Astrophotos
Clockwork Planets
[/caption] While the Perseid meteor shower has been putting on quite a show, there's an awesome "no telescope needed" eye-catching…
Observing Spotlight – Whatever Happened to M71?
[/caption] In our rush to look at the bright and beautiful objects in the night, we often overlook celestial curiosities…
Gravitational Lensing Caught By Amateur Telescope
Just a few short years ago, even the thought of capturing an astronomy anomaly with what's considered an "amateur telescope"…
Pluto Goes into the Dark
[/caption] Last week, Pluto passed in front of what looks like a dark patch in the sky, and astrophotographer John…
See the Sunrise Daily at Kennedy Space Center
[/caption] Sunrises are beautiful almost any place in the world, but for some reason first light every morning over Central…
Stunning Sunrise and Aurora, As Seen from the Space Station
[/caption] Expedition 23 astronaut Soichi Noguchi took and shared so many amazing images during his 6-month stay on board the…
It’s Noctilucent Cloud Season!
[/caption] It's summer (well, OK, technically next week it is summer) but it's the time of year that northern latitudes…
A New Comet McNaught Could Be Seen with Naked Eye
[/caption] A new comet with the familiar name of McNaught has just begun to grace the morning skies in the…
Dramatic Moonset — Amazing Sight on Cerro Paranal
[/caption] Need a new desktop image? Usually the Very Large Telescope on Cerro Paranal in Chile provides us with stunning…
Spying on a Hubble Telescope Look-Alike
[/caption] Amateur astronomer Ralf Vandebergh from the Netherlands is becoming well-known for his ability to capture images of the space…