R. Jay Gabany
Astrophoto: The Cocoon Nebula by Dan Kowall
Like shards of shattered glass caught in a spotlight, the stars appear deceptively passive in the night sky. Yet, each…
Astrophoto: NGC 3324 by Brad Moore
If the universe extends forever and if it's full of stars, why is the night sky dark? This is a…
Astrophoto: NGC 7048 by Stefan Heutz
The ability for convex and concave transparent objects to enlarge or reduce had been known since Antiquity and by the…
Astrophoto: The Iris Nebula by Tom Davis
Our home galaxy, the Milky Way, is estimated to have 400 billion stars, give or take 200 billion, but less…
Astrophoto: Stellar Nursery NGC 7129 by Bob Allevo
Prior to 1957, virtually all photographs of the sky were produced as monochrome, black and white images. In that year,…
Astrophoto: Star Trails over Namibia by Josch Hambsch
Arc lights had been used in lighthouses for several years when Thomas Edison began seeking a way to improve them.…
Astrophoto: Fleming’s Triangular Wisp by Steve Cannistra
Evidence of Astronomy has been found in most ancient cultures. The Egyptians, the Babylonians, the Mesopotamians, the Chinese- and in…
Astrophoto: Plato and the Alpine Valley by Mike Salway
For many years, there were three popular theories that tried to explain why Earth's satellite hangs in our skies. One…
Astrophoto: The Bubble Nebula (NGC 7635) by Karel Teuwen
Every clear evening, as twilight dissolves into night, untold thousands of telescopes scattered across the globe turn toward the great…
Astrophoto: NGC 6755 and 6756 by Bernhard Hubl
Stars arise at the heart of great interstellar clouds that have collapsed under their own weight. These free-floating clouds are…