Phones can often take great photos, but why photos of the Moon typically disappointing? The Moon itself and camera design are both part of the answer.
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The speed of light is the fastest anything can travel. What happens to a photon from a galaxy 25 million light years away on its journey toward Earth?
Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) is expected to be the brightest spectacle of 2024. Our charts will help you find it in the night sky.
Like with most things in life, the use of technology to capture nature comes with pros and cons. How might our phone lens’ be impacting our relationship with the natural world?
Phone cameras are an example of what’s called computational photography. Digital tools built into these cameras can enhance your images in real time.
A telescope can reveal so much of the night sky, including Saturn’s rings and the Moon’s craters. But choosing the right telescope is a difficult decision – here’s what you need to know.
Earth is moving through a bit of space where three streams of debris intersect with our orbit. These streams will give birth to the stars of this weekend’s show.
There’s an extensive range of telescopes, mounts and accessories on the market, and trying to pick from it might have you seeing stars. Here’s what the experts suggest.
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Professor (Astrophysics), University of Southern Queensland
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Associate Professor in Astronomy, Monash University
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Co-Director Space Technology and Industry Institute, Swinburne University of Technology
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Lecturer in Design and Media Arts, University of California, Los Angeles; California Institute of the Arts
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Research School for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Australian National University
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Lecturer, Media, University of Tasmania
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Senior Curator (Astronomy), Museums Victoria Research Institute; The University of Melbourne
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Project Scientist, University of California, San Diego
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Postdoctoral fellow, CSIRO
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PhD researcher at the Center for Astrophysics and Supercomputing, Swinburne University of Technology