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Move over, James Webb Space Telescope, the venerable Hubble Space Telescope still has much to offer. NASA has announced that Hubble recently spotted an irregular galaxy that showcases an impressive, imposing star-forming region.
As seen on Space.com, the new Hubble photo captures NGC 5486, a roughly spiral galaxy...
The James Webb Space Telescope observed a rare Wolf-Rayet star last June, although NASA announced it this week. The star, WR 124, is showcased in unprecedented detail thanks to Webb's sophisticated imaging instruments.
WR 124 is about 15,000 light-years away in the constellation Sagittarius. WR 124 is massive – about...
One of the primary goals of the James Webb Space Telescope is to further humanity's understanding of the ancient universe. Sometimes to expand our understanding, we must thoroughly disrupt it first. A new study by an international team of astrophysicists has discovered mysterious objects in images captured by Webb,...
Researchers with the Physics at High Angular resolution in Nearby Galaxies (PHANGS) collaboration are performing the largest survey of nearby galaxies using the James Webb Space Telescope. The research includes more than 100 international researchers and is led by Janice Lee, Gemini Observatory chief scientist at the US...
NASA has unveiled a new image captured by the James Webb Space Telescope. The latest photo shows a pair of merging galaxies known as II ZW 96. The new photo was first previewed to Vice President Kamala Harris and French President Emmanuel Macron during a visit to NASA Headquarters in Washington on November 30. Harris and...
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured a stunning, high-resolution image of the iconic Pillars of Creation. The incredible image shows a stellar nursery, where new stars are forming among the dense clouds of gas and dust. The Pillars of Creation is a small portion of the Eagle Nebula, a cluster of stars about...
The James Webb Space Telescope recently used its Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) to look at the heart of Messier 74, also known as NGC 628 or the Phantom Galaxy. MIRI resolved the spiral galaxy in exceptional detail.
The Phantom Galaxy is around 32 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Pisces. The galaxy...
In the latest "Canon Quick Tips" video, Canon senior technical specialist Mason Higa shares some great tips for selecting gear and dialing in camera settings for night sky and astrophotography.
In the video below, Higa uses a Canon EOS R6 and RF 15-35mm F2.8L IS USM lens. Higa picked the R6 because its 20MP full-frame...
After more than 20 years of effort from thousands of people, the public finally saw the first images from the James Webb Space Telescope yesterday. The first five images, including one spectrum graph, are stunning new looks at familiar celestial bodies, including galaxy clusters, nebulae, and even an exoplanet.
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The day has finally arrived. It's been a long time coming, but the first full-color scientific images from the James Webb Space Telescope are here. Last night, we saw one of the images in a surprise reveal with President Biden and NASA, but now we have all five of Webb's first images, and they're truly stunning.
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Update: The first image from the James Webb Space Telescope is now available. It's the deepest and furthest image of the early universe, although it's not the earliest image NASA has ever captured.
The image is of SMACS 0723, a galaxy cluster known as Webb's First Deep Field. To get a sense of the patch of sky the...
As far as specific types of photography go, night sky photography is relatively accessible. You can capture images of the night sky with almost any camera and wide-angle lens, so long as you have good camera support. However, while a kit lens can work for astrophotography, you'll find that your images improve...
Ricoh Imaging Americas Corporation has announced the Pentax O-GPS2, a new GPS unit designed for use with Pentax DSLR cameras. The GPU unit makes it easier to capture images of the night sky. The O-GPS2 is the successor to the O-GPS1 and provides more reliable and higher-precision positioning than its predecessor, thanks...
Astronomers on the Event Horizon Telescope team have revealed the first image of the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy.
Scientists had previously observed stars orbiting something "invisible, compact, and very massive" at the center of the Milky Way. The evidence suggested that the object,...
Just a couple of weeks after NASA announced that its $10B James Webb Space Telescope was fully aligned, NASA has shared a closer look at an image captured by Webb's Mid-Infrared Instrument, also known as MIRI. While Webb's instruments are still going through setup and testing, and full scientific operations aren't...
Have you ever wanted to try your hand at deep sky astrophotography? If so, you've probably wondered about the best way to start and what you would need for equipment. B&H recently published a video with photographer Brian Fulda that delivers five tips for aspiring deep sky astrophotographers.
Fulda's first tip is all...
Photographer Michael Clark puts Adobe's new Super Resolution feature to the test
First seen on DPReview, photographer Michael Clark recently published a blog post putting Adobe's new Super Resolution enhancement tool to the test. Super Resolution launched earlier this month as part of an Adobe Camera Raw update. The...
If you're a fan not just of stargazing, but of recording the heavens for posterity as well, then Canon has some great news for you. (And it was officially revealed, perhaps rather fittingly, in the wee hours of last night.) After a lengthy absence from a digital camera niche that the company originally pioneered,...
I've always been drawn to night sky photography, in large part because of the inherent challenge of the genre. There are many technical issues to overcome and it can feel like photographic problem solving. When the hard work and perseverance pays off, it feels amazing and you can be rewarded with beautiful images. Deep...
The good landscape shooting doesn't have to end when the sun goes down. Photographers Andrew Marr and Richard Lefroy recently had a successful sunset shoot and decided to double down and go for an astrophotography shoot later, after the moon had set.
There are numerous challenges when shooting at night, not the least...