Unistellar Traditionally, in order to get the best view while stargazing, you needed to be in a location with very minimal light pollution. But that meant that those in cities didn’t get the same opportunity to gaze at the night sky as those in rural locations. And according to a recent international study, light pollution… Continue reading Unistellar’s Deep Dark Technology eliminates light pollution
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The James Webb Telescope just sent back these amazing images of a dying star
Wolf-Rayet stars are known to be efficient dust producers, and the Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope shows this to great effect. Cooler cosmic dust glows at the longer mid-infrared wavelengths, displaying the structure of WR 124’s nebula. The nebula is made of material cast off from the aging star in random… Continue reading The James Webb Telescope just sent back these amazing images of a dying star
The best telescopes for beginners in 2023
Denis Degioanni, Unsplash We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › Best for looking at planets Sky Watcher Classic 250 Dobsonian 10-inch Aperture Telescope SEE IT A large Dobsonian telescope for checking out planets. Best computerized Celestron NexStar 130SLT Computerized Telescope SEE IT A… Continue reading The best telescopes for beginners in 2023
Bling, bling, Webb snaps Neptune’s rarely-seen rings
“Webb’s Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) image of Neptune, taken on July 12, 2022, brings the planet’s rings into full focus for the first time in more than three decades”. Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI | Processing: Joseph DePasquale This story originally appeared on Popular Science. When you think of planets with rings, Saturn normally takes the cake… Continue reading Bling, bling, Webb snaps Neptune’s rarely-seen rings
100 Free Lightroom Presets — Instant Image Filters and Photo Styles
Who doesn’t love free Adobe Lightroom presets? With just one click, you can borrow and tap into the style of other photographers. Presets can transform your images and add styles in a second. As Lightroom’s popularity has increased, so has the quality of presets to modify and enhance images. Because Lightroom is a “non-destructive” image editor, we… Continue reading 100 Free Lightroom Presets — Instant Image Filters and Photo Styles
A dark matter camera will soon allow scientists to peer into atomic clouds
When built, the MAGIS-100 atom interferometer will be the largest in the world. But it’s still missing a key component: a detailed camera. Stanford University This story originally appeared on Popular Science. In suburban Chicago, about 34 miles west of Lake Michigan, sits a hole in the ground that goes about 330 feet straight down. Long… Continue reading A dark matter camera will soon allow scientists to peer into atomic clouds
The Tarantula Nebula will ensnare you in a web of beauty
“In this mosaic image stretching 340 light-years across, Webb’s Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) displays the Tarantula Nebula star-forming region in a new light, including tens of thousands of never-before-seen young stars that were previously shrouded in cosmic dust. The most active region appears to sparkle with massive young stars, appearing pale blue. Scattered among them are… Continue reading The Tarantula Nebula will ensnare you in a web of beauty
Webb photographs what may be the universe’s oldest galaxy
“Scientists with the CEERS Collaboration have identified an object—dubbed Maisie’s galaxy in honor of project head Steven Finkelstein’s daughter—that may be one of the earliest galaxies ever observed. If its estimated redshift of 14 is confirmed with future observations, that would mean we’re seeing it as it was just 290 million years after the Big… Continue reading Webb photographs what may be the universe’s oldest galaxy
100 Free Photoshop Actions (And How to Make Your Own)
Photoshop actions capture all of the steps needed to transform a file and let you apply them with just one click. And with a single click, you can take the creative photo effect and workflow steps from another artist and add them to your own picture, creating everything from improved portraits to radically altered double-images. … Continue reading 100 Free Photoshop Actions (And How to Make Your Own)
Webb’s latest ‘distant star’ photo is actually… a slice of chorizo
Distant star or yummy snack?. Étienne Klein The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has been sending home some pretty spectacular photos lately, from cartwheeling galaxies to the “Cosmic Cliffs” of the Carina Nebula. So when French scientist Étienne Klein tweeted a photo of the JWST’s latest work, the Internet was excited to embrace it. Unfortunately,… Continue reading Webb’s latest ‘distant star’ photo is actually… a slice of chorizo