Milky Way Time-Lapse
This time-lapse video is a compilation of images taken by Joel Schat, an amateur astrophotographer. The images emerged from his journey through America’s Northwest.
Category: The Milky Way
Mark Gee’s Astrophotography
In this interview, Mark Gee, a self-taught astrophotographer and award winning artist, speaks about the art of Astrophotography. His most famous video is Full Moon Silhouettes, which is, in fact, a real time video...
Astonishing Time-Lapse of the Milky Way
This beautiful time-lapse video represents a selection of images taken from Erinsville, Ontario, Canada. The photos were captured between 11 pm and 4 am on May 23rd and 24th, 2015.
Planets, Dwarf Planets and Asteroids Visible in June 2015
At the beginning of the month, we can see Saturn very close to the Moon in the early evening. Pluto will also come close to the Moon, but it is still invisible. At the...
The Milky Way Reflects on Grubensee, Germany
The following time-lapse video represents a selection of images captured from Grubensee, Brandenburg, Germany. These images were taken during beautiful spring nights in April and May, 2015.
The Milky Way Seen from Outer Space
This video shows our night sky from the International Space Station. NASA’s astronaut, Terry Vrits, shares with us this amazing view of the Milky Way.
A New ‘Weird’ Star, Named Nasty 1, Has Been Found in the Milky Way
The Hubble Space Telescope has recently discovered a new star that rapidly ages. The star is encircled by a huge disc of gas, which is two trillion miles in its diameter. According to scientists,...
Milky Way Time-Lapse
This time-lapse video shows the night sky and the Milky Way near Butler, Missouri on May 18-19th, 2015. A group of astrophotographers from Dark Sky Site Club has captured these beautiful images.
A Magnetar in the Center of the Milky Way Behaves Strangely
Near the supermassive black hole in the center of our galaxy, scientists found a magnetar, called SGR 1745-2900. Recently, they have discovered that the magnetar, which is, in fact, a neutron star with a...
Breathtaking Astrophotographies from ESO
In the following video we can see a selection of amazing images captured by amateur astrophotographers and ESO staff. They are all members of Flickr community called “Your ESO Pictures”.
Planets, Constellations, and Events in the May’s Night Sky
This video gives us the highlights of the May sky 2015. The month begins with brilliant Venus and Mercury, shining in the western sky as the evening’s planets. Even though Mercury will disappear under...
A Distant, White Dwarf Star ‘Eats’ Its Closest Planet
By using several telescopes, as well as NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers have found evidence that a white dwarf star destroyed its closest planet. White dwarf star, scientists called the star, which burned up...
The Milky Way in 4K Resolution
This time-lapse video shows all the beauty of our night sky and the bright view of our galaxy in 4K resolution.
Change Is the Fundamental Part of the Universe
When one star dies, it makes a space for a new swarm of young stars. That affects not only the Milky Way, but also other galaxies. The biggest scientists throughout the centuries were baffled...
The Milky Way Above Mount Everest
Astrophotographer Alex Rivest has captured this time-lapse video in June 2013. The astonishing view of the Milky Way from the peak of Mount Everest was possible to observe, thanks to a clear sky and...
Discovery of a New Planet – NASA
NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope discovered a new gas planet, the most distant planet we know. Spitzer telescope together with ground telescopes uses a specific technique called microlens parallax technique in order to determine the...
“Trails End” Movie
This time-lapse video contains the best images captured by Randy Halverson, astrophotographer from the South Dakota. He made a selection of photographs of the Milky Way and auroras, taken during 2014 and in the...
Amateur Astronomers Found out Yellow Balls in Space
During the years, astronomy volunteers have been searching many images taken by the Spitzer Space Telescope and explored the process of star formation in our Milky Way. They start seeing the yellow balls in...
