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.
ZWO Seestar S30 Pro Launched: A Smart Telescope We’ve Been Waiting for
Dec 31, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Astrophotography has always struck a balance between precision and complexity. For decades, capturing deep-sky objects required careful optical matching, accurate tracking, calibrated cameras, and hours…
AT2025ulz: Did Gemini Observatory Capture a Superkilonova Explosion?
Dec 30, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Time-domain astronomy now operates in a regime where optical surveys and gravitational-wave detectors observe the sky simultaneously. This convergence has transformed how transient events are…
A Neighbouring Vista of Stellar Birth: Hubble Captures Active Star Formation
Dec 30, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Star formation unfolds inside cold, unstable clouds of gas, shaped by gravity, radiation, and turbulence over millions of years. On 29 December 2025, the Hubble…
Sharpstar SCA310 Launched: A Fast 310 mm Cassegrain Astrograph
Dec 29, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Large-aperture astrographs are no longer experimental instruments. They are now essential tools for astrophotographers working with high-resolution sensors and demanding exposure workflows. The Sharpstar SCA310…
Gemini and Blanco Detect the Longest Gamma-Ray Burst Ever
Dec 28, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Gamma-ray bursts are brief, intense releases of high-energy radiation produced during catastrophic astrophysical events. They are detected as sudden spikes in gamma-ray flux, followed by…
Player One Apollo 428M MAX Pro: A Monochrome Astronomy Camera
Dec 27, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Modern astrophotography cameras increasingly adapt sensor physics rather than consumer imaging trends. The Player One Apollo 428M MAX Pro follows this direction closely. It is…
NASA’s Europa Clipper Captures Uranus Using a Star Tracker
Dec 26, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Deep-space spacecraft spend years in transit before reaching their scientific targets. During this long cruise, engineers rely on constant system verification to ensure mission readiness….
NGC 646: Euclid Mission Captures a Dynamic Galaxy Garland
Dec 26, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
High-resolution imaging remains one of the most effective tools for understanding galaxy structure and evolution. When combined with uniform sky coverage and photometric stability, it…
William Optics UltraCat 56 Refractor Telescope: A New Cat is here
Dec 25, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Field curvature remains one of the most persistent optical challenges in wide-field astrophotography. As sensor sizes increased, this limitation became harder to ignore. Full-frame cameras…
Hubble Reveals the Largest Known Planet-Forming Disc
Dec 25, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Protoplanetary discs form as a natural outcome of star formation. Angular momentum conservation causes collapsing molecular cloud material to flatten into a rotating disc around…