I'm 17 years old and just finished building this 14.7 f/2.89 Newtonian reflector telescope. Despite its stubby size it collects roughly 2500 times more light than the human eye and is bigger than the scope at my local observatory.6mo · __Augustus_ · r/space
I took nearly 50,000 images of the night sky to make an 81 Megapixel image of Tuesday's moon. Uncompressed image linked in the comments. [OC]1yr · ajamesmccarthy · r/space
The pulse of the gas thrusters on SpaceX's Falcon 9, as the rocket's boost stage guides it back to Earth1yr · mossberg91 · r/space
I teamed up with a fellow redditor to try and make the best moon shot we could. Here is the result!6mo · Idontlikecock · r/space
One year ago I shared my highest resolution picture of our moon. Last night I created an improved version, combining 140,000 pictures. 400 megapixel full resolution linked in the comments. [OC]8mo · ajamesmccarthy · r/space
The Needle Galaxy is nearly 50 million light-years away. I used 11 hours of exposure time to capture it from my backyard.9mo · chucksastro · r/space
I photographed the International Space Station crossing the full moon Thursday evening during a transit window which lasted a mere 0.58 seconds9mo · johnkphotos · r/space
That's not camera noise- it's tens of thousands of stars. My image of the Snake Nebula, one of the most star dense regions in the sky, zoom in to see them all! [OC]3mo · Idontlikecock · r/space
Right now Mars is closer and brighter than it’s been since 2003. It’s so bright it’s casting a reflection on the ocean as it rises. Took this two nights ago in Rhode Island2yr · advillious · r/space
After freezing my balls off in my backyard fixing failure after failure, this is one years worth of progress in a hobby that means the world to me.2mo · backyardastrokiwi · r/space
For the past three years, I've been writing software to process this image of the 2017 solar eclipse, here is the first result from my code!7mo · SPACESHUTTLEINMYANUS · r/space
Last night I captured a rare event, the ISS crossing the surface of the moon. This is a close crop of my shot, check out the full size linked in the comments. [OC]7mo · ajamesmccarthy · r/space
I rented a plane for a great view of the launch of NASA’s newest Mars rover last month1mo · johnkphotos · r/space
SpaceX's Crew Dragon have successfully docked into the International Space Station!4mo · Adomas777 · r/space
This battery charger spent almost nineteen years on the P6 truss segment of the ISS, making it (to my knowledge) the longest flown piece of hardware ever returned from space. Each colored flag points to a meteoroid or orbital debris strike we found on inspection.7mo · SWGlassPit · r/space
I took a photo of every planet in our solar system and adjusted their size to show how huge our Sun is. Zoom in to see how tiny Earth is in comparison. [OC]11mo · ajamesmccarthy · r/space
My best shot of Saturn so far, taken with an 8 telescope from my backyard in Sacramento. [OC]1yr · ajamesmccarthy · r/space
The descent and landing of the falcon 9 booster after yesterday's launch3yr · Senno_Ecto_Gammat · r/space
Home Telescope vs. The Hubble Space Telescope. This is the Pillars of Creation.8mo · chucksastro · r/space
I used an amateur telescope to collect light from deep space for over 13 hours, revealing this beautiful pair of galaxies [OC]10mo · TheVastReaches · r/space
Tuesday morning Mars was temporarily hidden by the moon. Here is my shot, captured right as Mars emerged from the dark side. [OC]7mo · ajamesmccarthy · r/space
I pointed my telescope at the Phoenix Nebula for almost 12 hours to capture this.6mo · chucksastro · r/space
Long exposure photograph I captured of the recent SpaceX Starlink launch and its reflection along the shoreline of the Atlantic Ocean.9mo · johnkphotos · r/space
Hubble's shot of the Pillars of Creation versus one I took from my backyard in Sacramento last night [OC]1yr · ajamesmccarthy · r/space
Soviet Cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev stuck in space during the collapse of the Soviet Union in 19911yr · tronx69 · r/space
Our solar system in 2018, a composition from pictures i was able to take from my backyard1yr · ajamesmccarthy · r/space
I used over 24 hours of exposure of the night sky to reveal hundreds of galaxies, zoom in to see them!11mo · Idontlikecock · r/space
I photographed the International Space Station crossing this morning's full moon! The ISS orbits Earth at 17,500mph, and this transit lasted only 0.90 seconds.3yr · johnkphotos · r/space
8 of the surviving Apollo astronauts photographed at the Explorers Club Annual Dinner for the 50th anniversary of the moon landings. Photo by me.1yr · felixkunze · r/space
