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26 July 2010
Gravitational Lensing Caught By Amateur Telescope
Just a few short years ago, even the thought of capturing an astronomy anomaly with what's considered an "amateur telescope" was absolutely unthinkable. Who were we to even try to do what great minds postulated and even greater equipment resolved? I'll tell you who… Bernhard Hubl. Come on inside to meet him and see what [...]
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14 July 2010
Pluto Goes into the Dark
Last week, Pluto passed in front of what looks like a dark patch in the sky, and astrophotographer John Chumack was ready to capture the event. The dark patch is actually Barnard 92, a dark nebula. Since Pluto is usually very hard to see among the background of stars, it stands out against this dark [...]
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25 June 2010
See the Sunrise Daily at Kennedy Space Center
Sunrises are beautiful almost any place in the world, but for some reason first light every morning over Central Florida is almost always breathtaking. Then, if you add into the mix a sunrise over Kennedy Space Center — America's Spaceport — any space geek will likely melt with delight. Thanks to Jen Scheer, a shuttle [...]
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20 June 2010
Stunning Sunrise and Aurora, As Seen from the Space Station
Expedition 23 astronaut Soichi Noguchi took and shared so many amazing images during his 6-month stay on board the International Space Station, and I was a little worried that his return to Earth would result in a bit of a let-down in the space imaging department. I now see I had nothing to fear: Three [...]
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17 June 2010
It's Noctilucent Cloud Season!
It's summer (well, OK, technically next week it is summer) but it's the the time of year that northern latitudes can see the beautiful, awe inspiring atmospheric phenomena called Noctilucent Clouds, or night shining clouds. They aren't like regular cumulus or cirrus clouds, but are mysterious and unique high atmosphere cloud formations thought to be [...]
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09 June 2010
A New Comet McNaught Could Be Seen with Naked Eye
A new comet with the familiar name of McNaught has just begun to grace the morning skies in the Northern Hemisphere, and it may provide observers a chance to see a naked-eye comet with a distinct tail. First images of McNaught C/2009 R1 show the tail shooting straight up into the sky, and this [...]
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07 June 2010
Dramatic Moonset — Amazing Sight on Cerro Paranal
Need a new desktop image? Usually the Very Large Telescope on Cerro Paranal in Chile provides us with stunning views of the cosmos. This image, however, is a gorgeous view of the observatory itself. As the Moon was setting after a long night of observing, ESO staff member Gordon Gillet welcomed the new [...]
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29 May 2010
Spying on a Hubble Telescope Look-Alike
Amateur astronomer Ralf Vandebergh from the Netherlands is becoming well-known for his ability to capture images of the space shuttle, space station and other satellites in low Earth orbit. Recently, he tried his hand at something a little more distant: The Keyhole 11-4 satellite, which orbits at about 600 km (360 miles) above [...]
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28 May 2010
Amateur Astronomer Images X37-B Space Plane in Orbit
Even since amateur astronomers picked up on the orbit of the Air Force's secret X37-B space plane, others have been trying to capture images of the mini-space shuttle look-alike. So far, images have been just streaks or dots, but Universe Today reader Brent (a.k.a. HelloBozos) was actually able to image the plane in some [...]
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21 May 2010
Incredible Image: Atlantis and ISS Transit the Sun
French astrophotographer Thierry Legault has done it again. He captured a view of space shuttle Atlantis and the International Space Station crossing the face of the Sun on May 16, 2010 about 50 minutes before the shuttle docked with the space station. Legault took the image from Madrid, Spain at 13:28:55 UT. "Atlantis [...]
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18 May 2010
Gorgeous Venus-Moon Conjunction Images
A clear night, a crescent Moon, Venus, and an ancient castle. What more could you ever want? Our pal Stuart Atkinson captured these gorgeous images taken over the weekend from Kendal, in Cumbria, England. "An absolutely stunning view, seen from Kendal's historic, ruined castle. Not another soul around as I enjoyed the spectacle," Stu wrote. [...]
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07 May 2010
See the Space Station's Cupola — From the Ground!
Amateur astronomer Ralf Vandebergh of the Netherlands has been taking amazing close-up shots of the International Space Station and other orbiting spacecraft for years, but this one might be my favorite since I'm a little partial to the new Cupola on the ISS. Here, you can see the Cupola, including details of the seven [...]
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22 April 2010
Stunning Look at ISS and Docked Disovery — From the Ground!
This has to be one of the clearest close-up shots of the International Space Station ever taken from the ground! Plus is has the added bonus of having space shuttle Discovery docked to the station. Ted Judah, who lives in northern California captured this image — one of 150 he took during the an [...]
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14 April 2010
Apollo Landing Sites, Now in 3-D!
Time to grab your 3-D glasses! Just got a note from Nathanial Burton-Bradford, one of the image editing wizards we have featured here at Universe Today. His latest handiwork is creating some 3-D analglyphs of images from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, and particularly of the Apollo landing sites. As Nathanial wrote me, [...]
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07 April 2010
Awesome Image of ISS Transiting Moon
The NASA Image of the Day is a webpage that everyone should visit everyday, as there are always great images of our explorations of space and Earth. But is one has a wow factor that is off the charts. It was taken just minutes before space shuttle Discovery launched this past Monday on [...]
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