September 19, 2024
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Annular eclipse photo wins astronomical image of the year award

The overall winner of Royal Greenwich Observatory Astronomical Photographer of the Year 16 is Ryan Imperio for his photography, Distorted shadows on the Moon's surface created by an annular eclipsecapturing the progression of Baily's beads during the 2023 annular eclipse. The image will be displayed alongside the winners of the other categories in the complementary

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Astronomy

How to choose the right focal length for your astrophotography

Back to list of articles From the August 2024 issue To perfectly frame objects in your field of view, you'll need to know your telescope's focal length and a little math. My first image of the Lagoon Nebula (M8) was so magnified that the object didn't look like a lagoon at all. I took it

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