I created a long-exposure composite of last week's Atlas V launch and star trails above an abandoned sailboat.6yr ⋅ marcuscotephoto ⋅ 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]4yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
Closeup photograph I shot of yesterday’s Antares rocket launch delivering cargo to the International Space Station4yr ⋅ johnkphotos ⋅ r/space
I took my favorite picture of the moon ever by combining 200k photos [OC]5yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
Various looks of the moon I’ve captured over the years. My goal is to always show it in a way you’ve never seen before. [OC]2yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
I photographed a typically unseen area from space. More details in comments.1yr ⋅ astro_pettit ⋅ r/space
I travelled 300 kilometres away from my heavily light polluted city to capture this image of The Andromeda Galaxy [OC]3yr ⋅ deepsky__wonders ⋅ r/space
Hyperspeed - Just one image taken from my backyard. No special effects, not much editing2yr ⋅ kuvantaja ⋅ r/space
While observing the sun through my telescope, I was photobombed by a passing plane, completely by chance. More details in comments.7mo ⋅ astro_pettit ⋅ r/space
Is this a spot on the lens or did anyone else have spots in their photos over the sun?6mo ⋅ Juan_Ball ⋅ 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]4yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
The Sun photographed from the same spot, at the same hour, on different days throughout the year7yr ⋅ gDisasters ⋅ r/space
On Tuesday, I captured my best shot of the ISS transiting the face of the sun. The transit lasted less than a second. [OC]3yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
My partner and I got married on eclipse day. Here’s one of our photos.6d ⋅ BlackbirdSinging ⋅ r/space
The family photo that Charlie Duke left on the Moon on April 23, 1972.... On the back side of the photo a message reads “this is the family of astronaut Duke from planet Earth. Landed on the moon, April 1972”.11mo ⋅ NasallyHost ⋅ r/space
I built an observatory in the desert to take pictures of cool things in our sky. Here's a dying star putting on a great show for us! [OC]3yr ⋅ gibsonpics ⋅ r/space
The darkest place I've ever been - Milford Sound, New Zealand [OC]3yr ⋅ MyWorkThrowawayShhhh ⋅ r/space
NASA’s Perseverance rover has successfully drilled, extracted and stored a sample of Martian rock — the first ever Mars sample destined to be flown back to Earth for study.2yr ⋅ MistWeaver80 ⋅ 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.6yr ⋅ marcuscotephoto ⋅ r/space
The Elephant's Trunk Nebula, captured with my home telescope across three nights.3yr ⋅ chucksastro ⋅ 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]4yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
We counted over 200 Perseid Meteors and watched the Milky Way align over Mount Rainier as if it was erupting thousands of stars [OC]3yr ⋅ MDieterich ⋅ r/space
Fish-eye lens star trail from the International Space Station. More details in comments.1yr ⋅ astro_pettit ⋅ r/space
How the hell is there polar light in Bosnia (southeast Europe), and no one mentioned it at all. Literally thought its impossible5mo ⋅ nedimko123 ⋅ r/space
My best shot of cities at night from the International Space Station. More details in comments.1yr ⋅ astro_pettit ⋅ 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.6yr ⋅ everydayastronaut ⋅ r/space
I borrowed a big telescope in the desert to try and get the most detailed picture of a distant galaxy possible with amateur gear. Here is my result. [OC]4yr ⋅ TheVastReaches ⋅ 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!4yr ⋅ DanielJStein ⋅ r/space
I was fortunate to have been photographing this galaxy when a supernova occurred. These two images show a “before and after” view as a star exploded over 50 million light years away. [OC]4yr ⋅ TheVastReaches ⋅ 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]4yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
Curiosity's latest drill hole in a rock nicknamed Edinburgh. The hole is about 0.6 inches (1.6 cm) in diameter and 2 inches (5 cm) deep. This photo was taken by night on 22 March 2020, the surface being lightened by LEDs.4yr ⋅ thomas_appere ⋅ r/space
Last summer, I took this photo of the partial lunar eclipse. This year, I was delighted to find out it came runner up in the moon category of the IIAPY 2020 competition - one of the biggest astrophotography competitions in the world!3yr ⋅ Ethan_Roberts123 ⋅ r/space
The close-up of the Andromeda Galaxy from the Hubble Space Telescope shows how many stars there really are.1yr ⋅ lenticSmith303 ⋅ 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!4yr ⋅ DanielJStein ⋅ r/space
The Aurora from last weeks Solar Flare, about 11 hours ago in Northern Scotland. Bonus Milky Way2yr ⋅ larsie001 ⋅ r/space
I took this video of plasma rain falling back to the surface of the sun after a solar flare today.3yr ⋅ HTPRockets ⋅ r/space
This is the Lobster Claw Nebula, shot over several nights from my backyard using over 17 hours of exposure time. [OC]3yr ⋅ TheVastReaches ⋅ r/space
This was a giant plasma storm on the sun captured earlier this month that lasted for nearly a week. I captured 90 minutes of it and condensed it down to a few seconds to speed it up.4yr ⋅ chucksastro ⋅ r/space
The Moon, Saturn and Jupiter through my 4 telescope and smartphone1yr ⋅ InternationalBack472 ⋅ r/space
Physicist Stephen Hawking enjoys zero gravity during a flight aboard a modified Boeing 727 aircraft.2yr ⋅ Aeromarine_eng ⋅ 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.5yr ⋅ Batsssindisguise ⋅ 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]5yr ⋅ drsleep007 ⋅ r/space
Stacked progression image I captured of the launch and explosive landing of SpaceX's Starship SN9 from South Texas!3yr ⋅ johnkphotos ⋅ r/space
