Astrophotography

Unveiling the Mysteries of Socotra’s Night Sky: A Photographer’s Journey

May 20, 2023 Benjamin Barakat

“A Celestial and Botanical Wonder” – As an avid photographer and nature enthusiast, I had the opportunity to visit Socotra Island on my latest photography…



This stellar nurseries atlas was from over one million images stitched together

May 12, 2023 Dunja Đuđić

While scientists know some facts about the stars’ birth, there are still many details that they don’t yet fully understand. There are some questions still…



When lightning strikes: how to make great images out of any situation

May 2, 2023 Derrick Rose

I’ve heard that a bad day fishing is still better than a good day at the office. That’s how I feel about chasing the Milky…



Celebrate Hubble’s 33rd birthday with this stunning star-forming region photo

Apr 28, 2023 Dunja Đuđić

Hubble Space Telescope was sent into orbit around Earth on April 25, 1990. Even though it got a younger and more powerful brother, James Webb…



Most detailed images ever of Mars’ moon captured by ‘Hopeful’ space probe

Apr 26, 2023 Alex Baker

The most detailed images to date have been captured of one of Mars’ moons. The space probe was part of a mission sent by the…



James Webb telescope captures smash-up of two spiral galaxies

Apr 18, 2023 Alex Baker

The James Webb Telescope captured two galaxies merging together to form one enormous “smash-up” brighter than a trillion suns. It is, in fact, an infrared…



First-ever black hole photo gets sharper thanks to AI

Apr 13, 2023 Dunja Đuđić

In 2019, National Science Foundation and Event Horizon Telescope captured the first-ever photo of a supermassive black hole. And now, the blurry blob that excited…



Amateur astrophotographers shoot the oldest known nebula in the universe

Apr 11, 2023 Antoine & Dalia Grelin

Back in 2017, my wife and I went out to the desert to take a picture of a small open cluster known as Messier 37….



Astrophotographers, don’t miss the “celestial parade” as five planets align this week

Mar 28, 2023 Dunja Đuđić

Astrophotographers and astronomy enthusiasts rejoice, as this week we’ll be treated to a “planetary parade.” Starting tonight, as many as five planets of our solar…



This epic timelapse shows the glory of the “blood moon” lunar eclipse

Mar 27, 2023 Dunja Đuđić

The “blood moon” lunar eclipse is always something to look forward to if you enjoy star gazing or astrophotography. Last year we saw two of…