Astrophotos
Astrophoto: Hubble in the Bubble
Here's a beautiful look at the Bubble Nebula, taken by astrophotographer Terry Hancock using what's known as the "Hubble Palette,"…
Virtual Star Party – October 20, 2013: In Space, Nobody can Hear You Waka-Waka-Waka-Waka!
Sunday's Virtual Star Party felt like a reunion, with Mike Phillips, Gary Gonella, and Roy Salisbury supplying images and Scott…
Planet Aurora Astro-Bubble
How fun is this?! "Here's a panoramic image from the aurora on October 14," wrote Swedish astrophotographer Göran Strand. "I've…
Virtual Star Party – October 13, 2013
We've got a pretty bright Moon, but that just means we've got another target for the Virtual Star Party. Tonight…
Astrophoto: Uranus at Opposition
Last week, we asked if you were looking for an observing challenge: looking for planet Uranus when it reached opposition…
Astrophoto: Comet LINEAR Meets a Spiral Galaxy
Just in from the pretty pictures department: Award-winning Astrophotographer Damian Peach from the UK took this gorgeous image this morning…
Lovely Astrophotos: Aurora Among the Clouds
Frank Olsen reports that the weather in arctic part of Norway has been fantastic lately. Even so, the aurora are…
And the Winners Are … Amazing ‘Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2013’ Photos Revealed
Feast your eyes!! Every year of the “Astronomy Photographer of the Year” competition provides incredible images of our night sky…
Astrophoto: Full Solar Halo and a Dragonfly
A beautiful atmospheric effect wasn’t the only thing hovering above John Chumack’s observatory dome this weekend. A dragonfly flits over…
Beautiful Timelapse: Night Sky at the Shore
Need a little inspiration to go out and do some stargazing this weekend? Look no further than this gorgeous timelapse…