The blue clouds of the red planet

Bad Astronomy
By Phil Plait
Dec 22, 2009 10:30 PMNov 20, 2019 4:04 AM

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I post a lot of pictures here from Hubble, Spitzer, and other massively-funded large observatories. But it doesn't take a huge, multi-billion-dollar project to create amazing astronomical images. Proof in point: Emil Kraaikamp is one of the more gifted astrophotographers I've seen. He has a 25 cm (10") telescope that he uses to create truly jaw-dropping views of the sky.

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