Astrophotography
IAPY 2023 contest winners showcase India’s enchanting astrophotography
Dec 27, 2023
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
The year’s ending, and we’ve seen plenty of splendid photos from various contests. But don’t think it’s over – we have one more stunning contest to show you. It’s the “Aperture” Indian Astrophotographer of the Year 2023, and it has announced the 2023 winners, showcasing the incredible talent and dedication of India’s astrophotographers.
This celestial “Christmas Tree” is our galaxy wishing you happy holidays
Dec 21, 2023
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Astronomers have unveiled a stunning new image of NGC 2264, a cluster of young stars nicknamed the “Christmas Tree Cluster.” They even made it twinkle, so it looks like it has fairy lights all over it. Well isn’t this perfect timing for a photo like this?
The Pentax K-1 II gets new astrophotography features
Dec 14, 2023
Sagiv Gilburd
If you like astrophotography, you may want to know that another firmware update for the Pentax K-1 II ($1896) was released. The update made some…
Euclid space telescope unveils its first stunning images
Nov 8, 2023
Alex Baker
The Euclid telescope has sent back its first images directly from its ‘Dark Universe’ mission. The telescope is part of the European Space Agency‘s (ESA)…
Photographer captures the aurora, STEVE, Milky Way, and a shooting star in one photo
Nov 7, 2023
Alex Baker
The Northern Lights, or aurora borealis, have been creating quite a display this week. In fact, the dazzling phenomena have lit up skies much further…
This gorgeous composite captures every supermoon of 2023
Oct 5, 2023
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
This year has treated us with four “supermoons.” Talented photographer Soumyadeep Mukherjee (previously) has captured them all in a painstaking, but exciting process. He composed…
Hubble discovers 11-billion-year-old galaxy in early universe
Sep 19, 2023
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
An international team of astronomers has recently made an exciting discovery using the Hubble Space Telescope. Led by researchers at the Cosmic Dawn Center in…
This year’s Astronomy Photographer of the Year includes… a Stargate?
Sep 18, 2023
John Aldred
The Royal Observatory Greenwich’s Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition always fascinates me. I wouldn’t even begin to know how to create most of the…
Amateur vs. James Webb Space Telescope shooting Rho Ophiuchi
Jul 16, 2023
Antoine & Dalia Grelin
Last week, NASA released the latest image from the James Webb Space Telescope, a close-up view on the molecular cloud complex Rho Ophiuchi. This is…
Webb telescope’s images of most distant supermassive black hole
Jul 10, 2023
Alex Baker
The James Webb Space Telescope has detected the most distant active supermassive black hole ever observed. The Cosmic Evolution Early Release Science (CEERS) Survey combined…