Hubble Captures a Colorful Stellar Nursery in the Milky Way
The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) has done it again, delivering a spectacular image of the cosmos that is a veritable smorgasbord of color and detail. [Read More] petapixel.com »
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The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) has done it again, delivering a spectacular image of the cosmos that is a veritable smorgasbord of color and detail. [Read More] petapixel.com »
British photographer Stephen Pemberton, who goes by NorthernPixl, has demonstrated how determination, preparation, and good luck can result in beautiful night sky photographs. petapixel.com »
British photographer Stephen Pemberton, who goes by NorthernPixl, has demonstrated how determination, preparation, and good luck can result in beautiful night sky photographs. petapixel.com »
Although sophisticated telescopes like the Chandra X-ray Observatory, Hubble, and Spitzer have delivered people a more advanced understanding of the cosmos, the night sky and its infinite reach continue to enchant and amaze people from all walks of life, including artists. [Read More] petapixel.com »
In this modern world of Photoshop and AI, it's easy to fake photos. But one photographer is keeping the philosophy of getting it right "in camera" alive and well. [Read More] petapixel.com »
Travel and adventure photography blog Capture the Atlas has announced the winners of its sixth annual Milky Way Photographer of the Year contest. [Read More] petapixel.com »
Award-winning astrophotographer Mihail Minkov captured an incredible 360-degree panorama that shows two Milky Way arches, a shot only possible during a specific time. [Read More] petapixel.com »
A photographer traveled thousands of miles to the darkest place on earth to shoot the night sky.
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petapixel.com »The James Webb Space Telescope has recently captured a large spiral galaxy that resembles Earth's own Milky Way Galaxy that exists a little over a billion light years away. [Read More] petapixel.com »
The mysterious and elusive Milky Seas phenomenon has been captured on camera for the first time by a yacht sailing in the East Indian Ocean. [Read More] petapixel.com »
Photographer Justin Anderson shot a trio of gorgeous celestial elements together. During the total lunar eclipse, he was able to capture the Blood Moon, aurora, and the Milky Way galaxy together in one stunning panorama. [Read More] petapixel.com »
A total lunar eclipse wowed viewers around the world this week and in one timelapse video, it can be seen dramatically cutting the light of the night sky to such a degree that the Milky Way suddenly bursts into view. [Read More] petapixel.com »
Travel and adventure photography blog Capture the Atlas has published its annual Milky Way Photographer of the Year collection that showcases the best night sky captures from all around the world. [Read More] petapixel.com »
"Shrinking of dark locations is a valid concern," says young Aditya Kinjawadekar of India, about the alarming rate at which night skies are being taken over by light pollution due to urbanization. He took some time out of his busy university schedule to connect with us about his amazing 360° Milky Way image for this interview. thephoblographer.com »
I recently photographed the Milky Way over Lion Rock in Piha, New Zealand. Some people were asking how this shot was created, so I thought I’d share some of the steps. It’s a combination of sixteen photos, some tracking the sky and some fixed on the ground. You could technically do this with just 2 […] petapixel.com »
Plan your work and work your plan. That’s what… someone important once told me? Anyhow, in my opinion, planning out your Milky Way shots is absolutely one of the best ways to increase the likelihood you will be shooting bangers. petapixel.com »
"Capture The Atlas" has recently announced their winners of the Milky Way Photographer of the Year award. This year has been abundant with beautiful images of the night sky taken by the professionals of this field. boredpanda.com »
"Capture The Atlas" has recently announced their winners of the Milky Way Photographer of the Year award. This year has been abundant with beautiful images of the night sky taken by the professionals of this field. boredpanda.com »
Travel and adventure photography blog Capture the Atlas has released the results of its annual Milky Way Photographer of the Year, a collection of 25 stunning photos showcase the night sky from locations all over the world. petapixel.com »
Aloha, and welcome back to my astrophotography tutorial write-ups. I wrote an article last month on the basics of photographing the Milky Way core season. Today I am going to continue this series and tell you about a game-changing technique that you have probably may have already heard about: image stacking. The idea is to […] petapixel.com »
Milky Way photos should first and foremost do one thing: fascinate. When the viewer’s gaze loses itself in the vastness of the motif and he begins to dream, the photographer has achieved his goal. petapixel.com »
Finnish astrophotographer J-P Metsavainio has released a Milky Way photo that took him nearly 12 years to create. The 1. 7-gigapixel image has a cumulative exposure time of 1,250 hours. Note: Click the photos in this article to see them at a larger resolution. petapixel.com »
Milky Way core season is right around the corner. I wrote this quickie guide on how to photograph our galaxy for anyone interested in going out to do some astrophotography this season! So first a little bit about myself. petapixel.com »
Back in 2016, photographer Phil Mosby left his camera overnight on a mountainside overlooking Lake Tahoe and had it snap photos over 9 hours. What resulted was this strangely beautiful timelapse that shows the setting moon, the Milky Way, Perseids meteors, and smoke from nearby wildfires. petapixel.com »
Planning is key to capturing the best Milky Way images. Unlike other types of photography, shooting our galaxy requires you to consider many astronomical factors, like the sunset, the moon phase, and the Milky Way’s location in the sky. petapixel.com »
". . . it’s like I’m uncovering the secrets of the universe and seeing the impossible," says passionate photographer Timothy Ozimec. "What appears to the naked eye as a few hundred white dots in a black sky are revealed to be a veritable sea of stars among the cosmic latte plane of the Milky Way. thephoblographer.com »
