Astrophotos

Beautiful Astrophoto: Jupiter at Dawn

Prolific astrophotographer Joseph Brimacombe from Australia shot this beauty from his Savannah Skies Observatory near Cairns. He notes on Flickr…

10 years ago

Stunning Photo Alert! Winners Announced for “Astronomy Photographer of the Year” Competition

The winners of the 2014 "Astronomy Photographer of the Year" competition have been announced at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich…

10 years ago

Book Review: Learn from the Master with “Astrophotography” by Thierry Legault

If you're looking for detailed, step-by-step instructions of how to start or improve your photography of astronomical objects, look no…

10 years ago

Astrophoto: Spectacular View of the Rosette Nebula

Wow! Here's a gorgeous view of the Rosette Nebula from astrophotographer César Cantú. The Rosette Nebula is a star-forming region…

10 years ago

Astrophoto: The Sun as a Work of Art

Here's a solar flare with a little flair added! Astrophotographer Rick Ellis from Toronto, Canada created this "artsy" Sun by…

10 years ago

Awesome Astrophotos: Caught in the Web of the SuperMoon

Up in the sky -- it's a bird, it's a plane... no, it's a spider and a SuperMoon! Well, not…

10 years ago

Timelapse: Sprites, Gravity Waves and Airglow

Look! Fast! Sprite lightning occurs only at high altitudes above thunderstorms, only last for a thousandth of a second and…

10 years ago

Astrophoto: I Need Warp Speed in 3 Minutes or We’re All Dead

Whoa! Having just returned from the science and science fiction mashup that is Dragon Con, my mind is still combining…

10 years ago

Astrophoto: Clouds Above, Clouds Below

What a gorgeous view of the dusty cloud of the Milky Way arch hovering over clouds low on the horizon…

10 years ago

Timelapse: Indonesian Volcanoes at Day and Night by Thierry Legault

Here's a beautiful new timelapse from the extremely talented astrophotographer Thierry Legault. He recently traveled to Java Island in Indonesia…

10 years ago