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Blog Post:
The 2013 International Earth and Sky Photo Contest is underway
Michael Bakich
April is Global Astronomy Month, and that means the fourth International Earth and Sky Photo Contest is underway. Organized by The World at Night (TWAN) , the Global Astronomy Month project (an effort by Astronomers Without Borders ), and the National Optical Astronomy Observatory , the contest is open...
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Mon, Apr 1 2013
Blog Post:
Watch an asteroid move through space
Michael Bakich
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Tue, Feb 5 2013
Blog Post:
Astroimager “honored” by NASA
Michael Bakich
Astronomy magazine features some well-known contributors, many on the science end and others who represent amateur astronomy. And when one of these people wins the Nobel Prize, for example, or receives some other award, we like to tout it here. What you’re about to read, however, may be the strangest...
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Fri, Oct 21 2011
Blog Post:
Boom! goes the night
Michael Bakich
A while ago, astroimager John A. Davis from Dallas, Texas, sent me the file of a fireball (a meteor bright enough to cast a shadow) he caught on video. You may know John’s name because of the many images of his that we’ve published in Astronomy magazine. He allowed us to post the video here...
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Mon, Jul 18 2011
Blog Post:
The night sky lights and motion
Michael Bakich
In my role as photo editor here at Astronomy magazine, I receive a great deal of images but surprisingly few videos. So, when a nice one does come in, I’m eager to share it. Astroimager Miguel Claro, who lives in Corroios, Portugal, sent in this time-lapse video along with the following explanation...
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Fri, Mar 25 2011
Blog Post:
Astronomy magazine partners with LightBuckets for new image gallery
Michael Bakich
Astronomy magazine is teaming up with LightBuckets Online Telescopes to bring the best images from amateur astronomers around the world to Astronomy.com. LightBuckets, located under the dark and steady skies of Rodeo, New Mexico, features a 24-inch RC Optical Systems Ritchey-Chrétien telescope...
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Wed, Mar 23 2011
Blog Post:
Great images of Discovery’s final liftoff
Michael Bakich
Astronomy magazine contributor Allen Fredrickson has attended a lot of space shuttle launches. For several recent ones, he has acted as a press correspondent for Astronomy . He returned to Kennedy Space Center in Florida February 24 to witness space shuttle Discovery ’s 39th and final launch. During...
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Fri, Mar 11 2011
Blog Post:
The Telescopes from Afar Conference concludes
Michael Bakich
Guest blog from Stephen G. Cullen, president/CEO of LightBuckets online telescopes: The final day of the Telescopes from Afar Conference in Hawaii was as interesting as the first. The presentations included discussions about Mauna Kea weather forecasting, site selection for the new Thirty Meter Telescope...
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Wed, Mar 9 2011
Blog Post:
The Telescopes from Afar Conference continues
Michael Bakich
Guest blog from Stephen G. Cullen, president/CEO of LightBuckets online telescopes: The first day of the inaugural Telescopes from Afar Conference in Hawaii proved to be a very fruitful event on many fronts. The speakers came prepared with excellent information on the progress they’ve made and...
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Fri, Mar 4 2011
Blog Post:
The first Telescopes from Afar Conference
Michael Bakich
Guest blog from Stephen G. Cullen : It’s a tough assignment, but someone has to do it, so here I am at the inaugural Telescopes from Afar Conference on the Big Island of Hawaii. The conference, sponsored by the good people at the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope (CFHT), has brought together an...
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Wed, Mar 2 2011
Blog Post:
The Winter Star Party begins today
Mike Reynolds
After a 10-hour drive from north Florida to Marathon on Saturday, my wife Debbie and I arrived at our vacation rental house for this year’s Winter Star Party (WSP). I chose this particular abode because it sits on the ocean side of Vaca Key and provides me a direct view south with nothing but the...
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Mon, Feb 28 2011
Blog Post:
Things are happening on the giant planets
Michael Bakich
I just received two images that will convince anyone that astronomical objects — especially planets — are not stale, dead places. [caption image="/cfs-filesystemfile.ashx/__key/CommunityServer.Blogs.Components.WeblogFiles/astronomy.Astroimaging/3326.Saturn_2D00_storm_5F00_300.jpg"...
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Fri, Dec 17 2010
Blog Post:
How McNeil’s Nebula has changed
Michael Bakich
This image by Chris Schur of the M78 region inspired Steve Cullen to create a time-lapse video about a small area in the region known as McNeil's Nebula. Click on the image to go to the video. Chris Schur photo Last week, I received the following e-mail from Steve Cullen, president of LightBuckets...
