Legally Blind Amateur Astronomer Can See the Night Sky Better Than You
Despite being born with congenital cataracts and having just 10 percent of a normal person’s vision during the day, when the night comes amateur astronomer Tim Doucette can see things most of us cannot. When he was just a teenager, Doucette underwent an operation that removed the lenses from his eyes, and widened his pupils, […]
The Real Starry Night – Astronomy Student Recreates Van Gogh’s Painting Using Hubble’s Deep Space Images
Alex Harrison Parker, an American PHD astronomy student, used computer mosaic-making software to re-produce Van Gogh’s famous Starry Night painting from the most beautiful images captured by the Hubble telescope in the last 20 years. “The idea came up around the time of Hubble’s 22nd birthday, when I thought it would be neat to assemble a […]