/r/space: news, articles and discussion
/r/space: news, articles and discussion

/r/space: news, articles and discussion

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Chandrayaan-3 Vikram Lander taken by the Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter, this image was taken using a Synthetic Aperture Radar (DFSAR) on the orbiter which imaged Vikram using microwaves. It is because of Lunar night i.e, when Vikram is in complete darkness which means optical cameras cannot be used.

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Bahamas from space: blending art and science with space photography

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Photo I took of the Moon

Specifically, the Mare Nubium hand surrounding craters. I took it with my 8” Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope and a ZWO ASI224MC using stacking with Autostakkert and sharpened with Registax . I labeled relevant features as well. Tell me what you think!

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By sheer chance, I captured a JetBlue flight transiting the Blue Supermoon while I was shooting it. Thanks to the power of the internet, I was able to track down the flight crew and share it with them. They were thrilled!

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I've pointed my camera for 20h to take this image of The Running Chicken Nebula, only visible from the southern hemisphere. I have always struggled to find the resemblance with the chicken though... 🐔✨

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