What is the Astronomy Picture of the Day?

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The Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) features stunning astrophotography, showcasing images like "Orion Dawn Over Mount Nemrut" and "The Dumbbells." Users express relief that APOD continues to present high-quality astronomical images rather than unrelated content. Membership in the OurDarkSkies forum offers benefits, including free access to Noel Carboni's Photoshop actions for processing astrophotos and early access to new images from Carboni and Greg. The forum also discusses the evolution of these images and the technical details behind their production. Overall, APOD remains a valuable resource for astronomy enthusiasts and photographers alike.
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Really beautiful.
 
Finally an astronomy one - I was worried that cuts had hit Nasa to the extent that they were just posting people's holiday snaps.
Next week it was going to be childrens' drawings of the moon.
 
Go here, sign up and be happy. Greg takes the imagery, Noel processes the images, and APODS result. As a bonus, if you become a member of OurDarkSkies forum, you qualify for a FREE set of Noel Carboni's Photoshop/CS actions with which to process astrophotos. These are very powerful tools that took him years to develop, and he sells them, but to ODS members, they are free. Best of all, Noel and Greg post their astrophotos (including later versions with more exposure time/different focal lengths added) on ODS before the rest of the world gets to see them, along with technical details on the images' production and processing. They have a book, "Starry Vistas", IIR in production with Springer, and it is sure to be a hit. I've been watching the images evolve and improve through their posts on ODS, and the process has been really fun.

http://forum.ourdarkskies.com/
 
mgb_phys said:
Finally an astronomy one - I was worried that cuts had hit Nasa to the extent that they were just posting people's holiday snaps.
Next week it was going to be childrens' drawings of the moon.

:smile:
 
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