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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Mysterious blue flashes captured during avalanche on China's Mount Xiannairi

Chinese astrophotographer Shengyu Li captured a rare phenomenon on Mount Xiannairi: blue flashes during an avalanche. The astrophotographer had set up a long exposure to capture star trails over Mount Xiannairi in Sichuan, China on October 27 when the mysterious lights emerged as icy serac broke free from a hanging glacier. This event adds a unique example to scientific literature, …

Light Blue Flashes Mount Xiannairi

10 months, 2 weeks ago

Stunning pic of solar flare wins Turkish man Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2023 award

Hindustan Times

Turkish astrophotographer Mehmet Ergün bagged the Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2023 award for his stunning capture of ‘The Great Solar Flare’. The photograph of the solar flare that won Turkish astrophotographer the Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2023 award. ‘The Great Solar Flare’ is the winning image in the Astronomy Photographer of the Year People’s Choice,” wrote Royal Museums …

Sun Solar Solar Flare Turkish Instagram Flare Award

1 year, 4 months ago

US astrophotographer captures ‘detailed’ pic of moon's south pole where Chandrayaan-3 landed

Hindustan Times

US astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy has claimed to capture the southern region of the Moon, where Chandrayaan-3 mission's Vikram lander made a soft landing on Wednesday. Read here: Chandrayaan-3: ISRO shares video of Pragyan rover roaming around ‘Shiv Shakti’ Point While sharing the detailed image on X, McCarthy said, “I captured a photo of the southernmost portion of the moon tonight. …

India Moon Vikram Lander South Pole Shiv Shakti Point

1 year, 6 months ago

Turkish Photographer Captures Breathtaking Time Lapse Of 100 Lightning Strikes Over 50 Minutes

News 18

A photographer in Turkey has captured an awe-inspiring time-lapse photograph during a powerful thunderstorm. Uğur İkizler, an astrophotographer, skillfully combined over 100 individual shots of lightning bolts taken near his home in Mudanya. The Met Office states that globally, there are approximately 1.4 billion lightning strikes annually, equivalent to around 3 million per day or an average of 44 lightning …

Lightning Degrees Lightning Bolts Fahrenheit

1 year, 8 months ago

Watch: Magnificient plasma waterfall on the Sun

Live Mint

A dynamic moment of a turbulent wall of plasma falling down the Sun's surface just like a waterfall was captured by Argentina-based astronomer Eduardo Schaberger Poupeau on Thursday. The photo clicked by the astrophotographer captured a plasma wall, that rose about 100,000 km above the solar surface. They are also nicknamed ‘plasma waterfalls’ due to their tendency to collapse back …

Sun Solar Surface Plasma

1 year, 10 months ago

Moon, Venus, and Jupiter form the perfect trifecta in skies across the world

India Today

In what was a rare celestial event, the Moon, Venus, and Jupiter came together in a synchronized celestial dance in the skies across the world. The planetary meet-up, also known as a conjunction, makes the two planets appear close together or even touch in the Earth's night sky. Venus and Jupiter will be joined by the crescent Moon in a …

Earth Venus Moon Jupiter

2 years, 8 months ago

Astrophotography lures tourists to regional towns, away from big city lights

ABC

A rising interest in astrophotography across Australia has led to the creation of a booming tourism industry for isolated regional towns. John Sarkissian from the CSIRO Parkes Observatory said stargazing had become an integral part of the economy for rural hamlets away from the city lights in the New South Wales Central West. "If you want to take a picture …

West Central Photo Regional Towns Good Way Rodney Watters Sarkissian

3 years ago

Stunning photos of Comet Leonard in Australian and NZ skies show it is a bright Christmas cracker

ABC

Comet Leonard is wowing stargazers across Australia, putting on a cracker of a show to brighten the end of the year. Amateur astronomer and astrophotographer Michael Mattiazzo, captured a stunning image of the comet from Swan Hill, Victoria last night. "The eruption releases huge volumes of dust which produces the, and then you How to spot the 'Christmas comet' Photo …

Comet Stunning Photos Mattiazzo Captured Mr Mattiazzo Comet Leonard

3 years, 3 months ago

Astrophotographer John Carter captures the night sky to overcome daily stress

ABC

John Carter is used to being up when most people are asleep. "You're taking photos constantly all night and you only end up with one minute of time-lapse," John said. "They noticed that I seemed to like doodling with a bit of graphics when I got home from work," John said. “I've learnt over time you need more than one …

Camera Started John Carter Supplied Lost Time Victorian

3 years, 7 months ago

16-year-old Pune boy captures the clearest pic of Moon by processing 50,000 images. Viral

India Today

A 16-year-old boy from Pune in Maharashtra has gone viral on social media for capturing one of the most beautiful and detailed images of the Moon. 16-YEAR-OLD BOY CAPTURES PICTURE OF MOON BY PROCESSING 50,000 IMAGES Prathamesh Jaju, who calls himself an amateur astronomer and astrophotographer, is the man behind the viral images. Calling the shot Last Quarter Mineral HDR …

Moon Image Process Images Pic Jaju

3 years, 8 months ago

Photographer Captures Near-Impossible Shot of ISS Zooming Past Moon During the Day

News 18

An astrophotographer in the United States has been able to capture the International Space Station transiting by the moon during the day, when it’s nearly impossible to shoot the moon or an object against the overbearing glare of the sun. “The transit against the lit portion of the moon lasted just a few hundredths of a second, shown here in …

Iss Instagram Past Moon

4 years, 8 months ago

Doing the impossible: Astrophotographer releases super detailed image of the moon's terminator

Firstpost

The lunar line that divides the face of the moon that is visible to Earth and the dark side of the moon. The image has been named the “Lunar Terminator” by McCarthy and it refers to the lunar line that divides the face of the moon that is visible to Earth and the dark side of the moon. Live Science …

Earth Moon Image Mccarthy Face Lunar Terminator

4 years, 9 months ago

Citing financial constraints, Sameera Iyengar and Sanjna Kapoor's Junoon announces closure after eight years