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.
Askar 111F Flat-Field: A New Quadruplet Full-Frame Refractor
May 14, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Today, astrophotography places enormous demands on optical systems. The refractor market has started moving toward a very specific type of refractor over the last few…
Hubble Revisits a Microlensing Event: A Preview of Roman Telescope
May 13, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Astronomers often describe gravitational microlensing as one of the most demanding techniques in observational astrophysics. A newly released observation from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has…
Chandra Image Reveals the Violent Merger History of the Abell 2029
May 12, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Galaxy clusters evolve through repeated mergers that redistribute gas, dark matter, and galaxies across megaparsec scales. These interactions leave behind long-lived signatures in the intracluster…
This Image of Mars was Captured from a Distance of 5 million Kms
May 11, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
NASA’s Psyche spacecraft has recorded an unusual view of Mars while approaching the planet for a major gravity assist maneuver. The image, captured on May…
JWST Image Reveals Cosmic “Buckyballs” Around a Dying Star
May 10, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Planetary nebulae trace one of the final evolutionary stages of low- and intermediate-mass stars. The James Webb Space Telescope has captured one of the most…
Ash Creeps Across Mars: Mars Express Captures Decades of Surface Change
May 9, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Planetary scientists often describe Mars as a world shaped by ancient processes. Most of its volcanoes became inactive billions of years ago. Its magnetic field…
JWST and Hubble Find Massive Star Clusters Emerge Faster Than Expected
May 8, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Astronomers have long treated embedded star clusters as one of the most difficult phases of stellar evolution to observe. Young clusters form within dense molecular…
James Webb Exposes the Turbulent Core of M77 Galaxy in Infrared
May 7, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Astronomers have observed Messier 77 for more than two centuries, yet the galaxy continues to reveal new layers of complexity. The latest infrared observations from…
NASA Releases 12,000 Photos from Artemis II Mission: Top Picks
May 6, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
NASA’s Artemis II mission generated one of the largest crew-operated deep-space photography archives ever released to the public. During the ten-day mission around the Moon…
Hubble Space Telescope Captures a Detailed Image of NGC 3137
Apr 30, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
The Hubble Space Telescope continues to play a central role in resolving the fine structure of nearby galaxies. Its high spatial resolution and sensitivity across…