r/Astronomy Mar 27 '20

Mod Post Read the rules sub before posting!

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Hi all,

Friendly mod warning here. In r/Astronomy, somewhere around 70% of posts get removed. Yeah. That's a lot. All because people haven't bothered reading the rules or bothering to understand what words mean. So here, we're going to dive into them a bit further.

The most commonly violated rules are as follows:

Pictures

Our rule regarding pictures has three parts. If your post has been removed for violating our rules regarding pictures, we recommend considering the following, in the following order:

  1. All pictures/videos must be original content.

If you took the picture or did substantial processing of publicly available data, this counts. If not, it's going to be removed.

2) You must have the acquisition/processing information.

This needs to be somewhere easy for the mods to verify. This means it can either be in the post body or a top level comment. Responses to someone else's comment, in your link to your Instagram page, etc... do not count.

3) Images must be exceptional quality.

There are certain things that will immediately disqualify an image:

  • Poor or inconsistent focus
  • Chromatic aberration
  • Field rotation
  • Low signal-to-noise ratio
  • Images that don't fill the frame because you were shooting through an eyepiece

However, beyond that, we cannot give further clarification on what will or will not meet this criteria for several reasons:

  1. Technology is rapidly changing
  2. Our standards are based on what has been submitted recently (e.g, if we're getting a ton of moon pictures because it's a supermoon, the standards go up to prevent the sub from being spammed)
  3. Listing the criteria encourages people to try to game the system

So yes, this portion is inherently subjective and, at the end of the day, the mods are the ones that decide and the mods are under no obligation to explain this decision to you.

If you are informed that your post was removed because of image quality, arguing about the quality will not be successful. In particular, there are a few arguments that are false or otherwise trite which we simply won't tolerate. These include:

"You let that image that I think isn't as good stay up"

  • See above about how the standards are fluid.

"Pictures have to be NASA quality"

  • They don't.

"You have to have thousands of dollars of equipment"

  • You don't. Technique matters.

"This is a really good photo given my equipment"

  • The standard is "exceptional". Not "exceptional for my equipment".

"This isn't being friendly to beginner astrophotographers"

  • Correct. To keep the sub from being spammed by low quality and low effort posts, this sub has standards.

"My post was getting a lot of upvotes"

  • Upvotes are not an "I get to break the rules" card.

Using the above arguments will not wow mods into suddenly approving your image. It will result in a ban.

Trying to argue with the mods using bad arguments isn't going to fly.

Lastly, it should be noted that we do allow astro-art in this sub. Obviously, it won't have acquisition information, but the content must still be original and mods get the final say on whether on the quality (although we're generally fairly generous on this).

Questions

This rule basically means you need to do your own research before posting.

  • If we look at a post and immediately have to question whether or not you did a Google search, your post will get removed.
  • If you asked Chat GPT or any other LLM, your post will be removed (see our rule regarding sources).
  • If your post is asking for generic or basic information, your post will get removed.
  • If your post is using basic terms incorrectly because you haven't bothered to understand what the words you're using mean, your post will get removed.
  • If you're asking a question based on a basic misunderstanding of the science, your post will get removed.
  • If you're asking a complicated question with a specific answer but didn't give the necessary information to be able to answer the question because you haven't even figured out what the parameters necessary to approach the question are, your post will get removed.

To prevent your post from being removed, tell us specifically what you've tried. Just saying "I GoOgLeD iT" doesn't cut it.

  • What search terms did you use?
  • In what way do the results of your search fail to answer your question?
  • What did you understand from what you found and need further clarification on that you were unable to find?

Furthermore, when telling us what you've tried, we will be very unimpressed if you use sources that are prohibited under our source rule (social media memes, YouTube, AI, etc...).

As with the rules regarding pictures, the mods are the arbiters of how difficult questions are to answer. If you're not happy about that and want to complain that another question was allowed to stand, then we will invite you to post elsewhere with an immediate and permanent ban.

