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.
Listen to Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus: NASA’s Chandra Turns X-ray Data into Sound
Mar 4, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
High-energy astrophysics relies on measurements of radiation that the human eye cannot detect. X-ray photons, produced in extreme environments, carry information about temperature, magnetic fields,…
One Cosmic Eye with Two Observatories: Hubble and Euclid Capture Cat’s Eye Nebula
Mar 3, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Planetary nebulae provide direct observational evidence of late-stage stellar evolution in low- and intermediate-mass stars. These objects trace the transition between the asymptotic giant branch…
A Cosmic Hawk in Infrared: VLT Captures a Deep View of RCW 36
Mar 2, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
On 2 March 2026, the European Southern Observatory (ESO) released a new near-infrared image of the Galactic H II region RCW 36. Astronomers obtained the…
ESA Scientists Photograph Annular Solar Eclipse from Antarctica
Mar 1, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
On 17 February 2026, an annular solar eclipse occurred. The Moon, positioned near apogee in its elliptical orbit, aligned with the Sun and Earth along…
William Optics Ultra-Cat 131 Anniversary Edition: The Largest Cat Launched
Mar 1, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
William Optics has introduced the Ultra-Cat 131 30th Anniversary Limited Edition. It is a fast, wide-field Petzval astrograph designed for deep-sky imaging systems. The telescope…
JWST’s NIRCam and MIRI Reveal the Complex Structure of PMR 1 Nebula
Feb 27, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
By observing beyond visible wavelengths with infrared imaging, astronomers can trace both ionized gas and cool dust in evolving stellar systems. The James Webb Space…
ALMA Maps Milky Way’s Turbulent Heart in Its Largest Galactic Centre Survey
Feb 26, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Astronomers have unveiled the most extensive high-resolution view of the Milky Way’s inner region ever produced with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA). The new…
Askar 50P Astrograph Launched: A Fast f/3.8 Wide-Field Telescope
Feb 25, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Modern-day astrophotography increasingly favors compact, fast optical systems that reduce setup complexity while maintaining field quality. The new Askar 50P has been launched as a…
Two’s Company: ESO’s VLT Caught a Binary Star Reshaping Its Own Nebula
Feb 24, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Recent observations of the binary system AFGL 4106, obtained with the SPHERE instrument on the Very Large Telescope, provide an unusually clear look at how…
Ring of Fire: ESA’s Proba-2 Captures Annular Solar Eclipse from Space
Feb 24, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
On 17 February 2026, the Sun–Moon–Earth system aligned to a precise geometric configuration that produced an annular solar eclipse. During this configuration, the apparent angular…