New APS-C Camera for Astrophotography
Jan 9, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
The steady shift from modified consumer cameras to dedicated cooled astronomy cameras has reshaped modern deep-sky imaging. Sensor efficiency has improved. Cooling systems have become…
Chandra’s 25-Year Time-Lapse Reveals Kepler’s Supernova Remnant in Motion
Jan 8, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Type Ia supernova remnants provide a rare opportunity to study the long-term consequences of thermonuclear stellar explosions. Kepler’s Supernova Remnant, the debris field left behind…
JWST Photographs Sextans A: A Rudimentary Galaxy with PAHs
Jan 7, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Low-metallicity dwarf galaxies serve as natural laboratories for studying conditions similar to the early universe. Their simple chemical makeup mirrors an era before repeated stellar…
New ESO Image of GAL316 Reveals a Limit to Star Formation in the Milky Way
Jan 6, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Star formation links the physics of interstellar gas to the long-term evolution of galaxies. Astronomers often describe this process in simple terms, yet the underlying…
Sky-Watcher HAC125DX Minigraph: A New Ultra-Fast f/2 Astrograph
Jan 6, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Astrophotography continues to move toward faster optical systems, smaller sensors, and lighter imaging rigs. Over the past decade, camera sensitivity has increased while mount payload…
Hubble Photographs Cloud-9: A New Type of Astronomical Object
Jan 5, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Modern cosmology predicts that dark matter assembled the universe long before the first stars ignited. Numerical simulations show countless small dark matter halos forming shortly…
NASA’s New Year: Chandra Captures Champagne Cluster Frozen in X-Ray
Jan 4, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Galaxy clusters represent the final stage of structure formation in the universe. They assemble slowly through gravity, accretion, and repeated mergers. These events release enormous…
JWST and Chandra Captures a Collision Between Two Spiral Galaxies
Jan 2, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Galaxy interactions drive much of the structural evolution seen in the modern universe. Gravitational encounters reshape disks, compress gas, and regulate star formation over cosmic…
Festival in Space: Chandra’s Four Holiday Images Released
Jan 1, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
High-energy astrophysics rarely reaches the public in an intuitive visual form. X-ray astronomy deals with extreme temperatures, violent interactions, and invisible radiation. Yet every December,…