Telescope in Chile captures stunning new picture of a cosmic butterfly
A telescope in Chile has captured a stunning new picture of a grand and graceful cosmic butterfly.
Astronomy
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Page 3: Research news on Astrophotography
Astrophotography as a research area encompasses the development and application of imaging techniques to record and quantitatively analyze astronomical objects and phenomena across the electromagnetic spectrum. It involves optimization of detectors (e.g., CCDs, CMOS, infrared arrays), optics, filters, and image acquisition strategies to maximize signal-to-noise ratio and dynamic range under extremely low photon fluxes. Research focuses on calibration (bias, dark, flat-field correction), image registration, stacking, deconvolution, and photometric and astrometric extraction, as well as mitigation of atmospheric turbulence and light pollution. Astrophotographic methods underpin observational studies of stars, galaxies, nebulae, exoplanets, and transient events in both professional and advanced amateur astronomy.
Why is it so hard to take a good photo of the moon with my phone?
It's a beautiful clear night. The stars are out and the moon looks breathtaking against the sky, so you reach for your phone to take a snap. The results are, to be blunt, disappointing.
Space Exploration
Nov 11, 2025
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Astronomers and students capture growing tail of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS during observing program
Astronomers and students working together through a unique educational initiative have obtained a striking new image of the growing tail of interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS. The observations reveal a prominent tail and glowing ...
Astronomy
Sep 5, 2025
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XMM-VID1-2075 is a massive, evolved and slow-rotating galaxy, observations suggest
Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have conducted spectroscopic observations of a high-redshift galaxy known as XMM-VID1-2075. Results of the observational campaign, presented August 14 on the pre-print ...
Astronaut catches gigantic jet on camera
On July 3, 2025, NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers captured a stunning photo of an event originally thought to be a sprite.
Planetary Sciences
Aug 12, 2025
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Perseverance rover captures Mars vista as clear as day
The imaging team of NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has taken advantage of clear skies on the red planet to capture one of the sharpest panoramas of its mission so far. Visible in the mosaic, which was stitched together from ...
Planetary Sciences
Aug 6, 2025
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To fight wildfires, look to social media, researcher says
One afternoon in September 2020, Loran Hughes noticed an ominous plume forming in the Southwest Oregon sky, shrouding the sun in darkness. The 62-year-old amateur astrophotographer, who had weak lungs, uploaded an image from ...
Environment
Jul 30, 2025
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Street lamps aren't the only form of artificial light pollution. Here's how to create darker nights
Without a view of the stars at night, Don McLean would never have been able to write Vincent and Vincent van Gogh would not have painted Starry Night. Viewing a sky full of stars is part of what makes us human. The light ...
Ecology
Jul 28, 2025
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Swirling nebula of two dying stars revealed in spectacular detail in new Webb telescope image
The day before my thesis examination, my friend and radio astronomer Joe Callingham showed me an image we'd been awaiting for five long years—an infrared photo of two dying stars we'd requested from the Very Large Telescope ...
Astronomy
Jul 24, 2025
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Satellite constellations are too bright—may threaten astronomy and our night sky
The race to connect the world through satellite internet has created an unexpected casualty: our view of the cosmos. A new study reveals that major satellite constellations, including Starlink, BlueBird, and OneWeb, are significantly ...
Astronomy
Jul 15, 2025
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