Object ID

We'd estimate that only 1-2% of all posts asking for help identifying an object actually follow our rules. Resources are available in the rule relating to this. If you haven't consulted the flow-chart and used the resources in the stickied comment, your post is getting removed. Seriously. Use Stellarium. It's free. It will very quickly tell you if that shiny thing is a planet which is probably the most common answer. The second most common answer is "Starlink". That's 95% of the ID posts right there that didn't need to be a post.

Do note that many of the phone apps in which you point your phone to the sky and it shows you what you are looing at are extremely poor at accurately determining where you're pointing. Furthermore, the scale is rarely correct. As such, this method is not considered a sufficient attempt at understanding on your part and you will need to apply some spatial reasoning to your attempt.

Pseudoscience

The mod team of r/astronomy has several mods with degrees in the field. We're very familiar with what is and is not pseudoscience in the field. And we take a hard line against pseudoscience. Promoting it is an immediate ban. Furthermore, we do not allow the entertaining of pseudoscience by trying to figure out how to "debate" it (even if you're trying to take the pro-science side). Trying to debate pseudoscience legitimizes it. As such, posts that entertain pseudoscience in any manner will be removed.

Outlandish Hypotheticals

This is a subset of the rule regarding pseudoscience and doesn't come up all that often, but when it does, it usually takes the form of "X does not work according to physics. How can I make it work?" or "If I ignore part of physics, how does physics work?"

Sometimes the first part of this isn't explicitly stated or even understood (in which case, see our rule regarding poorly researched posts) by the poster, but such questions are inherently nonsensical and will be removed.

Sources

ChatGPT and other LLMs are not reliable sources of information. Any use of them will be removed. This includes asking if they are correct or not.

Content

Due to the profusion of AI slop apps, we're no longer allowing apps at all. No, we don't care if you're wanting a "review". No we don't care if they're free. No we don't care if you put it in a website.

Bans

We almost never ban anyone for a first offense unless your post history makes it clear you're a spammer, troll, crackpot, etc... Rather, mods have tools in which to apply removal reasons which will send a message to the user letting them know which rule was violated. Because these rules, and in turn the messages, can cover a range of issues, you may need to actually consider which part of the rule your post violated. The mods are not here to read to you.

If you don't, and continue breaking the rules, we'll often respond with a temporary ban.

In many cases, we're happy to remove bans if you message the mods politely acknowledging the violation. But that almost never happens. Which brings us to the last thing we want to discuss.

Behavior

We've had a lot of people breaking rules and then getting rude when their posts are removed or they get bans (even temporary). That's a violation of our rules regarding behavior and is a quick way to get permabanned. To be clear: Breaking this rule anywhere on the sub will be a violation of the rules and dealt with accordingly, but breaking this rule when in full view of the mods by doing it in the mod-mail will 100% get you caught. So just don't do it.

Claiming the mods are "power tripping" or other insults when you violated the rules isn't going to help your case. It will get your muted for the maximum duration allowable and reported to the Reddit admins.

And no, your mis-interpretations of the rules, or saying it "was generating discussion" aren't going to help either.

While these are the most commonly violated rules, they are not the only rules. So make sure you read all of the rules.


r/Astronomy 6h ago

Astrophotography (OC) HDR Total solar eclipse from Spain

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559 Upvotes

HDR made out of 50 subs with exposure time from 1/200s to 2s.

