The 2025 Astrophotography Prize Explores the Wonders of Deep Space
Photo credit: Matteo Strassera, left, Ani Shastry, right. The 2025 Astrophotography Prize has revealed its field of winners,…
This is the First-Ever Photo of Sun’s Chromosphere and a Rocket Launch
Blast off. The Sun’s chromosphere is apparently disturbed by the wake of the rocket. Astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy used…
New Mexico stargazers express concern for night skies as number of satellites rises | Adventure
Derek Wallentinsen stood atop Inscription Rock in El Morro National Monument on the night of May 23, 2019,…
Photographer Captures Impressively Clear Photo of the ISS Whizzing By
Smadi tracked the International Space Station with a laser pointer and captured not once, but a handful of…
Photographers Build the World’s Largest Remote Observatory
A group of astrophotographers has created the world’s largest remote observatory, Starfront Observatories, enabling fellow photographers to photograph…
Meet the 30 Finalists of Astronomy Photographer of the Year
Left to right: Michael Jäger, Tianyao Yang, and Vincent Beudez Awe-inspiring scenes of the Milky Way, dancing aurorae,…
I Shot Astrophotography on Film for a Year: Here’s What I Learned
Astrophotography has exploded in popularity over the past decade, thanks to ever-improving sensors, automated tracking mounts, and processing…
Picastro Is Social Media for Astrophotographers
Astrophotographers are a passionate bunch, and they now have a new dedicated social media and web platform to…
Hands-On at the Vera C. Rubin Observatory and Its First Enormous 5 Gigapixel Image
Last year, PetaPixel visited the SLAC Laboratories in Stanford to go hands-on with the LSST camera module, the…
‘Once in a Lifetime’ Photo of ISS Crossing the Sun as Solar Flare Erupts
The ISS crosses the Sun as a solar flare erupts just above it, Sunday June 15, 2025. |…