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Awesome New Milky Way Image from NASA's Space Telescopes

Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 2:40 pm PST

Phil Plait has a great description of what you see in this stunning new picture of the center of the Milky Way galaxy, a mosaic comprised of images from the Hubble (visible light), Chandra (X-rays), and Spitzer (infrared) space telescopes. There is so much going on in this image ...

Astronomy, Milky Way, Galaxies, Photography, Space

Hubble: Birthplace of Stars

Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 7:54 pm PST

A spectacular image from the Hubble Space Telescope’s newly-installed Wide Field Camera 3, showing a birthplace of stars in the nearby galaxy M83: Hubble Image Showcases Star Birth in M83, the Southern Pinwheel. (Hat tip: Phil Plait, who has interesting commentary on how this image was generated, and what ...

Science, Space, Astronomy, Hubble Space Telescope, NASA, Photography, Galaxies, Universe

Milky Way Panorama 2.0

Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 2:05 pm PDT

Astrophotographer Axel Mellinger of Central Michigan University has created a new panoramic image of the Milky Way galaxy. You may have seen version 1.0 of Mellinger’s panorama; it’s even for sale as a poster at Amazon. Version 2.0 is an order of magnitude more detailed. It was assembled from more ...

Astronomy, Milky Way, Galaxies, Photography

New Mind-Bending Hubble Images

Sat, Oct 3, 2009 at 12:45 pm PDT

Newly released images from the Hubble Space Telescope’s Advanced Camera for Surveys give us a look at two galaxies that are losing it. Hubble’s Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) allows astronomers to study an interesting and important phenomenon called ram pressure stripping that is so powerful, it is ...

Science, Space, Astronomy, Hubble Space Telescope, NASA, Photography, Galaxies, Universe

Gadget of the Day: Canon EOS 5D Mark II

Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 6:20 pm PDT

I have a Nikon D90 digital SLR camera, and love it. I’ve used the D90’s still photography capabilities quite a bit, but one of the items on my to-do list is to further explore the camera’s high definition video features. The nice thing about a DSLR that shoots HD video ...

Photography, Cameras, Digital SLR, Digital Cameras, Nikon, Canon, Video

Video: The Hubble Ultra Deep Field in 3D

Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 2:37 pm PDT

Here’s an excellent high definition video on the Hubble Ultra Deep Field images, with a 3D simulation that flies you through Hubble’s most awe-inspiring photographs. The Deep Field images were created by pointing the Hubble Space Telescope for several days at a tiny patch of apparently empty sky — “empty” ...

Science, Space, Hubble Space Telescope, NASA, Photography, Deep Field, Galaxies, Universe

Video: The Falcon

Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 1:28 pm PDT

Here’s a creative use for disassembled vintage and antique cameras. (More information on the film at The Falcon.) [Video]

Photography, Cameras, Stop Motion, Steampunk

What's on My Kindle?

Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 9:20 pm PDT

Some recommended books I’m currently reading (or have just finished) on my Kindle, with one-line reviews:

Books, Kindle, Tim Dorsey, Tim Powers, Climate Change, Photography, Photoshop, zombies

Video: The PEN Story

Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 1:22 pm PDT

An ingenious promo film for the Olympus PEN camera, comprised of more than 60,000 photographs: [Video]

Photography, Images, Olympus, Stop Motion

The Earth, Eclipsed

Sat, Jul 25, 2009 at 6:35 pm PDT

Ten years ago APOD ran this photograph, a view from the Mir Space Station of the Moon’s shadow passing over the Earth during a total solar eclipse. (Hat tip: Racer X.)

Science, Solar Eclipse, Photography, Mir Space Station, Space, Space Exploration

Remnants of the Wall

Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 7:44 pm PDT

What’s left of the Berlin Wall.

East Germany, Berlin Wall, Photography, History

High Res Photos from the Moon

Sun, Jul 5, 2009 at 2:41 pm PDT

The first crystal clear images from the high resolution cameras on NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter have been released, showing an area near the Mare Nubium (Sea of Clouds): NASA - LRO’s First Moon Images.

Science, Space, Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, Moon, NASA, Photography

Video: Sarychev Peak Eruption from Space

Fri, Jul 3, 2009 at 11:19 am PDT

An incredible 3D image captured by an astronaut in the International Space Station as it passed over the Sarychev Peak volcanic eruption on June 12, 2009. [Video] Astronaut photograph ISS020-E-9048 was acquired on June 12, 2009, with a Nikon D2XS digital camera fitted with a 400 mm lens, and ...

Volcano Monitoring, Volcanic Eruption, Space, International Space Station, ISS, Photography

Iran: The Big Picture

Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 8:18 pm PDT

Striking high resolution images from Iran, at Boston.com’s Big Picture: Iran’s Disputed Election.

Iran, Nuclear Weapons, Ahmadinejad, Election, rioting, Technology, Internet, Gadgets, Photography

Cameraworks

Sun, Dec 14, 2008 at 4:09 pm PST

Here’s an excellent resource for digital camera freaks and geeks, packed with lucid explanations of the sometimes confusing terms and techniques that produce the best photographs: Cameraworks.

Photography, Digital Cameras, Technology

SciAm: 5 Ways to Spot a Fake Photo

Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 12:56 pm PDT

Here’s a good article at Scientific American on 5 Ways to Spot a Fake Photo.

LGF, Fauxtoshop, Fauxtography, Photography, Science

Fauxtography in Texas

Sat, May 17, 2008 at 2:21 pm PDT

Looks like someone got a little ... uh ... over-zealous with Photoshop in a yearbook for McKinney High School in Texas: Students’ photos altered in McKinney yearbook. Imagine posing for a yearbook photo and ending up with someone else’s body – or looking nude – in the final product. ...

LGF, Fauxtography, High School, Photography, Photoshop