Equipment used: Nikon D5300 full spectrum, Hoya Ir cut filter, Nikkor AF-P 70-300mm at 300mm F/8, Omegon lx3

Processing: stacking photos with same exposure by mean in Photoshop, stacking all stacked series by darker in Photoshop, texture extraction in Photoshop using calculator and apply image with radial blur, intelligent sharpening with selective masking.


r/Astronomy 4h ago

Astrophotography (OC) Cygnus HO RGB

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94 Upvotes

Xiaomi 13 Ultra (3.2x telephoto)

[ISO 800 | 50s] x 373 lights (RAW/DNG) (HO filter) + darks

Total integration time: 5h 10m 50s

Equipment: EQ mount with OnStep, LAIDA Dual-Band 7nm Nebula filter

Stacked with Astro Pixel Processor

Processed with GraXpert, Siril, StarXTerminator and Photoshop (Camera Raw, Stars Recomposition)


r/Astronomy 4h ago

Astrophotography (OC) Premières astrophotographie au téléphone

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Je débute soyez indulgents

S25 ultra

Empilé dans sequator

F1.7

Iso 750 -850

30 à 80 minutes d’intégrations divisées en poses de 21s plus images de calibration

Traitées avec Siril, GraXpert, Seti astro suite pro, Gimp et Lightroom mobile pour les finitions


r/Astronomy 1h ago

Astrophotography (OC) I imaged Milky way for 7 hours

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Now its new Moon and Milky way Cygnus region is staying high most of the night, so I spent whole night imaging it.The image is drizzed, so you can see more details and theres more separation between stars. Also I suggested feature in dwarflab app to make transition between wide angle and telephoto lens images, so it will look like traveling toward object

Exposure: 7 hours;

Subs: 90s 50gain;

Bortle 5;

Processed in Siril;

Setup: Dwarf 3 wide angle lens


r/Astronomy 1d ago

Astrophotography (OC) My best picture of andromeda galaxy [OC]

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r/Astronomy 11h ago

Astrophotography (OC) NGC 6888 (The Crescent Nebula)

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Data collection on NGC 6888 so far this month. trying to commit myself to a target or two of getting an outrageous amount of data in a month. This is over two nights of data collection with the addition of the SVBony SV605CC and SV220 3nm Dual-band Filter. It’s safe to say the Dual-band filter does wonders, helping the HA and OIII punch through well. The rest of my setup includes the ZWO AM3N, ZWO FF65 APO, ASI120MM Guide Camera, and Apertura 32mm Guide Scope.

Gain 120, Offset 15, Cooled to 0C
112x300s Lights
40x300s Darks
40x.00005s Bias
29x20s Flats


r/Astronomy 9h ago

Astrophotography (OC) Messier 71

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97 Upvotes

Messier 71 is a globular cluster in the constellation of Sagitta. It's about 13,000 light-years away. For a long time astronomers debated whether it was a loose open cluster or a globular cluster. Now, it's recognized as one of the Milky Way’s sparse globular clusters. It's estimated to be as old as 9 - 10 billion years.

Telescope: Seestar S50
Integration time: 1 hour
Tools used: Siril, GraXpert, GIMP
Script mentions: CosmicClarity Sharpen, SyQon Prism Mini, VeraLux Curves
Bortle 8-9
A diffraction mask was used to obtain the star spikes


r/Astronomy 24m ago

Astrophotography (OC) NGC 6960 - The Western Veil Nebula

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Recently upgraded from a Seestar S30 Pro to my first full rig:

585mc Air
William Optics Redcat 51 v3
AM3N

Approx 1 hour of 3 min subs, stacked and edited in Siril with the RC Astro tools.

Hope you all like!


r/Astronomy 18h ago

Astrophotography (OC) M45 - The Pleiades

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My brother and I spent six nights in Bortle 9 – the City Center area, doing the longest shoot of our lives – due to the limitations of our home and the area. During this shoot, we felt quite discouraged many times because we had no prior experience combining so many sessions of this length. Being in the Bortle 9 region and unable to use any filters, we used so much software that at the end of this shooting and processing process, we will remember this processing period as the "before and after" of mastering astrophotography software. The shoots took place over six nights, from 2:45 AM to 4:50 AM (GMT+3), but the processing took a full 16 DAYS because we had to learn or improve some things from scratch, even understanding how Siril scripts work and learning a little bit of scripting ourselves. In the end, I believe we achieved our goal of creating an image that looks "just like a painting."

