Vast satellite constellations are alarming astronomers
On may 24th 2019 a Falcon 9 rocket built by SpaceX launched 60 communication satellites into a low orbit around the Earth. That evening they appeared as a string of…
On may 24th 2019 a Falcon 9 rocket built by SpaceX launched 60 communication satellites into a low orbit around the Earth. That evening they appeared as a string of…
Adaptive optics control the surfaces of a telescope's optic - often the main mirror - to take into account the turbulence in the Earth's atmosphere. By doing this, the distortion…
Goodbye Aberration: Physicist Solves 2,000-Year-Old Optical Problem When you look through your viewfinder and things seem a little bit blurry or lacking definition, it's probably because you are using an…
Montage - Image Mosaic Software for Astronomers Montage is a toolkit for assembling Flexible Image Transport System (FITS) images into custom mosaics. Key features for end users are: Source:…
Sony's Next Full-Frame Sensor to Offer 60MP, 8K, 16-Bit RAW Sony's Next Full-Frame Sensor to Offer 60MP, 8K, 16-Bit RAW: Report Here's a peek of what's to come in the…
Testing ON1 Photo RAW for Astrophotography Can the new version of ON1 Photo RAW match Photoshop for astrophotography? The short TL;DR answer: No. But … as always, it depends.…
Testing the Sony a7III for Astrophotography Testing the Sony a7III for Astrophotography I put the new Sony a7III mirrorless camera through its paces for the features and functions we need…
New: Nikon D850 cooled camera for astrophotography | Nikon Rumors New: Nikon D850 cooled camera for astrophotography | Nikon Rumors The first Nikon D850 cooled camera for astrophotography is…
How Juno's Breathtaking Jupiter Images Are Made Jupiter's sandy swirls and blue-hued poles are visible even from Earth. But the Juno spacecraft's crisp and colourful images begin as warped and…
Great explanation - make sure you click through the link and read the entire article! CCD versus CMOS: Which is Better? - Diffraction Limited We’re often asked whether CMOS…
In this article, we will take a closer look at how to photograph the Milky Way bow. I wrote this guide from the point of view of a person who…
One of the biggest challenges I faced when I first became interested in night photography was getting my images in focus. I would take shot after shot each time adjusting…
A good guide about the advantages of image stacking for DSLR astrophotography The benefits of adding more subs to your stack Adding multiple exposures to create a single image…
It's a hot, rainy Saturday afternoon in Sydney so what the hell, there's an old pic of M31 I took some time ago.