Miguel Claro
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Geminid meteor shower fills the sky with 'shooting stars' in spectacular time-lapse photos
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Astrophotographer Miguel Claro of Portugal captured a stunning display of Geminid meteors in these spectacular time-lapse photos.
Astrophotographer captures colorful portrait of the Lion Nebula in a glowing field of hydrogen gas
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Gaze into the colorful remnants of a long-dead star in this image of the Veil Nebula captured by astrophotographer Miguel Claro.
Astrophotographer captures comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS growing an anti-tail (photos)
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Astrophotographer Miguel Claro captured Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) from the Dark Sky Alqueva reserve in Portugal on Oct. 13, 2024 as the comet was displaying an 'anti-tail.'
Astrophotographer captures the beauty of solar activity in stunning sun photo
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Astrophotographer Miguel Claro captured an incredibly detailed timelapse of solar activity, revealing a roiling sun sprouting several massive loops of plasma.
Astrophotographer captures Comet C/2023 E1 Atlas in rare encounter with Flying Bat and Squid Nebula
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The detailed deep-sky image captured by astrophotographer Miguel Claro shows the dramatic scene unfolding at different wavelengths.
Astrophotographer peers into a cosmic 'eye' looking out into the universe
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The Milky Way looks stunning above the Alqueva Dark Sky preserve in Portugal thanks to this mosaic from astrophotographer Miguel Claro.
Astrophotographer captures extraordinary footage of the ISS flying in front of the sun
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Astrophotographer Miguel Claro caught the International Space Station as it crossed in front of the sun, making for a truly epic time-lapse photo.
Astrophotographer gets close-up look at monster sunspot that led to May's global auroras
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Astrophotographer Miguel Claro explains how he captured this incredible image of the sun's surface that includes the giant sunspot AR3664 that led to May's widespread auroras.
See the sun's corona revealed in all its glory during 2024 total solar eclipse (photo)
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Astrophotographer Miguel Claro explains how taking a high resolution solar image like this one represents an enormous amount of personal and professional effort and months of planning.
Watch the sun spew out a giant eruption of plasma in incredible footage (video)
By Miguel Claro published
On Feb. 22, 2022, a gigantic solar prominence formed on the surface of the sun, blasting a large coronal mass ejection (CME) into space.
Stunning night sky time-lapse shows how colorful the stars really are (photo)
By Miguel Claro published
This gorgeous eight-hour exposure reveals the colors of stars as they make their way across the night sky, colors that can inform astronomers about the characteristics of each star.
Watch giant loop of plasma dance above the sun in stunning video
By Miguel Claro published
A huge loop of plasma dances above the surface of the sun in a stunning timelapse captured by astrophotographer Miguel Claro.
A star exploded 10,000 years ago and left us with the gorgeous Veil Nebula (photo)
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Gaze into the colorful remnants of a long-dead star in this image of the Veil Nebula captured by astrophotographer Miguel Claro.
The Milky Way's dusty galaxy heart has a super-strange glow (photo)
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Astrophotographer Miguel Claro stitched together an eerie look at the core of our galaxy, the Milky Way, showing glowing lights in the dark.
See the sun's savage surface like never before in new timelapse video
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The sun gets super-active in a new timelapse captured from a Portugal dark sky preserve by astrophotographer Miguel Claro.
Watch the glow of the Milky Way and ghostly zodiacal light during the 2023 Perseid meteor shower (video)
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The new moon glows in the sky above Turkey with the reflected light of Earth shining upon it in gorgeous photos by astrophotographer Miguel Claro.
See the Super 'Blue' Moon of 2023 rise over a castle in this epic photo and time-lapse video
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A single shot shows a Super Full “Blue” Moon which don’t have nothing of blue, rising above Monsaraz castle at Dark Sky® Alqueva, in Portugal.
The sun rages with solar flares in epic time-lapse footage (video)
By Miguel Claro published
Astrophotographer Miguel Claro captured a stunning time-lapse video of solar flares dancing across the sun from the Dark Sky Alqueva site in Portugal.
Shiny Perseid meteors light up a dark sky in Portugal (video)
By Miguel Claro published
The Perseid meteor shower will bring shooting stars to your neighborhood on Aug. 11 and Aug. 12. You can get a preview of the spectacular show in this video.
The Milky Way sparkles like fireworks in this desert view of our galaxy (photo)
By Miguel Claro published
Astrophotographer Miguel Claro captured an incredible panoramic image of the Milky Way from the Lut (Dasht-e Lut) desert in Iran.
Watch 1 month in the life of a green comet during its journey past Earth (video)
By Miguel Claro published
Comet C/2022 E3 made a close pass by our planet in January, and a new video captures its incredible journey in 4K resolution.
Stunning solar tornado swings into space above the glowing sun (video)
By Miguel Claro published
A new video shows off the sun's incredible power. A 'solar tornado' erupted from the surface in April, and you can watch it in 4K resolution.
See 1,900 galaxies light up the night in gorgeous deep-sky photo
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The Virgo Cluster and 1,900 galaxies shine in an incredible image captured from a dark sky preserve in Portugal, by photographer Miguel Claro.
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