Amateur Astronomer Images X37-B Space Plane in Orbit
X37-B spaceplane captured in orbit by UT reader Brent 'Bozo.' Even since amateur astronomers picked up on the orbit of the Air Force’s secret X37-B space plane, others have been trying to capture...
View ArticleSend Us Your Perseid Images!
Bright Fireball Credit: Adrian West This weekend should be the peak of the 2011 Perseid meteor shower. If you have any luck taking images of the event, we’d love to see them and share them with the...
View ArticleFirst Amateur Image of Another Solar System
Amateur astronomer Rolf Wahl Olsen from New Zealand shared an image with Universe Today, and it is perhaps the first image of another solar system taken by an amateur. The image above is Olsen’s image...
View ArticleAn Amazing Capture of Jupiter and its Moons
It’s always a thrill to watch the action at Jupiter, as its moons pass in front of and behind the gas giant planet. We wrote recently about this month’s opposition of Jove on January 5th, marking the...
View ArticleRare and Beautiful Noctilucent Clouds Wow Over Holland – Gallery
Noctilucent clouds over the city of Rosmalen, Holland, July 3, 2014. Taken with Canon 60D, 28 mm lens. Credit: Rob van Mackelenbergh A trio of talented Dutch astrophotographers have captured a series...
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....