Astrophotos
Finding Lovejoy: How to Follow the Path of Comet 2014 Q2 Through January
Have you seen the amazing pics? A bright comet graces evening skies this month, assuring that 2015 is already on…
Leave Home: Hypnotic Milky Way Timelapse from New Zealand
Photographer Manoj Kesavan has been working on this timelapse since mid-2013 and the results are stunning and spellbinding. 'Leave Home'…
End the Year with a Bang! See a Bright Supernova in Virgo
A 14th magnitude supernova discovered in the spiral galaxy NGC 4666 earlier this month has recently brightened to 11th magnitude, making…
Cool Video: Space Station Flies in Front of the Moon
This has been on my bucket list for a while, but I've never had the opportunity to witness it myself:…
Stunning Aurora Timelapse from Iceland, December 2014
As we get ready to wrap up the year and the month, here's an absolutely beautiful compilation of views of…
Comet Q2 Lovejoy Set to Ring in the New Year: Reader Images and More
Keeping warm? Yesterday marked the start of astronomical winter for the northern hemisphere, meaning long nights and (hopefully) clear, cold…
Astrophotos: Views of the Geminid Meteor Shower from Around the World
It's nice to know that not everyone around the world was plagued by clouds, dense fog, driving rain and snowstorms…
Moonlight Skating: Scenes from Winter in Sweden
"Nights like these are almost to good to be true," says astrophotographer Göran Strand. Glide along with Strand and two…
Don’t Miss the Geminids this Weekend, Best Meteor Shower of the Year
Wouldn't it be nice if a meteor shower peaked on a weekend instead of 3 a.m. Monday morning? Maybe even showed good…
Watch Formation-Flying Chinese ‘Yaogan’ Satellites Slip Silently Through the Stars
The list of amazing things that astrophotographer Thierry Legault captures with his camera keeps growing! This time, it’s a trio…