The Moon is the most obvious celestial object in the night sky, of course, and a favorite for amateur astrophotographers. (discovermagazine.com)
DISCOVER and Celestron sponsored the Capture the Universe contest for astrophotographers who use Celestron equipment to bring the heavens down to Earth. (discovermagazine.com)
Alan Friedman is an artist and avid astrophotographer who lives and works in Buffalo, N.Y.. His photographs of the sun have been featured on NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day and exhibited at Palm Court Gallery, Bates College Museum of Art, photo - eye Gallery, Astronomy Photographer of the Year at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, and the international touring exhibition From Earth to the Universe. (ramapo.edu)