Astrophotos
Stunning Astrophoto: The Milky Way Over Death Valley
High School Physics teacher and photographer Jeff Moreau took this incredible photo of the Milky Way over Death Valley. Jeff…
Timelapse: Super Moon Rising Over the Rocky Mountians
Astrophotographer Cory Schmitz braved a brown bear in order to capture some wonderful images of the full Moon rise on…
Submissions Needed for Saturn Mosaic Project
For all our astrophotographer friends out there: If you haven’t heard about the Saturn Mosaic Project, you’ll want to take…
Incredible Astrophoto: The Milky Way and Mt. Fuji as a ‘Galactic Volcano’
It is a Japanese tradition to climb Mt. Fuji at night to be able to watch sunrise from the peak…
Astrophoto: Beautiful View from the Top of Haleakala
As the Bad Astronomer has been known to say, "Holy Haleakala!" What an awesome view from the top of Haleakala,…
Astrophoto: The Gorgeous Colors of a Setting Quarter Moon
When I looked out my south-facing window last night, I saw a gorgeous quarter Moon high in the sky. Giuseppe…
Astrophoto: Airglow Shining Like an Aurora
Look closely at this beautiful serene view taken by Miguel Claro from Portugal. Not only is it a stunning view…
Incredible Astrophoto: The Youngest Possible New Moon by Thierry Legault
It’s always striking to see a tiny sliver of the New Moon. But you’ve probably never seen a sliver this…
Astrophoto: Triple Star System Gliese 667 – Home of ‘Goldilocks’ Exoplanets
Here is a great new observation of the triple star system Gliese 667 from astrophotographer Efrain Morales of the Jaicoa…
Happy (or is it Merry?) Aphelion This Friday
This 4th of July weekend brings us one more reason to celebrate. On July 5th at approximately 11:00 AM EDT/15:00…