February 2011
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The End
I’ve decided to focus my blogging on fewer sites, so that means that I’m bringing Prime Focus to a close. Blogging about astrophotography and awesome space photos will continue on my (new, rebooted) personal blog: see the Astronomy & Space category.
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January 2011
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Scanning the Red Planet →
Like a scanner in orbit, the High Resolution Stereo Camera on the European Mars Express spacecraft has been imaging the surface of the Red Planet since 10 January 2004, spotting volcanoes, trenches, wrinkle ridges and impact craters. But before we can view the surface of Mars in 3D, the photos have to be sequenced, the data has to be checked, and only then can viewable imagery be generated. This...
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December 2010
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Stuart Clark's Universe: Vote for the Most... →
“Ten stunning photographs of the cosmos that did not exist 12 months ago.”
Dec 17th
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Dec 4th
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Celestron’s Capture the Universe 2010 Astrophoto... →
Phil Plait, who judged the contests, showcases the winners and honourable mentions.
Dec 1st
November 2010
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October 2010
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Oct 12th
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NASA's WISE Mission Warms Up but Keeps Chugging... →
After completing its primary mission to map the infrared sky, NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, has reached the expected end of its onboard supply of frozen coolant. Although WISE has “warmed up,” NASA has decided the mission will still continue. WISE will now focus on our nearest neighbors — the asteroids and comets traveling together with our solar...
Oct 12th
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Capture the Universe 2010 →
Celestron’s astrophotography contest, open to images taken by U.S. residents through Celestron optics.
Oct 1st
September 2010
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Sep 30th
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Sep 22nd
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Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2010 Winners →
The winners of the 2010 Astronomy Photographer of the Year contest, run by the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, have been announced. Yes, amateurs took these photos. (Here’s the Flickr group.)
Sep 21st
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Sep 9th
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Uncle Rod’s Telescope Academy: The Autoguiding... →
Rod Mollise explains autoguiders better than I could (or, in fact, did).
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