Photographer Dustin Snipes recently did a project that takes light-painting photography to a whole new level. Teaming up with the Red Bull Air Force Team, he shot long-exposure photos of wingsuit skydivers falling to Earth while wearing sparkling pyrotechnics. petapixel.com »
The European Space Agency (ESA) satellite observatory Gaia, whose mission is to produce a 3D map of the Milky Way, has sent back a new and updated map of the galaxy that contains detailed information on more than 1. petapixel.com »
My name is Felix and I am a hobby photographer from Germany. I love to ride my bike through the dark night to photograph the Milky Way. Sometimes I also use the bike to incorporate it as a part of the picture. boredpanda.com »
Photographer Jason De Freitas recently took his 35mm film camera out into the night and spent over an hour manually shooting a photo every minute. He then turned those photos into this 30-second time-lapse of the Milky Way. petapixel.com »
Photographer Jason De Freitas recently took his 35mm film camera out into the night and spent over an hour manually shooting a photo every minute. He then turned those photos into this 30-second time-lapse of the Milky Way. petapixel.com »
Travel and photography blog Capture the Atlas has released its latest installment of the “Milky Way Photographer of the Year” compilation—an annual collection of 25 photos that highlights some of the best night sky images from around the world. petapixel.com »
Amateur photographer Santiago Olay has an interesting day job: he works as a deck officer on a 280m cargo ship. But when he’s not busy with his duties, often late at night, he goes out on deck tries to photograph the Milky Way from the middle of the ocean. Olay reached out to us after […] petapixel.com »
March of every year is an exciting time for photographers who love to dabble in astrophotography as it's the time of year when the Galactic Core of our galaxy becomes visible in the northern hemisphere. thephoblographer.com »
The Milky Way is one of the most popular subjects for night photography and astrophotography for obvious reasons. However, it's not as simple as pointing your camera up to the night sky when the mood strikes; you have to show up 100% prepared. thephoblographer.com »
If there is a type of photography where a great planning increases your chances of success, that’s Milky Way photography. The Milky Way is visible throughout the year in most of the areas of our planet, but the most interesting part of our galaxy, the galactic center, is only visible during a few months every […] petapixel.com »
Photographers Ian Norman and Diana Southern of Lonely Speck made this helpful video that will teach you the things you need to know to shoot the Milky Way in less than 5 minutes. The topics blazed through in the tutorial include gear, planning, camera settings, and focusing. While the video won’t instantly make you an […] petapixel.com »
I photograph dioramas, miniatures and still life with the stars and the Milky Way aiming to create realistic scenes and conceptual abstract art. What I love the most about photography is that it is a language that can be understood by everyone. boredpanda.com »
Breaking the rules and thinking outside the box is something a photographer should always try. You start your journey with photography capturing everything interesting you see, jumping from one genre to the other until you find your favorite style. petapixel.com »
Can you still shoot Milky Way photos or star trails in film? Why yes, of course, and there are actually still photographers who get pretty good results out of it. We recently spotted an r/analog thread that shows what you can expect should you be brave to finally try it out. thephoblographer.com »
Can you still shoot Milky Way photos or star trails in film? Why yes, of course, and there are actually still photographers who get pretty good results out of it. We recently spotted an r/analog thread that shows what you can expect should you be brave to finally try it out. thephoblographer.com »
Photographer Aryeh Nirenberg made this 55-second time-lapse video that visualizes Earth’s rotation by fixing the Milky Way as the point of reference and having the landscape spin instead. Nirenberg shot the photos a couple of years ago over a span of a few hours using a Sony a7S II and a Canon 24-70mm f/2.8 on […] petapixel.com »
Photographer Aryeh Nirenberg has shared an incredible timelapse from a trip to Northeast Colorado that shows the Earth’s axial rotation in relation to the location of the Milky Way Galaxy in the night sky. dpreview.com »
Arlington, Texas, was long in the lead to become my family’s vacation destination this summer. But sometime in May, we decided that we wanted to revisit Italy. Last time we didn’t make it to Tuscany, so there was no doubt that it would be the area to stay and explore. Some friends had recommended agroturismos, […] petapixel.com »
The night sky offers an unlimited source of markers (e. g. stars, constellations, Milky Way, etc. ) that never lie about the time of year and location in the world you shot a night sky picture from. petapixel.com »
A couple of weeks ago I was blessed with a sight that truly left me in a state of awe. Shortly after leveling off onboard United 534 from Honolulu to Los Angeles, I tried my luck with some astrophotography over the crisp Pacific Ocean skies. petapixel.com »
National Geographic recently published a series of gorgeous photos by photographer Beth Moon that shows some of the world’s oldest trees under the stars. But one photo, in particular, is now raising eyebrows after sharp-eyed readers noticed something strange about it. petapixel.com »
Living in St. Louis almost my entire life, I was lead to believe the lights of the bustling city were too bright to make seeing stars anywhere nearby impossible. As I grew older and started getting serious about photography, I realized that was correct… kinda. petapixel.com »
Can you shoot Milky Way photos using an entry-level crop-sensor DSLR and a basic kit lens? Yes, you can, but there are some tips, tricks, and techniques you can use to improve your results. Photographer Michael Ver Sprill (AKA Milky Way Mike) made this 16-minute video tutorial as a basic guide to doing this. Ver […] petapixel.com »
This was a fun experiment and, to be honest, I’m not sure if it’s been done before. I read about photographers capturing the Milky Way with their phones so I wanted to put a drone to the test and see what it could do while hovering. As it turns out you can not only catch […] petapixel.com »