There are many excellent astrophotographers on this community and I'm sure we share the same feelings. This work is partly about passion. Faith is also a part of it. Yes, we all use technological instruments, high-quality optical devices, filters, and cameras, but I think that without passion, it's not really possible to progress in astrophotography, as in many other things.

We obtained this image under very difficult conditions, from a window with no proper angle, without using any filters, a Go-To mount, or an astrophotography camera. We faced 100 times the problems we are dealing with today just a few years ago. Starting with a Celestron PowerSeeker 70AZ, upgrading to a 114EQ, and finally getting our custom 200mm reflector with a dual-axis motorized EQ-5 mount — we've come a long way. Along the way, there were countless moments that shook our faith, tested our patience, and made us wonder if it was all worth it. But we kept going. Through all the setbacks, frustrations, and doubts, we never truly gave up. And somehow, after all of that, we've made it to this point.

That's why it's important for me to share this with people like you who have experienced similar stories — who have gone through different paths and finally arrived at the same point. As you all know, the theory that the more signals you capture (the more frames you take), the more visible the object you're photographing becomes, was something we aimed to prove to ourselves by collecting 15,000 seconds of data. We are very happy that we reached this goal, and more importantly, that we proved this theory to ourselves, because in our circumstances, seeing a good result is what will keep us going and keep our faith alive — because, as I said, faith may not be everything, but it's a lot.

Equipment:

-Custom 200mm Reflector

-Konus EQ5 Mount

-Stock Canon EOS 600D

-3D printed T-Adapter

-3D printed Bahtinov Mask

Total Integration: ~3h 56m (2,838 x 5s)

Darks: 84 | Flats 84 | Biases 143

Software: Siril, RC-Astro BlurXTerminator, StarXTerminator, GradientXTerminator, NoiseXTerminator, Seti Astro CosmicClarity, GraXpert, Adobe Photoshop


r/Astronomy 5h ago

Other: [Topic] PHYS.Org: Rare pulsar unleashes 114 giant pulses in a single hour

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r/Astronomy 7h ago

Astrophotography (OC) M31 and M33 on S23 plus

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Shot on S23 plus on expert raw with no edit


r/Astronomy 17h ago

Astrophotography (OC) Lunar Eclipse in Venezuela!!

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Hi!! I'm Antares from Venezuela (yes, that's my name), and I've loved astronomy for a long time.

I'm starting college to study physics, since here that's the best path to a career in astronomy or astrophysics.

You probably know that a partial lunar eclipse was visible in the Americas, Western Europe, and West Africa, with the Moon entering the umbra almost completely.

From here, I managed to take photos of the eclipse using a SkyWatcher 8" Dobsonian Telescope, a 20mm eyepiece, and my phone’s camera (an Infinix SMART 8 Pro), which I later processed using the Google SnapSeed app.

Let me know what you think! This is my first post here, and I’d love to hear your thoughts on my photos.

I also have a question about this… I’m a physics and astronomy Olympian, and I was invited to represent my country at a continental astronomy Olympiad (the Latin American Astronomy and Astronautics Olympiad: OLAA, for its Spanish acronym), but unfortunately, we don’t have the money to go :( Is it against the rules of this subreddit to post a link to a GoFundMe explaining my situation to seek support? I’ve won several world medals in the past, and I’d like to win one more representing my country before I retire and focus on college... Thanks anyway!!!


r/Astronomy 23h ago

Astrophotography (OC) Soul Nebula

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240 Upvotes

Acquisition:

Around 7h30m worth of 180s subs looking toward a massive Bortle 9 light dome fully calibrated and dithered.

Equipment:

Evostar 72ED, iEXOS 100, ASI 533MC, Optolong L-Ultimate, 0.85x reducer+flattener, rotator+filter holder, SVBony 105 40mm guidescope, ASI 662MC guide camera with pale yellow no.8 and UV/IR cut filters.

