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.
NASA-ISRO’s NISAR Captures a Timelapse of a Volcano Erupting
Oct 3, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
From hundreds of kilometers above Earth, a NASA-ISRO satellite captured a Russian volcano changing shape. Over several months, lava has moved out of its crater…
This is the Clearest View of a Supernova Remnant Near the Milky Way’s Black Hole
Oct 3, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
There is a supernova remnant only a short distance from the Milky Way’s central black hole. Astronomers have continued to struggle to study it because…
ESA Satellites Capture Two Lagoons in Completely Different Colors
Oct 3, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Two satellite images released by the European Space Agency (ESA) give us an idea of how different Earth can look from space. One of the…
Sky-Watcher SynLink: All-in-One Controller for Astrophotography
Oct 2, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
An astrophotography setup might need a surprising amount of hardware. The telescope sits on a tracking mount with cameras, focusers, filter wheels, and guide cameras…
A Spacecraft Captured Earth’s Northern Lights Even in Daylight
Oct 2, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
We now have a very interesting and unique view of the aurora. ESA has released the first ultraviolet footage from the SMILE spacecraft’s Ultraviolet Imager…
Curiosity Spends 5,000 Days on Mars: Celebrates with a Panorama
Oct 2, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
The red planet Mars looks blue and yellow in NASA’s latest photograph from Curiosity. The Curiosity rover has spent 5,000 Martian days driving across Gale…
Hubble Completes 200,000 Orbits Around Earth After 36 Years in Space
Oct 1, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
On September 19, 2026, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope completed a trip around Earth. This one was really special. Hubble completed its 200,000th orbit around Earth…
ESA’s JUICE Photographed Earth With Two Cameras: More to Come
Oct 1, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
On September 28, ESA’s JUICE spacecraft passed 8,640 kilometers above the Indian Ocean. As it moved away from Earth, one of its small monitoring cameras…
Capturing the Entire Messier Catalogue of 110 Deep Sky Objects: An Interview
Oct 1, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Capturing a deep-sky target takes a lot of effort. You plan for the image, wait for clear skies, set up your equipment, and capture many…
James Webb Captures Galaxies Magnified More Than 300 Times
Sep 29, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
The James Webb Space Telescope has photographed the galaxy cluster MACS J0454.1-0300, where gravity distorts and magnifies galaxies far behind it. This is known as…