Milky Way Over Quiver Tree Forest

In front of a famous background of stars and galaxies lies some of Earth’s more unusual trees. Known as quiver trees, they are actually succulentaloe plants that can grow to tree-like proportions. The quiver tree name is derived from the...

/ May 16, 2016

ISS and Mercury Too

Transits of Mercury are relatively rare. Monday’s leisurely 7.5 hour long event was only the 2nd of 14 Mercury transits in the 21st century. If you’re willing to travel, transits of the International Space Station can be more frequent though,...

/ May 14, 2016

Saturn and Mars visit Milky Way Star Clouds

After recently getting a telescope for my birthday I’m awaiting a clear night in the UK to gaze upon Mars and Saturn late at night. While I’m not sure my entry level scope can gather such amazing images, I’m excited...

/ May 13, 2016

Auroras and the Magnetosphere of Jupiter

Jupiter has auroras. Like near the Earth, the magnetic field of our Solar System‘s largest planet compresses when impacted by a gust of charged particles from the Sun. This magnetic compression funnels charged particles towards Jupiter‘s poles and down into...

/ April 9, 2016

Big Dipper to Southern Cross

Welcome to an equatorial night. This remarkable 24 frame night skyscape was captured from Maba Beach on the Indonesian island of Halmahera during the evening of March 4. Seen from a mere 0.7 degrees northern latitude, both famous northern and...

/ April 1, 2016

Orions Belt and Sword over Teides Peak

I love the southern part of Orion, mainly because I’m from the Southern Hemisphere and for the first 27 years of my life I saw Orion standing proudly upside down. The southern part of Orion, the famous constellation and mythical...

/ March 29, 2016

Close Comet and the Milky Way

Comet 252P/Linear’s lovely greenish coma is easy to spot in this expansive southern skyscape. Visible to the naked eye from the dark site near Flinders, Victoria, Australia, the comet appears tailless. Still, its surprisingly bright coma spans about 1 degree,...

/ March 28, 2016

The W in Cassiopeia

A familiar, zigzag, W pattern in northern constellation Cassiopeia is traced by five bright stars in this colorful and broad mosaic. Stretching about 15 degrees across rich starfields, the celestial scene includes dark clouds, bright nebulae, and star clusters along...

/ March 22, 2016

Jeff Williams enters space

As of just now the Astronaut Jeff Williams, Flight Engineer, has reached Space after launching on the March 18, 2016. Jeff Williams is from USA and for more information you can read all about it on http://ift.tt/1nVtmPN.

/ March 18, 2016

Oleg Skripochka enters space

As of just now the Astronaut Oleg Skripochka, Flight Engineer, has reached Space after launching on the March 18, 2016. Oleg Skripochka is from Russia and for more information you can read all about it on http://ift.tt/1UnQZP6.

/ March 18, 2016