Miguel Claro
Miguel Claro is a professional photographer, author and science communicator based in Lisbon, Portugal, who creates spectacular images of the night sky. As a European Southern Observatory photo ambassador, a member of The World At Night and the official astrophotographer of the Dark Sky Alqueva Reserve, he specializes in astronomical skyscapes that connect Earth and the night sky.
Latest articles by Miguel Claro

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Comet C/2022 E3 made a close pass by our planet in January, and a new video captures its incredible journey in 4K resolution.

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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.

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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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Astrophotographer Miguel Claro captured a panoramic view of the Milky Way, a comet and other night sky sights from a dark sky preserve in Portugal. Watch it in virtual reality.

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A new time lapse showcases the incredible view during a lunar eclipse, which will help us wait out the two-year drought until a new blood moon appears in our skies.

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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.

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A new image from astrophotographer Miguel Claro shows a close-up view of Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) on Jan. 22, 2023 immersed in a colorful starfield.

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The image shows a close-up view of comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) during perihelion, when it was at its closest to the sun on Jan. 12, 2023.

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Astrophotographer Miguel Claro caught amazing footage of a coronal mass ejection.

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The rare zodiacal light zodiacal light beams up at the Milky Way in this photo captured from Portugal's new "starlight tourism" destination.

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This dreamy night-sky photo features a golden full moon rising above the landscape of Alandroal, Portugal, in Dark Sky Alqueva, the world's first "starlight tourism destination."

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A panoramic view of the Milky Way galaxy's dusty core reveals several colorful deep-space nebulas.

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A cityscape view captured from the highest point of Lisbon shows the first full moon of the year, rising above the capital of Portugal on Jan. 10, with the Tagus River visible in the background.

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A starry night scene captured at the end of summer from the Dark Sky Alqueva reserve in Portugal shows the Milky Way's galactic arc shimmering above a dead tree in Noudar Park.

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A night-sky photo features a lonely stargazer admiring the beautiful constellation of Orion, the hunter — and it's strangely dimming star Betelgeuse.

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This deep-space image shows the Heart and Soul nebulas shining brightly in reddish hues from energized hydrogen.

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Planets align over the skyline of Tel Aviv in this panoramic view of the city by twilight.

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A "supermoon" rises above Portugal's historic Castle of Evoramonte in this dreamy night-sky photo.

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This panoramic moonscape scene looks like it could be the view from a spaceship flying over the moon. However, this was captured right here on Earth.

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The image features the silhouette of one of my students during a workshop on astrophotography. He is standing against the background core of our galaxy at the Dark Sky Alqueva Reserve, in Portugal.

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A stunning photo captured during the total solar eclipse of 2019 in Chile reveals the sun's mesmerising inner and outer corona, as well as the lunar earthshine.

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See aerial views of the total solar eclipse of July 2, 2019, above the Andes Mountains in Chile.
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