Astrophotography
Top ten breathtaking Astrophotography images from August 2024 you should see
Sep 15, 2024
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day is a huge collection of astronomical images, both amateur and professional. It celebrates our amazing universe, every day. Since…
Magical Bailey’s beads during solar eclipse wins 2024 Astronomy Photographer of the Year
Sep 12, 2024
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
The Royal Observatory Greenwich has revealed the winners of the 2024 Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition. This year’s top prize went to Ryan Imperio…
What is the Bortle Scale and why is it important for astrophotography
Sep 11, 2024
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Visibility of the sky is not the same in every place. Depending on where you are and how light polluted the region is, you will see more stars or a few stars. Bortle scale is important for you to know what you can expect to see in the sky.
Wanna start astrophotography? Start small and learn the basics with this helpful video
Aug 22, 2024
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
I’ve always found astrophotography fascinating. With the right gear (even pretty basic), you can explore the vastness of the universe from the comfort of your…
ISS astronaut captures dazzling aurora photo and timelapse from space
Aug 16, 2024
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Astronauts are often amazing photographers, and Matthew Dominick recently confirmed it once again. He shared a stunning image of the aurora borealis captured from the…
Astrophotography in Kyrgyzstan: an astrophotographer’s paradise
Aug 12, 2024
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
“I must be dreaming”. These are the words that I uttered to myself while travelling from Son-Kul to Tash Rabat in Kyrgyzstan. On one side…
Behind the image: capturing a stunning silhouette of Europe’s fastest roller coaster
Aug 7, 2024
Alex Baker
Capturing Europe’s tallest and fastest roller coaster silhouetted against the sun was never going to be easy. Yet somehow, landscape and astrophotographer David de la Cruz pulled…
This satisfying infographic shows over 1,000 exoplanets in one image
Aug 6, 2024
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Since the discovery of the first known exoplanets in 1992, humanity’s understanding of our galaxy has been forever transformed. With over 6,140 distinct and diverse…
Astronaut shares how he shot iconic selfie with Milky Way inside the Internation Space Station
Jul 25, 2024
Alex Baker
Astronaut Matthew Dominick, who is currently on the International Space Station (ISS), has shared how he took a unique self-portrait. In the photo, he is…
The impressive Perseid meteor shower is back in our sky this week
Jul 15, 2024
John Aldred
Meteor showers happen fairly regularly in one part of the world or another. But there’s one that stands out amongst the rest. That’s the Perseid…