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10 Light Pollution Filters for Astrophotography in the City November 3, 2024

If you shoot your astrophotography images with a color camera in the city, there is a good chance that light pollution filters can make your life a little easier. No matter which astrophotography camera you use, filters can make the difference between a decent image and a great one. They ignore specific wavelengths of light... […]

Trevor Jones

Seestar S50 In Depth Review October 25, 2024

This article was updated on October 25, 2024, to include the latest features. The SeeStar S50 is an all-in-one smart telescope that makes astrophotography easy. While its main goal is to deliver electronically assisted views of objects in space, the pictures it takes are pretty darn good. If you thought smart telescopes were just “expensive... […]

Trevor Jones

Smartphone Astrophotography: A Beginner’s Guide October 23, 2024

If you have ever tried to hold your phone up to the night sky to take pictures of stars, the Milky Way, or even a full moon, you’ll know that astrophotography with a smartphone has its challenges. While modern smartphones are capable of impressive photos of the stars (the Google Pixel even has an ‘astrophotography... […]

Trevor Jones

NASA Science, Cargo Launch on 31st SpaceX Resupply Mission to Station November 5, 2024

Following a successful launch of NASA’s SpaceX 31st commercial resupply mission, new scientific experiments and cargo for the agency are bound for the International Space Station. The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, carrying more than 6,000 pounds of supplies to the orbiting laboratory, lifted off at 9:29 p.m. EST Monday, on the company’s Falcon 9 rocket from […]

Jennifer M. Dooren

Sols 4352-4354: Halloween Fright Night on Mars November 5, 2024

Earth planning date: Friday, Nov. 1, 2024 Yesterday evening (Thursday) was Halloween for many of us here on Earth. My neighborhood in eastern Canada was full of small (and not so small!) children, running around in the dark collecting sweets and candy but also getting scared by the ghostly decorations hung at each house. Little […]

Lagniappe for November 2024 November 4, 2024

Explore Lagniappe for November 2024 featuring: Gator Speaks The month of October is known for becoming cooler in these parts, and there sure were plenty of recent cool moments for NASA Stennis that set the tone for the future. Last month, the center marked a milestone for testing a new SLS (Space Launch System) rocket […]

LaToya Dean

Astronomers Map a Dandelion Supernova November 5, 2024

Astronomers have, for the first time, mapped the 3D filamentary structure of a famous dandelion-shaped supernova remnant. The post Astronomers Map a Dandelion Supernova appeared first on Sky & Telescope.

Colin Stuart

Newfound Stellar Companion May Explain Black Hole System November 4, 2024

Astronomers have identified a distant stellar tagalong to the binary system V404 Cygni. The post Newfound Stellar Companion May Explain Black Hole System appeared first on Sky & Telescope.

Camille M. Carlisle

This Week's Sky at a Glance, November 1 – 10 November 1, 2024

The thin crescent Moon pairs beautifully with Venus low in Monday's twilight. And be on the lookout for any Taurid fireballs this week! The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, November 1 – 10 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.

Alan MacRobert

Hello out there? October 12, 2021

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Phil

Markarian's Chain in Virgo April 13, 2018

My own Hubble View! These galaxies lie between 10 to 50 million light years away. How many galaxies do you see? A pretty tricky part of the sky to image, really. You're utilizing almost your entire field of view with an 80mm scope, so dealing with all that comes with wide-field. This is the best […]

Phil

M51 Whirlpool Galaxy April 9, 2018

A nice clear night last night until around 12:30 when clouds rolled in. Managed to get this image of the lovely M51 Whirlpool galaxy. It lies around 23 million light years away and it is interacting with a smaller galaxy (yellow~ish bulge to the left). Three supernova (star explosions) have been detected in this galaxy […]

Phil

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