Using less than an hour of data, I was able to make my best photo of the Andromeda Galaxy to date! [OC]9mo · DanielJStein · r/space
After 780 days in space, the U.S. Air Force's secret spaceplane has returned to Earth11mo · 675longtail · r/space
I made a 4k wallpaper consisting of my favorite astronomy images through the years2yr · Idontlikecock · r/space
This is my 33 hour exposure of the Dolphin Nebula that ended up getting me shortlisted as the Astronomy Photographer of the Year! [OC]2mo · Idontlikecock · r/space
The Pillars of Creation are almost always shown in false color, so I decided to take a rare image of them in true color to showcase their real beauty [OC]4mo · Idontlikecock · r/space
I created an ultra-detailed color image of the moon by combining around 100k photos. Check out the details on the surface. [OC]9mo · ajamesmccarthy · r/space
I photographed myself looking at the Milky Way just before sunrise over the Atlantic Ocean.2yr · marcuscotephoto · r/space
International Space Station On-Ramp -- Antares launches NG-11 from Virginia on April 17, 2019, seen in a photo I've been trying to capture for four years.1yr · jardeon · r/space
I often get asked if people can use my images as wallpapers for their phones. So here's a collection of space themed wallpapers cropped from images I have taken over the last few years [OC]3mo · inefekt · r/space
Mars casts a warm reflection on the surface of the ocean during an opposition in which the red planet was closest to Earth since 2003.2yr · marcuscotephoto · r/space
After 3 years of waiting for the right conditions, I was able to get this shot of the ISS crossing the face of the sun. [OC]5mo · ajamesmccarthy · r/space
I created a long-exposure composite of last week's Atlas V launch and star trails above an abandoned sailboat.2yr · marcuscotephoto · r/space
I used two different scopes and over 50 hours of exposure to reveal hundreds of galaxies in a small region of the sky in true color [OC]4mo · Idontlikecock · r/space
Closeup photograph I shot of yesterday’s Antares rocket launch delivering cargo to the International Space Station11mo · johnkphotos · r/space
I took my favorite picture of the moon ever by combining 200k photos [OC]1yr · ajamesmccarthy · r/space
I captured an 80 megapixel image of our moon Thursday night, and enhanced color to show more details. Zoom in to properly experience it! [OC]2wk · ajamesmccarthy · r/space
The Sun photographed from the same spot, at the same hour, on different days throughout the year3yr · gDisasters · r/space
The Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber temporarily crosses paths with the moon during a rare appearance at the Melbourne Air and Space Show.2yr · marcuscotephoto · r/space
I still have a ways to go but I wanted to share my progress after all the support I recieved over my first photo.1yr · Pjacob77 · r/space
Using over 1.5TB of data from two telescopes, I created a 110 megapixel image of the first full moon of fall. [OC]1yr · ajamesmccarthy · r/space
I drove 1,400 miles (2,250 km) to put a camera 1,500 feet (466m) from SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy. It was worth it.2yr · everydayastronaut · r/space
20 years ago Hubble's Pillars of Creation image gave me an obsession with space. Now after 2 years of learning this hobby I can properly capture them myself. Here's my latest shot taken from my backyard. [OC]10mo · ajamesmccarthy · r/space
I started using a telephoto lens for my Milky Way landscape shots to capture extreme detail of our galaxy, this is my favorite shot to date!1yr · DanielJStein · r/space
Hubble scientists have released the most detailed picture of the universe to date, containing 265,000 galaxies. [Link to high-res picture in comments]1yr · drsleep007 · r/space
This is what Earth looks like from 1.5 billion kilometers away; the Cassini spacecraft spots a pale blue dot beneath Saturn's rings.1yr · Batsssindisguise · r/space
A dramatic, closeup look at Thursday’s Atlas V rocket launch — photo captured with a sound-triggered camera I placed 500 feet from the rocket.1yr · johnkphotos · r/space
This past Friday was the last time a full moon will occur on Friday the 13th until 2049! Here's a spooky shot I got of it over a swamp.1yr · spiider_bro · r/space
I extracted the color data from 150k images of the moon so you can see where impacts paint the moon with different minerals. Wallpaper version and animation linked in the comments [OC]1yr · ajamesmccarthy · r/space
Long exposure photo of a Falcon 9 rocket launch and its reflection; the symmetry makes this my favorite image I've shot to date!1yr · johnkphotos · r/space
