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Polar Night

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140 Megapixel Picture of the Sun

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Samsung “space zoom” moon shots are fake, and here is the proof

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Color of the Night Sky (2019)

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Science Images of 2022

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Panoramas of Deus Ex Human Revolution

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Apparent size of Andromeda galaxy compared to the Moon

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See a Satellite Tonight

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Two astrophotographers teamed up to capture a stellar image of the moon

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A Guide to Smartphone Astrophotography [pdf]

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Moon Illusion

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How to figure out the size of the moon yourself

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N.I.N.A. – Nighttime Imaging 'N' Astronomy

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1800s Astronomical Drawings vs. NASA Images (2016)

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Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2021 shortlist images

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Storm Chaser Spots Rare Quadruple Microburst in Texas

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OpenAstroTracker: 3D printed, open source star tracker

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Photographer Catches the ISS Crossing the Sun and Moon

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2.5 Gigapixel Image of the Orion Constellation Took 5 Years to Complete

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Sensors of largest digital camera snap first 3,200-megapixel images at SLAC

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The Sony “Star Eater” (2017)

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A California wildfire nearly destroyed the historic Lick observatory

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How satellite ‘megaconstellations’ will photobomb astronomy images

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Extremely Large Telescope

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How to make a simple all-sky camera

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Real-time, in-camera background compositing in The Mandalorian

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Telescope captures most detailed pictures yet of the sun

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The transit of Mercury starts at 7:35 am ET and will last for 5.5 hours

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Finally an image of X-37B/OTV-5, US Air Force's secretive space plane, in orbit

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Scientific Errors in Nat Geo Milky Way Photos

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A new camera can photograph from 45 kilometers away

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1060-hour image of the Large Magellanic Cloud captured by amateur astronomers

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I took 50k images of the night sky to make an 81 Megapixel image of the moon

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Dutch radio amateurs image far side of the Moon using Chinese satellite data

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Supersharp Images from New VLT Adaptive Optics

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Capturing Starman from 1M miles away

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Astrophotographer Spots Elon Musk's Roadster Cruising Through Space [video]

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A Tale of Two Moons: Peter Lik’s Photographs Called Out by Science

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'Space graffiti': astronomers angry over launch of fake star into sky

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ESO (European Southern Observatory) Announcing Unprecedented Discovery

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A method for improving Milky Way exposures in light pollution

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Inconstant Moon: The Moon at Perigee and Apogee (1997)

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Jupiter Awaits Arrival of Juno

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Input an image and get back astrometric calibration metadata

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One of few places on Earth where an international boundary can be seen at night

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From a million miles away, NASA camera shows moon crossing face of Earth

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A Double Eclipse of the Sun

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DIY Exoplanet Detection with a DSLR

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Timelapse of a supercell near Booker, Texas

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Man Sticks His Camera Out Storm Shelter Hole, Captures View of Tornado [video]

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Triple rainbow near Seatle: How was it formed?

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9 Gigapixel Image of the Milky Way

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Help find a bright object on Mars

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Long Exposure Photographs Shot from Orbit

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Beautiful Time-Lapse of Milky Way over Lake Tahoe

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Can you see the flag on the Moon with a telescope?

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Euclid's First Images

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Cathedral, Mountain, Moon

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How bad are satellite megaconstellations for astronomy?

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Pi Gazing is a project to build meteor cameras using Raspberry Pi

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