It doesn’t happen every day that a new Jupiter moon gets discovered. And it’s even less common for an amateur astronomer to find one. In fact, this is the first time! Going through the dataset from 2003, Kai Ly discovered a moon around Jupiter that hasn’t been known so far.
NASA shares stunningly detailed photos of Jupiter’s giant moon Ganymede
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Juno spacecraft has brought us some of the most incredible photos of Jupiter over the last few years. It recently flew close to Jupiter’s giant moon Ganymede, and it’s the closest any spacecraft flew to it in more than 20 years. During its flyby, Juno took some photos, and as usual – it didn’t disappoint. The first two images were sent back to Earth and they give us a wonderful and detailed look at the icy mammoth.
Photographers, this June is your last chance to shoot a supermoon in 2021
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A supermoon is beautiful to see up in the sky, and I’m sure many of you want to capture it in your photos. If you do, it’s time to plan your next shoot. A so-called Strawberry Moon is coming in late June and it’s your last chance to shoot this phenomenon in 2021.
How I shot a lunar eclipse sequence on film and entirely in-camera
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G’day from Australia, my name is Jason De Freitas (@jase.film on Instagram), and I’m a photographer mostly known for my analog astrophotography. In this article, I’ll describe the process and decisions I went through to take this lunar eclipse multi-exposure sequence on medium format film.
“Earth Restored” shows astronauts’ photos of the Earth as you’ve never seen them before
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Earthrise is one of the most iconic space images, taken over 50 years ago. Seeing an Earthrise, even only in a photo, is pretty magical. And how about seeing our gorgeous planet from afar in a series of digitally restored and amazingly detailed images?
Philosopher Toby Ord carefully edited and restored photos of Earth from the Apollo missions, making them more detailed, clean and beautiful than ever! He’s kindly shared some of the photos with DIYP, and I’m sure you’ll love them as much as we did.
Photographer captures the ISS transiting in front of the “mineral Moon”
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Our Moon is covered with various mineral deposits that show in different colors you can capture in a photo. Photographer Alexandru Barbovschi has recently done it, showing our moon in its colorful beauty and in great sharpness and detail. But he also captured the ISS transiting in front of it, which made the result even more impressive.
This stunning moon footage was shot with “the world’s sharpest super-telephoto lens”
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Seeing the Moon up close through my crappy telescope was one of the moments that left a huge impression on me. And I’m sure that seeing it through a super-sharp super-telephoto lens would have been even more impressive. Well, Markus Stark did it and he created a stunning video of the moon using a Leica 400mm f/2.8 lens. He wonders if it could be the world’s sharpest super-telephoto lens, so let’s see – is it?
This video takes you to the journey around the Moon in real time
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Have you ever fantasized about leaving the Earth and orbiting around the Moon? I sure have, especially during this weird time on Earth. Well, Seán Doran will sort of make your dreams come true. In this four-hour video, he takes you on a journey around the Moon in real-time.
This video will help you get started at Moon photography
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Do you get a bit envious at those epic photos of the Moon from other photographers? I admit – I do! But guess what? We can take awesome Moon photos, too. If you still haven’t tried it, B&H has an ideal tutorial for you. In this short, yet informative video, Maria Perez shares with you some tips that will help you to get started.
Photographer finds Gene Cernan’s missing Moon camera… in Switzerland
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Most of the cameras that have been on the Moon have reportedly stayed there. So, it’s highly unlikely that you’ll find one here on Earth. Or is it? Photographer and space camera maker Cole Rise managed to find Gene Cernan’s missing camera from Apollo 17. And no, he didn’t have to fly to the Moon to get it – it has been in a museum in Switzerland.
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