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

Apr 28, 2023 by Dunja Djudjic Add Comment
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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 Space Telescope, Hubble’ still going strong and taking magnificent photos.

To celebrate Hubble’s 33rd anniversary, NASA and ESA have released a stunning photo of a star-forming region called NGC 1333. It’s one of those photos that, the more you look, the more details you spot and enjoy.

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This gorgeous collage shows ten days of rare alignment of Venus and Jupiter

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Mar 7, 2023 by Dunja Djudjic Add Comment
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For the last couple of weeks, we were lucky to see a relatively rare phenomenon in the night sky. Venus and Jupiter were dancing in the sky, getting closer and closer as if they were flirting. Their “kiss,” or the conjunction, took place on March 2 and it was a real treat for astrophotographers and stargazers.

Indian photographer Soumyadeep Mukherjee captured the whole process in a marvelous set of photos. He turned it into a collage that shows us the dance of Venus and Jupiter, one step at a time.

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This photo shows the moon and five planets of the Solar System lined up in the sky

Jun 29, 2022 by Dunja Djudjic Add Comment
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This summer, astrophotographers and astronomy enthusiasts are up for a real treat. If you point your camera up to the sky before the sunrise, you’ll find five planets of our solar system lined up. Add the moon to the equation, and there’s an opportunity for some stunning photos.

One of those photos was kindly shared today with DIYP. Photographers from Italian astronomical society Gruppo Astrofili Palidoro took it, and they have shared some details and the photo with us.

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Photographers, don’t miss five planets lined up in the sky in June and July

Jun 23, 2022 by Dunja Djudjic Add Comment
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How often can we see, with our naked eye, five planets of our solar system lined up in the sky at the same time? And what’s more, see them lined up in order of their distance from the sun? You’re right – it’s pretty rare. But this unique opportunity is now ahead of us!

Starting today and for the next few weeks, we’ll be able to see Mars, Jupiter, Saturn Venus, and Mercury lined up in the night sky, along with the Moon. If you’re into astrophotography, don’t miss this opportunity to take some amazing shots, and I’ll share some info and tips to hopefully help you on this mission.

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Happy 30th birthday, Hubble: NASA adds 30 breathtaking new photos to its Hubble collection

Dec 18, 2020 by Dunja Djudjic Add Comment
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Despite five repair missions it has gone through, the Hubble telescope has made it to the age of 30. NASA already share the stunning photo it took on its birthday back in April, but the celebration isn’t over yet. To mark Hubble’s 30th anniversary, NASA has added 30 more breathtaking photos to the already impressive collection.

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This is the first-ever photo of two exoplanets orbiting around their Sun

Jul 27, 2020 by Dunja Djudjic Add Comment
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A few weeks ago, The European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT) captured a groundbreaking image. For the first time ever, we can see not one, but two exoplanets orbiting a star similar to our Sun.

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NASA celebrates Hubble’s 30th birthday with this gorgeous image of starbirth

Apr 25, 2020 by Dunja Djudjic 1 Comment
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On 24 April 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope started its journey, when the space shuttle Discovery and its five-astronaut crew took it from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It was deployed into Earth orbit a day later and has been taking magnificent photos of space ever since. The photo Hubble took on its 30th birthday is nothing less impressive than others, and it shows the incredible beauty of starbirth.

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NASA’s new tool lets you see what Hubble captured on your birthday

Apr 13, 2020 by Dunja Djudjic 3 Comments
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Hubble Space Telescope was launched in April 1990, which means that it celebrates its 30th birthday this month. To mark this anniversary, NASA has added a fun feature to its website. By entering your date of birth, you can find out which stunning image Hubble captured on your birthday.

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Behold the top 10 Hubble Telescope photos from 2019

Dec 3, 2019 by Dunja Djudjic Add Comment
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What’s the first photo that comes to your mind when you think of Hubble Space Telescope? For me, it’s the Hubble Deep Field from 1995. Hubble has definitely given us some of the most iconic photos of space, and it continues to do so. As we are wrapping up 2019, it’s time to see some of the best images taken this year.

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This solar system photo was composited from photos shot from a photographer’s backyard

Jan 17, 2019 by Dunja Djudjic 1 Comment
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Photographer Andrew McCarthy has recently published a breathtaking image of the Solar System. The photo is a composite made from the images he took, but what makes it even more impressive is that all the photos were taken from his own backyard. Andrew shared some details with DIYP and explained how he got all the photos, as well as the final image.

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