astronomical imaging
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These AR Binoculars Will Tell You What You’re Seeing in the Night Sky
Have you ever made it to the end of a hike with a scenic overlook and argued with your friend about the name of a river many miles away? I have. Google Maps wasn’t any help, but perhaps if I had Unistellar’s upcoming Envision AR binoculars in hand to label those faraway landmarks, we could…
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You’ve Never Seen Jupiter Look So Much Like Cotton Candy
You probably know Jupiter, the rotund fifth planet from the Sun, as orange and tan with a big red splotch. But the Hubble Space Telescope recently imaged the gas giant in ultraviolet light, giving the world a very different look. At UV wavelengths, Jupiter’s clouds appear in bright pinks, blues, and purple hues. The image is…
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Biden to Reveal Webb Telescope’s First Full-Colour Image Today
In an unexpected twist, President Joe Biden will reveal the first full-colour image from the Webb Space Telescope at the White House today at 7 a.m. AEST. The much-anticipated release of the rest of the images remains scheduled for 12:30 a.m. AEST tomorrow, and a live stream of Biden’s comments later today can be found…
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Behold: The First Image of Our Galaxy’s Central Black Hole
The group behind the first image of a black hole just achieved another huge accomplishment: an image of the black hole at the centre of the Milky Way.