astrophotography

“Horizons” — Gorgeous New Views from Dakotalapse

We've oohed and ahhed many times over the handiwork of Randy Halverson and his Dakotalapse timelapse videos and imagery of…

11 years ago

An Amazing Deep-Field View of Centaurus A

Sometimes, you just have to say “Wow!” The view you’re looking at above is of Centaurus A (NGC 5128), a…

11 years ago

Catching Sunlight: A TEDx Talk by DIY Solar Photographer Alan Friedman

Video poster frame shows Alan Friedman's 90mm hydrogen alpha telescope setup -- nicknamed "Little Big Man" -- on an Astro-Physics…

12 years ago

Amazing Video of a Lunar Occultation

Captured on camera by astrophotographer Rafael Defavari from his location in São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil, this video shows the…

12 years ago

One of the Largest Astronomical Images Ever Made

The northern portion of the Cygnus Loop, as seen in an enormous new panorama from the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO)…

12 years ago

The Man Who Shoots Space: Interview with Thierry Legault

We've written many articles to share the incredible astrophotography of Thierry Legault, and have also interviewed him extensively about his…

12 years ago

A Branching “Tree” of Solar Plasma

Hydrogen-alpha photo of the Sun by Alan Friedman An enormous tree-shaped prominence spreads its "branches" tens of thousands of miles…

12 years ago

The Moon from Earth As You’ve Never Seen it Before

The Morteus region on the Moon, taken from the suburbs of Paris, France. Credit: Thierry Legault. Used by permission. Think…

12 years ago

Watch Jupiter Get Hit in the Original HD Video

Caught on webcam by amateur astronomer George Hall in Dallas, Texas, the impact on Jupiter that occurred yesterday at 6:35 a.m.…

12 years ago

Astrophoto: Milky Way Over the Bungle Bungles by Mike Salway

Photographer Mike Salway recently took a trip to the western Australia Kimberly Region of the Outback, and has posted some…

12 years ago