astrophotography
Astronaut Don Pettit is Serious, He Rigged up Astrophotography Gear on the ISS
Don Pettit is one of the astronauts currently on board the International Space Station. He's also a serious shutterbug and…
Our Breathtaking Cosmos: New Zealand Astrophotography Winners Announced
The New Zealand Astrophotography Competition showcases and recognizes some of the most stunning images of the southern hemisphere’s night sky.…
Review: Unistellar’s New Odyssey Pro Smart Telescope
Unistellar’s new Odyssey Pro Telescope offers access to deep-sky astrophotography, in a small portable package.
Watch a Dramatic Tornado Rise from the Surface of the Sun, Captured by Andrew McCarthy
Amateur astrophotography is becoming increasingly popular among the astronomy community, as advancements in telescope and camera technologies allow individuals from…
This Incredible Photo of the Sun is Made up of 150,000 Individual Photographs
You’re looking at a 300-megapixel photo of our Sun. Astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy used a specially modified telescope, taking over 150,000…
Dunes Trapped in a Crater on Mars Form This Interesting Pattern
Symmetry in nature is pleasing to look at, and even more so when that symmetry is novel. There’s plenty of…
A beautiful picture of Saturn’s heavily-cratered moon Mimas, processed by @kevinmgill
The Cassini mission to Saturn took many images of Mimas, one of the smallest moons in the solar system. And…
This Is Fascinating. An Image of a Galaxy’s Magnetic Field
There’s always more than one way to look at the world. There’s also more than one way to look at…
One of the Best Pictures Ever Taken of ISS from the Ground. You Can Even See the Canadarm2
Astrophotographer Thierry Legault is renowned for his amazing shots of spacecraft transiting the Sun. He’s now outdone even himself. (more…)
This “All Terminator” Image of the Moon isn’t Actually Possible to See. But it Sure is Beautiful
"This moon might look a little funny to you, and that's because it is an impossible scene," wrote photographer Andrew…