I used two telescopes to capture this image of the first quarter moon last night [OC]4yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ 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.5yr ⋅ johnkphotos ⋅ r/space
Found in a box of old newspapers my grandpa saved, finally got around to framing it 54 years later.1yr ⋅ PhoeniXaDc ⋅ 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.4yr ⋅ spiider_bro ⋅ r/space
After a ton of encouragement from this sub, I decided to leave behind a stressful career in software and become a full-time astrophotographer. I'm now working for myself in the career of my dreams thanks to you. [OC]3yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
I made this composite of the Moon and clouds with images captured by my 150$ telescope and smartphone1yr ⋅ InternationalBack472 ⋅ 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]5yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
I modified a 5 refractor telescope to take pictures of the sun. This is what it saw today: a series of sunspots and tangle loops of plasma. I still can't believe I can do this from my backyard.1yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ 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 hours5yr ⋅ Idontlikecock ⋅ r/space
On my first spacewalk, a colleague took a photo of me photographing him!11mo ⋅ astro_pettit ⋅ 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!5yr ⋅ johnkphotos ⋅ r/space
Comparison on the effect of light pollution after the city of Dunedin, New Zealand, changed all its sodium lights to shielded LED lighting - credit Brad Phipps2yr ⋅ EkantTakePhotos ⋅ r/space
Proud of my latest tattoo. Voyager has always been my favorite spacecraft!5yr ⋅ RedLotusVenom ⋅ r/space
The close-up of the Andromeda Galaxy from the Hubble Space Telescope shows how many stars there really are.6yr ⋅ NothingButASmallAtom ⋅ r/space
I captured 50,000 images over 186GB of data to capture this detailed image of the Last Quarter Mineral Moon. (Zoom in) [OC]3yr ⋅ prathameshjaju1 ⋅ r/space
I photographed the milky way over the iconic Moai of Easter Island last month! this area is badly damaged from brush fires now unfortunately (OC)1yr ⋅ advillious ⋅ r/space
To mark its 29th anniversary, Hubble took an incredible picture of the Crab Nebula!5yr ⋅ Maximd1122 ⋅ 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!6yr ⋅ Jfredolay ⋅ r/space
I photographed a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket transiting the sun during its recent launch of 60 Starlink satellites3yr ⋅ johnkphotos ⋅ r/space
I made a starless 4K wallpaper using over 200 hours of exposure on my favorite nebulae to showcase their dust and gas clouds5yr ⋅ Idontlikecock ⋅ r/space
I've been photographing the 'Eye of God' nebula in my backyard for the past month. This is the result!3yr ⋅ LtChestnut ⋅ r/space
This is my best picture of Saturn, taken from my backyard. Merry Christmas Everyone!6yr ⋅ Jfredolay ⋅ r/space
By waiting until our orbits aligned perfectly, I was able to get this crystal clear shot of Mars from my backyard. [OC]4yr ⋅ TheVastReaches ⋅ r/space
I photographed a surfer and parasailor watching Monday's Falcon 9 rocket landing.7yr ⋅ marcuscotephoto ⋅ r/space
Apollo 14 astronaut Ed Mitchell literally kicks the ass of a moon landing denier6yr ⋅ ZadocPaet ⋅ r/space
Using HDR photography techniques, I was able to create my sharpest ever image of our galactic neighbor the Andromeda Galaxy [OC]2yr ⋅ Idontlikecock ⋅ r/space
After 35 hours of drawing (and painting), I've finished my drawing of Eugene Cernan from Apollo 17.4yr ⋅ icecola_yt ⋅ r/space
This is the largest sunspot I ever captured. It was from April 8, 2019 and there hasn't been one this large since.3yr ⋅ chucksastro ⋅ r/space
wanted to share with you all my retro futuristic space art series; hope you enjoy them!5yr ⋅ frankreddit5 ⋅ r/space
Unlike most Milky Way images which are taken with a wide angle lens, I used a telephoto lens to take this shot which brings out far more detail in the stars and foreground alike! [OC]3yr ⋅ DanielJStein ⋅ r/space
Two starships on the road to Mars. Photo straight out of sci-fi novel taken during SN10 rollout [OC]3yr ⋅ learntimelapse ⋅ r/space
One of my rocket launch images is now displayed two-stories tall at United Launch Alliance's headquarters in Colorado!!7yr ⋅ johnkphotos ⋅ r/space
This is a 124 shot, 500MP image I took recently of the Milky Way over Lake Leschenaultia in Western Australia.7yr ⋅ inefekt ⋅ r/space
This is a 44 shot, 420MP image I took recently of the summer Milky Way at Island Point in Western Australia5yr ⋅ inefekt ⋅ r/space
Since I got into astrophotography I have built my own observatory to capture images of deep space, but my favorite picture I've captured was taken by my RV on the beach. [OC]4yr ⋅ gibsonpics ⋅ r/space
I pointed my telescope at the Cave Nebula for 26 hours to capture this. It was selected as NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day.4yr ⋅ chucksastro ⋅ r/space
5 years ago, Curiosity rover reached the scenic Namib dune field. Here is a mosaic of pictures taken by its MastCam camera from a distance of ~30m at 8 am Martian local time. I added Matt Damon from The Martian movie for scale.3yr ⋅ thomas_appere ⋅ r/space
I spent most of last night under the stars so seeing the crescent moon rise over the Pacific Ocean was something else4yr ⋅ EkantTakePhotos ⋅ r/space
A completely unprocessed image of our galaxy shot from an altitude of 14,000 feet in the Himalayas1yr ⋅ booega ⋅ r/space
This gif, created by Google product developer Clay Bavor, puts the 747 and SR-71 aircraft speeds into perspective compared to New Horizons spacecraft. 36,000 mph ~ 58,000 km/h was the speed reached at launch (Atlas V third stage cut off)5yr ⋅ Mass1m01973 ⋅ r/space
