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 Launches N210: A 210mm f/3.4 Newtonian Telescope
Sep 2, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Askar has added a much larger telescope to its N-series of Newtonian astrographs. They have launched the new Askar N210. It follows the smaller N160…
Svbony Launches SV530: Integrated Field Flattener on an 80mm Refractor
Sep 2, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Svbony has added a new 80mm refractor to its astrophotography telescope lineup. The new SV530 combines an 80mm ED objective with a 480mm focal length…
Venus Will Disappear Behind the Moon: Here’s How to Photograph It
Sep 2, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
On September 14, 2026, Venus will disappear behind the Moon in one of the year’s most anticipated celestial events. Also known as the lunar occultation…
DJI Osmo Action 6 Gets Strapped to a Rocket: Records Footage from Space
Sep 1, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
DJI Osmo Action 6 has now filmed something few consumer cameras ever will: a complete rocket flight from liftoff to landing. The cameras were mounted…
Totality from 50,000 Feet: NASA Pilots Chased the Solar Eclipse
Sep 1, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Millions of people enjoyed and photographed the Total solar eclipse on August 12. For NASA, however, it was a chance to do some science! NASA…
NASA’s Roman Telescope Lifts Off: Photos from the Launch Event
Aug 30, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
A 2.4-meter space telescope is now on its way toward a point nearly 1.5 million kilometers from Earth. From there, NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space…
NASA’s Roman Telescope Is All Set to Launch: Pre-Launch Images
Aug 28, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is about to begin one of the most ambitious astronomical surveys ever attempted from space. The telescope is scheduled…
James Webb Captures an Irregular Galaxy: Gets Photobombed by a Star
Aug 27, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Galaxy mergers can leave behind structures that survive long after the original encounter has ended. Arp 263 is one example. Located about 25 million light-years…
A Partial Lunar Eclipse is coming up on August 27: How to Photograph It
Aug 27, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Just a couple of weeks after the August 12 solar eclipse, a deep partial lunar eclipse will take place on August 27–28, 2026, giving skywatchers…
Glistening Galactic Gems: NASA Shares a Gallery of 16 Galaxies
Aug 27, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has unveiled a new gallery featuring 16 galaxies across the universe. The images combine Chandra’s X-ray data with observations from other…