Author: mcmese

Created By: Delanie Mitchell, Nathan Flinchum, Mia Mese, & Saki Male Part 1: Introduction Part 2: The Process Part 3: Radio Observations Part 4: The Physical Story

In our last blog, we explored the region of the Monkey Head Nebula (which you should go check it out if you haven’t already). So, just thinking about how we worked on star-formation regions… And we wanted to work on something just as cool… We are now going to dive right into a high-mass death… Continue reading Diving into the Depths of Star Death Regions

Stars are some of the brightest, most beautiful, and complex entities that encompass our vast cosmos. The life cycle of a star is that of an intricate, transformational, and extensive process. The various processes of changes that a star goes through in its magnanimous life is known as stellar evolution. In this module, we will… Continue reading Star Clusters & Ages

Have you ever wondered how those stars in our night sky got there in the first place? You may have wondered: How are they made? We were definitely excited to have the chance to answer this question and we hope you are too! Let’s get to it! But first, a sneak peek at our beautiful final image,… Continue reading A Glance Into The Birth of Stars

Neutron stars… Pulsars… What’s it to you? Well, if you’re anything like us, you’re pretty interested in detecting them and their polarization. But wait, what is all of this? Well, first off, a neutron star is a remnant of a supergiant star and is very dense. This is normally the stage that follows the collapse… Continue reading Pulsars and Polarization

Planets! We’re moving further back in the Solar System folks, how exciting! The Moon is gorgeous to look at, don’t get me wrong, but there’s much more to be seen in our own Solar System. For this task, we got to image four planets: Mars, Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune and make our very own color… Continue reading Planetary Imaging

When you think about astrophotography or even astronomy as a whole, most people probably think about optical images. This makes sense as there are things such as planets, nebulae, star clusters, etc. that are beautiful to look at. However, there’s a whole world to be seen outside of these traditional images: the radio world. Observing… Continue reading Lunar Imaging: Radio

As a human living on the planet Earth, you probably see the moon nearly every day. However, most people don’t get to see the moon up close and personal and thus miss out on all the various craters and colorations of the moon. Luckily, I got the opportunity to dive into the world of astrophotography… Continue reading Lunar Imaging: Moon Mosaic