I captured a high resolution photo of the true colors of the moon Wednesday evening. This is what you would see if your eyes were much more sensitive to color. [OC]3mo · ajamesmccarthy · r/space
Proud of my latest tattoo. Voyager has always been my favorite spacecraft!1yr · RedLotusVenom · r/space
The close-up of the Andromeda Galaxy from the Hubble Space Telescope shows how many stars there really are.2yr · NothingButASmallAtom · r/space
Most Milky Way images I see on here are taken with a wide angle lens. I took a different approach, and used a telephoto lens to get extreme details on our Galaxy and the foreground alike!5mo · DanielJStein · r/space
To mark its 29th anniversary, Hubble took an incredible picture of the Crab Nebula!1yr · Maximd1122 · r/space
I pointed my telescope at the Whirlpool Galaxy for 6 hours and got this picture of it1mo · TigerMolester · r/space
I made a starless 4K wallpaper using over 200 hours of exposure on my favorite nebulae to showcase their dust and gas clouds1yr · Idontlikecock · r/space
The image on the left was my first picture of Jupiter I've ever taken. The right image is after 6 months of practice. Hope you guys like the progress!3yr · Jfredolay · r/space
I downloaded data from NASA's solar observatory in space- this is my result after processing the data like it was my own image. [OC]1mo · ajamesmccarthy · r/space
I photographed a surfer and parasailor watching Monday's Falcon 9 rocket landing.3yr · marcuscotephoto · r/space
This is my best picture of Saturn, taken from my backyard. Merry Christmas Everyone!2yr · Jfredolay · r/space
I stayed up til 4am last night to try and capture my best image of Saturn. This is my best effort after around 4 hours and shooting hundreds of thousands of shots. [OC]1mo · ajamesmccarthy · r/space
After 35 hours of drawing (and painting), I've finished my drawing of Eugene Cernan from Apollo 17.11mo · icecola_yt · r/space
One of my rocket launch images is now displayed two-stories tall at United Launch Alliance's headquarters in Colorado!!3yr · johnkphotos · r/space
This is a 124 shot, 500MP image I took recently of the Milky Way over Lake Leschenaultia in Western Australia.3yr · inefekt · r/space
This is a 44 shot, 420MP image I took recently of the summer Milky Way at Island Point in Western Australia1yr · inefekt · r/space
The darkest place I've ever been - Milford Sound, New Zealand [OC]3wk · MyWorkThrowawayShhhh · r/space
I set a camera 1,000 feet away from SpaceX's first reused rocket and it captured this beautiful shot3yr · everydayastronaut · r/space
I used two telescopes to capture this image of the first quarter moon last night [OC]4mo · ajamesmccarthy · r/space
From Mount Tschirgant in the Alps, you can see not only nearby towns and distant Tyrolean peaks, but also, weather permitting, stars, nebulas, & the band of the Milky Way Galaxy. And if you climbed during the Perseids Meteor Shower, like photographer Nicholas Roemmelt did, also a marvel like this1yr · Mass1m01973 · r/space
Using two different telescopes, I was able to create this true color image of the Sunflower Galaxy with a combined exposure of nearly 40 hours1yr · Idontlikecock · r/space
It only takes about 3 hours to get from the east to west coast of New Zealand, but I still love to stop half way for the night and photograph the stars in Arthur's Pass1yr · EkantTakePhotos · r/space
I set up a sound-triggered camera roughly 900 feet away from the launch pad during this week's Falcon 9 rocket launch. (Marcus Cote/Space Coast Times)2yr · marcuscotephoto · r/space
Flower grown inside the International Space Station orbiting Earth January 20161yr · Aeromarine_eng · r/space
After nearly a month of bad weather, I finally managed to capture over 20 hours of exposure on the infamous Horsehead nebula located 1,500 light years away in the Constellation of Orion.8mo · Ethan_Roberts123 · r/space
Decided to try one of those long exposure shots that everyone else does for this morning’s launch2yr · AyyyyyyyyyyyyySuckIt · r/space
Fisheye photo I shot of the Atlas V / GOES-S launch from roughly 300ft away. My lens was destroyed, but the photo was worth it!2yr · johnkphotos · r/space
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket (intentionally) blows up in the skies over Cape Canaveral during this morning’s successful abort test8mo · stratohornet · r/space
Last night my buddy was getting a long exposure shot of Venus just as a meteor streaked across the sky.7mo · GeorgieWashington · r/space
Closeup photograph I shot of Falcon 9's Merlin 1D engines during its 50th flight last week.2yr · johnkphotos · r/space
The far side of the moon, illuminated by the sun, as it crosses between the DISCOVR spacecraft's camera and the Earth - one million miles away2yr · green_flash · r/space
