Russian “Space Junk” – Caught In The Act

[/caption] While imaging the Large Magellanic Cloud, astrophotographer Doug Robertson got a real surprise when he went to process his data…. He’d accidentally recorded the uncontrolled return of the intermediate stage of a recent Russian rocket launch that just put three GLOSNASS satellites into orbit. Eyewitnesses in Adelaide, Australia were astounded when a huge fireball …

Deep Inside a Giant – Centaurus A by Mike Sidonio

[/caption] Before you dismiss this as just another photo of Centaurus A, you better look again. It’s way deeper… First discovered by James Dunlop on August 4, 1826 this incredible galaxy known as Centaurus A (NGC 5128) has been tickling the imagination of astronomers since John Herschel described it as “two semi-ovals of elliptically formed …

Australian Telescope Leads the World In Astronomy Research

[/caption] While the Anglo-Australian Telescope is far from being the world’s largest, or even located in the world’s best observing site, it’s still the world’s most productive in terms of astronomy research. According to recently released productivity ratings, the number of scientific papers resulting from observations made with the AAOmega fibre-fed optical spectrograph, SPIRAL Integral …

The Colors Of Summer – Albireo and Ras Algethi By Dietmar Hager

[/caption]Summertime conjurs up great images of enjoying a double dip ice cream cone, and what more wonderful way to enjoy than with two flavors? Would you like to have some fun while the Moon waxes this coming week? Then invite someone along for the ride and let’s take a look at how differently people perceive …

Photographer Images Satellites That Do Not Exist

Trevor Paglen is an astrophotographer with a difference… he takes photos of satellites that are not there. Officially “not there“, anyway. He spends many nights surveying the skies, waiting for classified spy satellites to pass overhead. When one appears, after researching what is actually out there (which is a hard task, these things are not …