Here are 2 beautiful images of the very old moon – a waning crescent seen in the east shortly before sunrise – near the brightest planet, Venus. Source: https://earthsky.org/todays-image/photos-old-moon-venus-crescent-june-2020…
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Will you see Comet SWAN?
Another comet – Comet SWAN – is creating a buzz. There’ve been some amazing long-exposure photos of it. Will you be able to see it? Maybe, but conditions are challenging. Charts and more here. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/comet-c-2020-f8-swan-how-to-see-charts…
Court Rules Photographer Gave Up Exclusive Licensing Rights by Posting on Instagram
When it comes to appropriating images found online, the situation is understandably confusing. If an individual posts something on social media, does that give someone else the right to use it in a different forum? Most lawyers would likely answer, “Not so fast,” and yet on Monday came a suggestive ruling perhaps otherwise from a New York federal court. From a…
Nikon Is Streaming Online Photography Courses For Free This Month
Nikon USA is offering 10 classes from the its online school for free during the month of April. Engadget reports: The courses range in length from 15 minutes to well over an hour, and all are taught by pro photographers and often Nikon ambassadors. Each class runs between $15 and $50, so Nikon is offering $250 worth of photography training for…
The Supreme Court Says States Cannot Be Sued For Copyright Infringement
sandbagger shares a report from PetaPixel: The Supreme Court of the United States dealt a major blow to photographers’ copyright protections when it declared that states cannot be sued for copyright infringement because they have “sovereign immunity.” The opinion came down as part of a writ of certiorari regarding the case of Allen v Cooper. A writ of certiorari is basically…
Photographer uses drone to create UFO scene
Ever wondered how photographers create such striking stock images of UFOs and alien abduction scenes ? While there are a large number of genuine UFO p… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/335703/photographer-uses-drone-to-create-ufo-scene…
Citizen scientists identify new form of northern lights
Space researchers and amateur photographers in Finland have identified a new type of aurora, or northern lights. They call them “dunes.” Read more and see a video. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/citizen-scientists-new-aurora-northern-lights-dunes…
Paris Museums Put 60,000+ Historic Photos Online, Copyright-Free
Long-time reader schwit1 shares a report: Paris Musees, a group of 14 public museums in Paris, has made a splash by releasing high-res digital images for over 100,000 artworks through a new online portal. All the works were released to the public domain (CC0, or “No Rights Reserved”), and they include 62,599 historic photos by some of the most famous French…
Citizen scientists discover a new form of the Northern Lights
Working together with space researchers, Finnish amateur photographers have discovered a new auroral form. Named “dunes” by the hobbyists, the phenomenon is believed to be caused by waves of oxygen atoms glowing due to a stream of particles released from the Sun. Source: https://phys.org/news/2020-01-citizen-scientists-northern.html…
Top 9 EarthSky images of 2019
Wow! This was a tough choice. Thank you to all who submitted photos in 2019! Here are a few of our favorites. Source: https://earthsky.org/todays-image/favorite-earthsky-images-photos-2019…