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Wed, Sep 15 2010
Blog Post:
Calling all astroimagers to the 2010 Astroimaging Contest
Michael Bakich
Rogelio Bernal Andreo's wide-field view of the nebulae in Orion the Hunter won 2009's Deep-Sky category. Rogelio Bernal Andreo If you don’t know about it already, you should be aware of Astronomy ’s 2010 Astroimaging Contest. The October 1 deadline is less than 6 weeks away, and that period only...
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Fri, Aug 27 2010
Blog Post:
Life as an astroimager
Michael Bakich
Anthony Ayiomamitis was trying to image this stunning supernova remnant in Cygnus, CTB 80, which the Hubble Space Telescope captured in 1997. NASA and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) During the past week or so, I’ve received two e-mails from Athens, Greece, astroimager and longtime Astronomy contributor...
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Tue, Aug 24 2010
Blog Post:
The Advanced Imaging Conference 2010
Michael Bakich
Lisa Frattare of the Space Telescope Science Institute is one AIC 2010's guest speakers. STScI photo The seventh incarnation of the Advanced Imaging Conference (AIC) promises to be the best one yet. The 2010 event will be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Santa Clara, California, October 22-24....
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Fri, Aug 20 2010
Blog Post:
One observer’s great Perseid meteor shower
Michael Bakich
This Perseid meteor streaks through the summer Milky Way August 13, 2010, at 2:17:12 CDT. Near the bottom of the image, the Andromeda Galaxy (M31) glows, and below and to the left of center you can see the tiny image of the Double Cluster in Perseus (NGC 869 and NGC 884). Darren Trizzino photo I just...
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Tue, Aug 17 2010
Blog Post:
Watch the Milky Way move
Michael Bakich
To see the time-lapse video from imager Tony Rowell, click on the picture above. Recently, image contributor Tony Rowell from Bishop, California, sent me a short time-lapse video . He took this footage in May at Lake Sabrina, which lies east of Bishop in the Inyo National Forest. During Rowell’s visit...
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Mon, Aug 16 2010
Blog Post:
2010 eclipse pictures from Easter Island
Karri Ferron
July 11, 2010, total solar eclipse from Easter Island. Jeff Houpt photo One of the members of Senior Editor Michael E. Bakich's 2010 solar eclipse tour group was nice enough to send in some pictures from July 11's total solar eclipse over Easter Island. Thanks, Jeff Houpt! Related blogs from...
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Mon, Jul 12 2010
Blog Post:
Comet McNaught glows over Astronomy’s observatory
Michael Bakich
Comet C/2009 R1 (McNaught) was just visible to the naked eye at the time of this image. Developer Gene Turner photographed the comet as it passed through the constellation Perseus the Hero near the 4th-magnitude star Mu Persei June 17, 2010. Gene Turner photo Developer Gene Turner awakened early the...
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Wed, Jun 23 2010
Blog Post:
The Moon clips Venus
Michael Bakich
This image, along with the three below, shows the immersion (disappearance) and emersion (reappearance) of Venus as the Moon moved in front of it during the May 16, 2010 occultation. The imager took this shot at 8h48m30s UT. Longtime Astronomy magazine contributor and astroimager Anthony Ayiomamitis...
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Mon, May 17 2010
Blog Post:
Grab the popcorn for our NEAF 2010 videos
Bill Andrews
During his time at the 2010 Northeast Astronomy Forum, Astronomy magazine Assistant Editor Bill Andrews spoke with dozens of manufacturers about their products. Fortunately for us, he brought along a handheld high-definition video camera and recorded his conversations. Not even two weeks back from the...
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Fri, Apr 30 2010
Blog Post:
Happy Anniversary Hubble!
Bill Andrews
This brand new Hubble image, celebrating the legendary space telescope's 20th anniversary, shows off the top of a pillar of gas and dust in one of the biggest known regions of star birth in the Milky Way, the Carina Nebula. NASA/ESA/M. Livio and the Hubble 20th Anniversary Team (STScI) These are...
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Fri, Apr 23 2010
Blog Post:
One the Road Day 2: Northeast Astro-Imaging Conference
Rich Talcott
Friday, the second day of the Northeast Astro-Imaging Conference (NEIAC 2010), proved to be a worthy follow-up to yesterday’s strong start. The fifth annual conference is taking place at the Holiday Inn in Suffern, New York, where speakers from around the country have come to showcase their latest creations...
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Sat, Apr 17 2010
Blog Post:
On the Road Day 1: Northeast Astro-Imaging Conference
Rich Talcott
Yesterday was the first day of this year’s Northeast Astro-Imaging Conference (NEIAC 2010), and it was a blast. The fifth annual conference is taking place at the Holiday Inn in Suffern, New York, April 15–16. It prefaces the Northeast Astronomy Forum (NEAF), which begins Saturday. Speakers from around...
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Fri, Apr 16 2010
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