Astrophotography

    NASA Astronaut’s Photos from ISS Reveal How Cities Have Changed at Night
    Sep 14, 2026 Soumyadeep Mukherjee

    Cities look very different from space after dark. Over the past two decades, the view has kept changing. The orange glow that once covered many…

    A New Supernova in NGC 7331: You Can Photograph It Too
    Sep 13, 2026 Soumyadeep Mukherjee

    If you had photographed NGC 7331 a few weeks ago, you would have captured a familiar deep-sky scene. The galaxy‘s bright core would sit among…

    ToupTek Launches AFW-Mini: A Compact 5-Position Filter Wheel
    Sep 12, 2026 Soumyadeep Mukherjee

    A filter wheel makes a monochrome astrophotography setup much easier to operate. Once several filters are loaded, the camera can move from one wavelength to…

    ToupTek AE676M: Is This the Only Astronomy Camera You Need?
    Sep 11, 2026 Soumyadeep Mukherjee

    An astronomy camera usually has a particular focus. Planetary cameras have high frame rates, and deep-sky cameras put more emphasis on cooling and low read…

    Dwarflab Draco Launched: Is This the Smart Telescope You Were Waiting For?
    Sep 8, 2026 Soumyadeep Mukherjee

    We are in for an interesting year for smart telescopes. The debate has remained for a couple of years now if smart telescopes are going…

    Gemini North Captures a Color Image of a Comet Breaking into Pieces
    Sep 6, 2026 Soumyadeep Mukherjee

    We now have a new color image of the comet C/2025 K1. NSF NOIRLab released the image on September 2, 2026. Although recently released, the…

    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…

    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…