astrophotography
Thierry Legault’s Incredible Ground-Based Views of Endeavour’s Final Flight
[/caption] Award-winning French astrophotographer Thierry Legault traveled through Germany, France and Spain during Endeavour's final mission to find clear skies…
Dazzling Timelapse: Canary Skies
Tenerife, Canary Islands is home to several telescopes and at 2,000 meters above sea level, it claims one of the…
Photopic Sky Survey
[/caption] The Photopic Sky Survey, the largest true-color all-sky survey – along with a constellation and star name overlay option…
Absolutely Amazing: ISS, Discovery Transit Sun Near Active Sunspot Region
[/caption] Amateur astronomer Catalin Fus from Poland has captured one of the most amazing images I’ve ever seen – and…
Ground-Based Observations Capture Spacewalking Astronaut in Action
[/caption] More impressive ground based images of the STS-133 mission, this time, Amateur astronomer Ralf Vandebergh of the Netherlands took…
Incredible Video of Shuttle Approaching ISS, Taken from Earth
[/caption] Award winning photographer Theirry Legault sent us a note about some amazing new video he shot of the space…
Choosing a New Telescope – GoTo or not GoTo
I am often asked by people “I’m a beginner, so what telescope should I buy?” Or more often, what GoTo…
Sunrise Photos from the Edge of Space shot by College Team
[/caption] A college-age team of space and photography enthusiasts have created a fully reusable capsule that can travel autonomously to…
International Space Station on the Moon?
[/caption] From our vantage point on Earth, it takes just a half second for the International Space Station to fly…
Aesthetics of Astronomy
[/caption] When I tell people I majored in astronomy, the general reaction is one of shock and awe. Although people…