Tag: astrophotography

Milky Way Photographer of the Year Reveals Galactic Panoramas in ‘Magical’ Places, Meteors, and More

A strange breed of human, astrophotographers are known to race off from their homes into the mountains in the dead of night upon first hearing of snowfall. Layering up, grabbing his gear, and grabbing a coffee on the way, Nick Faulkner from New Zealand drove the back roads in the dark through several country towns,…


Scottish Stargazer Captures Jaw-Dropping Scenes of Outer Space With His Telescope From His Own Backyard

A space fan in Scotland has captured some jaw-dropping astrophotography depicting the heavens above—from the comfort of his back garden. Bryan Shaw, 28, spends hours tracking the night sky to produce stunning images of nebulas and star clusters many millions of light-years away. He sets up his specialized telescope at his home in New Cumnock,…


Amateur Astrophotographer Shoots Jaw-Dropping Images of Galaxies Millions of Light-Years Away in His Backyard

A keen stargazer in the UK who started photographing the heavens during lockdowns has produced a series of jaw-dropping images of galaxies millions of light-years away. Roger Allpress, 57, has captured the most distant corners of space after he turned to astrophotography to solve his CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus lockdown boredom. His stunning photos show…


Nebulous Milky Way Portraits in Wonder-Filled Winter Landscapes Captured by Astrophotographer in Slovenia

Uroš Fink fears not long treks in the freezing cold winter in meter high snow—not even in the dead of midnight. The 31-year-old astrophotographer from Slovenia is driven by a desire to take breathtaking images of our Milky Way. The young engineer with a passion for shooting the night sky set out last December on…