The nova V462 Lupi was first discovered on June 12 by the Ohio State University-led All-Sky Automated Survey for Supernovae ...

Less than two weeks later, on June 25, reports began to circulate of a second nova blossoming in the southern night sky, this ...

He used a fish-eye, a wide angle lens, to capture the entire 360° view of the sky. That’s why star trails near the poles are distorted. The bright trails near the southern pole are from Crux, ...

As the stars move across the night sky, an exposure time that’s too long will cause them to blur. To freeze the stars as points of light, keep your shutter speed to no longer than 20 seconds.

Photographing the movement of the stars takes time and patience, but a skilled photographer can capture the swirling heavens in a way the naked eye never could. Star trails reflect the rotation of ...

While taking star trail images, we often focus on the sky, adjusting our exposures to be sure it’s properly exposed. While this is necessary, it makes the foreground underexposed.

Australian photographer Lincoln Harrison spent fifteen-hour days and nights outdoors to capture these stunning star trails in the sky. Skip to content Toggle Navigation ...

Betelgeuse, one of the biggest and brightest stars in the night sky, will momentarily vanish as an asteroid passes in front of it to produce a one-of-a-kind eclipse.

Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky Sirius, in the constellation Canis Major, shines at magnitude -1.46, so has long been a well-known star to many ancient cultures. It’s the fifth ...

On The Trail: The night sky 02:36. The lights on your Christmas tree may be beautiful, but they can’t hold a candle to nature’s starlight. See for yourself as we go “On The Trail” with ...

There are only about 5,000 stars visible to the naked, average, human eye, MinutePhysics points out. And, because the Earth itself gets in the way, you can only see about a half of those from ...