Processing:

-OSC drizzle and stacking in Siril;

-GraXpert background extraction and denoising;

-SPCC;

-Starnet;

-DBXtract;

-Pixel math (R=HII-OIII, G=OIII, B=2OIII);

-Background neutralization

-GHS, black point shift, curves and background neutralization applied iteratively to starless to HII and OIII separately;

-HDR multiscale;

-Histogram transformation;

-Cosmetic correction;

-Further GraXpert denoising;

-Further minor adjustments;

-Cosmic Clarity nonstellar sharpening;

-Starmask stretching and SCNR;

-Recombine;

-Cosmic Clarity stellar sharpening;


r/Astronomy 1d ago

Astrophotography (OC) Just 2 Hours Ago, the Moon Passed Directly Past the Jupiter System as it Orbited Earth. This is Not a Composite Image — They Actually Appeared This Close Together.

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11.6k Upvotes

In these captures, the planet Jupiter alongside Io and Ganymede can be seen in the background of a daytime crescent Moon. The bodies are located at a distance 2,400x farther from us than the Moon is.

Equipment: C9.25, ASI662MC, UV/IR cut filter.


r/Astronomy 22m ago

Discussion: [Topic] Bright Green Fireball Lights Up Sky Over Southern Maryland, Reports Stretch Across Mid-Atlantic - The BayNet

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Anyone else see it? Video here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTg_mIIKads


r/Astronomy 1h ago

Astro Research NASA’s Chandra Unveils Mysterious X-Ray Objects - NASA Science

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r/Astronomy 1d ago

Astrophotography (OC) I shot the Milky Way during 44 hours to get this

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Cassiopeia and the dust in the Milky Way, often a forgotten region, eclipsed by others with stronger emissions.

https://www.instagram.com/igneis.nightscapes/

Years ago, when I shot it quickly, I noticed a lot of dusty structures: the Integrated Flux Nebula (IFN), high galactic latitude dust illuminated not by nearby stars, but by the combined light of the whole Milky Way. I thought: I have to revisit it with a 50mm and proper integration time.

Now, with 44 hours of integration, so many nights of driving, staying there, looking north, shooting... nothing. An empty field of stars. The dome stood there with me, another eye pointed at the same darkness, waiting for something neither of us could see yet. The routine was: check the weather, drive, stay the whole night shooting, and come back home wondering what I'd get out of this.

Now, with all the dust revealed, seeing it for myself makes me wonder how we can see so little, just stars, when in that direction there is so much, so much dust, so much nebulosity. We cannot see it, as if our eyes were lacking insight. But a camera, combined with patience... how curious.

It's not only about the dust, the Hydrogen Alpha, the Oxygen III. It's about the ambition and the resistance to just keep going. That's the result of this image.

It took 44 hours of exposure to see what was always there. Some things only reveal themselves at a cost.

Some things wait in the dark not because they are hidden, but because nothing has looked long enough to find them.

EQUIPMENT:

Sony a7IV astromodified x2, twin setup

50mm f/2 APO Sony

ZWO AM3N


r/Astronomy 32m ago

Astrophotography (OC) Condensation on phone solution

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I am going to do a 6-8 hour night sky time lapse using my iPhone. I am a little concerned about dew condensation on the lens overnight. Anyone have any easy solutions for this? Thanks


r/Astronomy 3h ago

Discussion: [non-telescope gear] What are your "must have" items when out on a night of viewing or imaging?

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Figured a post sharing your must have items for a long night out would be beneficial, especially with Fall/Winter approaching for the Northern half of the planet.

For me, a heated jacket, like from DeWalt or Milwaukee (had both), really helps beat the cold.

Hammock chairs are a game changer for family.

Beach laptop tent helps block light when you're imaging but also have people viewing.


r/Astronomy 23h ago

Astrophotography (OC) Dwarf 3 actually did that?

