Some very cool astro photography

[zuikologist]

Some new and creative approaches to astro photography: astronomy photographer of the year 2016.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-37337537

 

[AlexBG]

The B+W northern lights photo I love. Nice to see something different

 

[pvdhaar]

I especially like the ones that step outside the boundary of more traditional astrophotography.. the noctilucent clouds, star trails in hong-kong, and indeed, that black and white aurora.

As an aside, it never ceases to amaze me that sometimes with very modest equipment, you can create images like these, images that show that the night sky is more than a black blanket with some pinholes pricked into it. You just have to dress up warm and put your time in..

 

[Richard G]

Thanks. Beautiful. Agree the black and white aurora is special.

 

[zuikologist]

The B+W aurora, Sirius composite and Hong Kong star trails are my favourites, but frankly they are all really impressive.

 

[Bill Clark]

Thanks for the link.

Estimates:

At least 100 billion galaxies out there.

400 billion or so stars in our own galaxy.

Our galaxy is of "medium" size, whatever that is. A large galaxy contains around 100 trillion stars.

Estimate puts the quantity of just stars in our visible universe as it contains 10,000 billion billion stars.

Many stars near us host planetary systems.

I can't even begin to comprehend this.

 

[Moto-Uno]

^But it's treat to see , even in a modest backyard telescope . Peter

 

[rfaspen]

OK. have to agree with others about the B+W aurora. Stunning.
Do you think it was film?

 

[zuikologist]

Good question. It does have the feel of film. I love the way the starlight is shining through the aurora. The full width shot here - amazing.

http://fineartamerica.com/products/aurora-in-monochrome-kolbein-svensson-framed-print.html

OK. have to agree with others about the B+W aurora. Stunning.
Do you think it was film?