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.
OSIRIS-APEX Captures Earth and Moon Together: On the Road to Apophis
Nov 29, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Space missions rarely pause for a moment of reflection. They push forward, cross distances that feel abstract, and operate on timescales far from everyday life….
ALMA and JWST Reveals a Superheated Galaxy in the Early Universe
Nov 28, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Astronomers expected the early Universe to look simple. They imagined small galaxies, faint clouds of gas, and slow steps toward structure. A discovery, however, has…
ZWO ASI585MM Air Launched: A Smart All-in-One Mono Astronomy Camera
Nov 27, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
When ZWO introduced the ASI585MC Air, it marked a shift in how many astrophotographers think about imaging equipment. Instead of managing several independent devices: a…
ZWO ASI4400MC Pro Launched: A New Full-Frame Astronomy Camera
Nov 26, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
ZWO has expanded its camera lineup again, and this time the focus is on scale. The ASI4400MC Pro is a full-frame, one-shot color astrophotography camera…
Sharper, Faster, Wider: Askar Launches 60F and 91F 0.75× Reducers
Nov 25, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Astrophotographers always look for more speed, more detail, and cleaner stars across the frame. Small refractors already do much of that work, but they often…
Hubble’s New Look at N159: Young Stars Carving Bubbles in LMC
Nov 24, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
The Hubble Space Telescope has returned with a new image of N159, a large star-forming region in the Large Magellanic Cloud. The scene is dense…
Don’t Miss These Astrophotography Opportunities in December 2025
Nov 23, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Every month brings some unique astronomical events that you can see with the naked eye and photograph. In this article, let us take a look…
JWST Photographs Apep’s Spiraling Dust Engine and Hidden Third Star
Nov 23, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
The James Webb Space Telescope has produced a new and sharper look at one of the most unusual stellar systems in our region of the…
JWST Photographs an Oversized Black Hole in a Tiny Infant Galaxy
Nov 21, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
When astronomers looked at a deep field image from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), they spotted a faint, crimson speck tucked among the brighter…
The “Golden Comet” has Broken Apart: C/2025 K1 ATLAS Photos
Nov 20, 2025
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) has captured the attention of both amateur stargazers and professional astronomers. It is a surprise visitor from the distant Oort Cloud,…