Astrophotography
Milky Way Photographer of the Year 2026 Breaks Its Own Record with the Rarest Yet Photos
May 5, 2026
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Few things in life soothe me like lying on the grass somewhere in the mountains and staring at the starry sky. I live in the…
WarpAstron WD15E Harmonic Drive Mount: A New Servo-Driven Platform
Apr 21, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Astrophotography mounts are increasingly relying on strain-wave transmission systems combined with servo motor control to achieve high tracking precision in a compact mechanical structures. The…
Comet C/2025 R3: A Comet Now Visible in the Morning Sky
Apr 12, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Comet C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS) is currently passing through the inner Solar System and has entered its most important observing phase. Astronomers identified the object as…
The Lens that Fell to Earth: Viltrox 16mm f/1.8 L Lens
Apr 11, 2026
David Prochnow
Imagine a camera lens with a built-in liquid crystal display (LCD) screen that shows aperture settings, depth-of-field scales, and precise focus distance measurements. It sounds…
Amateur Astronomer Detects Near-Earth Asteroid Ahead of Major Sky Surveys
Mar 27, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Systematic surveys now dominate the discovery of near-Earth asteroids. Facilities such as Pan-STARRS and ATLAS routinely scan large areas of the sky each night using…
ESA’s AllSky Cameras Photograph a Fireball over Western Europe
Mar 15, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Shortly before 19:00 Central European Time on March 8, 2026, a bright atmospheric entry event occurred over Western Europe. The object appeared as an intense…
Lunt SunLock Red Dot Sun Finder: Safe and Accurate Solar Telescope Alignment
Mar 14, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Solar astronomy requires specialized equipment and careful observing techniques. Unlike nighttime astronomy, observing the Sun demands strict safety precautions and precise optical alignment. A telescope…
MOTHRA Telescope Array Unveiled: The 1,140-Lens Observatory
Mar 12, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Astronomers describe the universe as a large-scale network of matter shaped by gravity and cosmic expansion. Cosmological simulations show that galaxies assemble along elongated filaments…
Blood Moons and Remote Islands Come Alive in These Brand New Timelapses
Mar 12, 2026
Alex Baker
Filmmaker and SKYGLOW Project co-founder Gavin Heffernan is back with two new time-lapse films, which form part of his Parklight project, spotlighting America’s national parks. Following his…
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…