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Our Amazing Solar System
The video features images of our Sun from the past three years, "at a pace of two images per day." Captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO)
FYI: it is epic when you watch it on fullscreen with your earphone.
Stunning Video: 3 Years Of The Sun In 3 Minutes : The Two-Way
ASTRO PHOTO
A peek into the sky.
Just used my DLSR and some tweaks (no cheating, meaning no Photohop filters)
Color in this photo is used to highlight interesting features of the celestial object being seen. It is added to the separate black-and-white exposures that are combined to make the final image.
Filters allow variety of wavelengths of light to be visible to our eye. Since the cameras can detect light outside the visible light spectrum, the use of filters allows scientists to study "invisible" features of objects — those only visible in ultraviolet and infrared wavelengths.
by the way, the only way to see stars from New York City is by using a DSLR/telescope