Astrophotography
Europe’s switch to LED lights is visible from space, scientists are concerned
Sep 20, 2022
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
In an attempt to reduce energy consumption and make street lighting more environmentally friendly, Europe has been switching to LEDs in its street lights. However,…
Rare photo of Comet Leonard’s disconnected gas tail wins 2022 Astronomy Photographer of the Year
Sep 15, 2022
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Astronomy Photographer of the Year has announced the winners of its 2022 contest. The overall winner is Gerald Rhemann from Austria. His photo Disconnection Event is…
The first and the latest Jupiter image show how far astronomy has come
Aug 31, 2022
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Comparing James Webb Telescope’s photos to those taken with Hubble already shows how much astronomy has progressed over the last century and a half. And…
Two photographers and over 200,000 photos made this 174-megapixel photo of our Moon
Aug 31, 2022
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
One of the most marvelous things about photography (and there are many) is the collaboration with other artists. You get to meet new people, you…
Latest images from James Webb telescope show Jupiter’s own auroras in incredible detail
Aug 24, 2022
Alex Baker
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured two new images of the planet Jupiter, in detail as we’ve never seen before. NASA says that the observations…
Which lens is right for your Milky Way photos? Watch this 20-28mm f/1.4 shootout to find out
Aug 14, 2022
John Aldred
Last week, Sigma announced two new 20mm f/1.4 DG DN and 24mm f/1.4 DG DN Art series lenses. While the latter was also targeted towards…
Astrophotographer captures rare image of STEVE over Canada
Aug 12, 2022
Alex Baker
Early Monday morning a powerful solar storm hit planet Earth. The stream of charged solar particles from the sun caused an arresting display of aurora…
Photographer captures all of the sun’s colors in this mesmerizing composite
Aug 10, 2022
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
When I was little, I would always color the sun yellow in my drawings and I can bet you did as well. While it’s actually…
Does cost matter? $130 vs $600 vs $1,750 telescopes for astrophotography compared
Jul 29, 2022
John Aldred
Astrophotography is one of those photographic subjects that can get very expensive, very quickly, especially if you’re planning to look into deep space! So it’s…
James Webb telescope captures the most distant and oldest galaxy ever observed
Jul 21, 2022
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
James Webb Space Telescope has broken a new record. It has spotted the oldest and the most distant galaxy ever observed, daring back to the…