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    Photographer Captures Three Faces of the Moon in a Single Night
    Sep 22, 2026 Soumyadeep Mukherjee

    When you look at the moon on a full moon night, do you notice any changes? While a lot of changes are not apparent to…

    MLAstro Announces Trinity: One Mount, Three Uses and More
    Sep 22, 2026 Soumyadeep Mukherjee

    Packing an equatorial mount for a trip usually means making room for more than the mount itself. There are the counterweight, tripod, wedge, and other…

    A northern gannet seems to burst through the sun as it pierces down through the water. The handsome northern gannets lead a dualistic existence. In the nest, their newborn is carefully nurtured, and a couple’s bond is reinforced by pointing sharp beaks to the sky as they tenderly stroke their white necks together. In flight, hunting mode takes over, and piercing yellow eyes, fringed with blue circles, scour the sea for prey. Their long wingspan and streamlined bodies make flying look effortless, gliding along with just the occasional pulse of their wings. When fish are spotted, the gannets fly into the wind and stretch out their wings as brakes, precisely adjusting their position in relation to their quarry. Moments later, with wings tucked in tightly, the gannet shape-shifts into a pointed torpedo, diving into the water at speeds of up to 86 km/ph. Even Olympic divers will not exceed 60km/ph, and these seabirds are specially adapted for the impact: muscles along the neck lock their vertebrae into place and air sacs in the face and chest act as airbags. Even their nostrils are evolved for this aquatic existence, located internally to prevent water ingress during fishing dives. Shetland, Scotland note: discarded fish used as bait

    Dynamic Photo of Gannet Bursting From the Sea Wins Bird Photographer of the Year 2026
    Sep 22, 2026 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

    The winners of Bird Photographer of the Year 2026 are in, and the top prize went to a photo that doesn’t look like a bird…

    Insta360 Luna Ultra telephoto

    Insta360 Just Gave the Luna Ultra Telephoto Powers
    Sep 22, 2026 Alysa Gavilan

    Insta360 just gave the Luna Ultra a serious reach upgrade with 15x zoom, a new Stage Mode and an optional telephoto lens that takes the camera to a 450mm equivalent.

    Insta360 flagship store

    Insta360 Just Put a Flagship Store in Times Square
    Sep 21, 2026 Alysa Gavilan

    Insta360 has opened its first flagship store outside Asia in New York’s Times Square as the camera maker expands its physical retail presence.

    AI Takes Control of a Professional Telescope for the First Time
    Sep 21, 2026 Soumyadeep Mukherjee

    A telescope has to make hundreds of choices during a night of observing. Which target should it photograph next? Should it stay on the current…

    Nikon Z5IIC

    Nikon May Finally Have Its Answer to Sony’s A7C
    Sep 21, 2026 Alysa Gavilan

    Nikon may be preparing its answer to Sony’s A7C series with the Z5IIC, a rumored compact full frame camera based on the Z5 II.

    These Images Capture the Youngest Exoplanet Ever Found
    Sep 20, 2026 Soumyadeep Mukherjee

    A faint point of light in old observations from the W. M. Keck Observatory has turned out to be something unusual: the youngest known exoplanet…

    Hubble Finds a Spiral Galaxy Whose Centre Spins at a Right Angle
    Sep 19, 2026 Soumyadeep Mukherjee

    Most spiral galaxies have a familiar structure. A bright central bulge sits inside a broad disc of stars, gas, and dust. Spiral arms wind through…

    Purple Swirls on the Red Planet: ESA Shares New View of Mars
    Sep 18, 2026 Soumyadeep Mukherjee

    Mars has plenty of ice, volcanic rock, sand and dust, a heaven for landscape photographers. A new image from ESA’s Mars Express brings all of…