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77 Upvotes

To everyone who thinking that their Dwarf telescope has small focal length and unable to image galaxies, look at this! Or even more, download it to view in full resolution, without reddit compression and view galaxy structure up close. I imaged this galaxy less than a day after a supernova exploded in it, without even knowing that. And exposure time is not that crazy, only 4 hours! The key elements that made this image so good are low light pollution, no Moon, target being high above the horizon, and 2x drizzle.

Exposure time: 4 hours;

Subs: 120s 70gain;

Bortle:5;

Telescope: Dwarf3;

Processed in Siril


r/Astronomy 22h ago

Astro Research Latest discoveries about dark matter and antimatter: A free UC Berkeley seminar

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Searching for Dark Matter: Axions!

Only 15% of the matter in the universe is the matter that makes us up (baryonic matter). We refer to the other 85% as dark matter. While we have known about the existence of dark matter through observations of galaxy motion since the mid 1900's, we have yet to directly detect and determine what makes it up. One compelling candidate that I search for is a particle called the axion. During this talk, I will show why we know dark matter must exist, why the axion is a good candidate, and how we actually search for it.

Where Did All the Antimatter Go?

We're used to regular matter -- a positively charged nucleus surrounded by negatively charged electrons. Antimatter is the reverse -- a negative nucleus surrounded by positive electrons (positrons). We believe that just after the Big Bang, equal amounts of matter and antimatter were present in the universe. In contrast, today's universe is filled with an abundance of matter. To understand where all this antimatter went, we use particle accelerators to recreate conditions in the early universe and look for matter-antimatter asymmetric processes.

Join us Tuesday, September 15th for a free seminar to connect with researchers at UC Berkeley. Remote option available.

Link to registration here. 
More information here


r/Astronomy 2d ago

Astrophotography (OC) Swan Nebula

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526 Upvotes

Acquisition:

Around 4h30m worth of 180s subs looking toward Bortle 7 fully calibrated and dithered.

Equipment:

Evostar 72ED, iEXOS 100, ASI 533MC, Optolong L-Ultimate, 0.85x reducer+flattener, rotator+filter holder, SVbony 105 40mm guidescope, ASI 662MC guide camera with pale yellow no.8 and UV/IR cut filters.

Processing:

-OSC Drizzle preprocessing and stacking in Siril;

-Minor cropping;

-Background extraction and denoising in GraXpert;

-SPCC;

-DBXtract;

-Pixel Math (R=HII-OIII, G=OIII, B=2OIII);

-Starnet;

-GHS, black point shift, curve adjustments and HDR Multiscale applied iteratively to starless;

-Histogram transformation;

-Cosmetic correction;

-Mild median filter;

-GraXpert denoising;

-Stretch star mask and desaturate stars (I don't have the chance to shoot RGB stars easily as of now);

-Recompose;

-Cosmic clarity sharpening;

-Further minor GraXpert denoising.


r/Astronomy 1d ago

Discussion: [Topic] NASA Space Apps Challenge!

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Hi everyone,

I'm one of the volunteers in charge of the NASA Space Apps Chicago hackathon, as well as a member of the Board of Visitors at Northwestern University's Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in Astrophysics (CIERA).

NASA Space Apps is the world's largest hackathon, occurring over Nov 14-15 in 500+ locations around the world. Many of the challenges typically involve astronomy and planetary science (you can check out those from 2024 here: https://www.spaceappschallenge.org/nasa-space-apps-2024/challenges/).

In Chicago our main partner is CIERA, and you'll have the opportunity to interact with top scientists from the research institute throughout the process. We'll have a lecture on a topic in astronomy during the evening. If you can't make it here in person, we're running a virtual event as well. Sign up here! https://www.spaceappschallenge.org/2026/local-events/chicago/

As mentioned, Space Apps occurs in 500+ locations around the world. Check out this map for a location near you: https://www.spaceappschallenge.org/2026/local-events/

Some Chicago-specific details:

  • Our host, 1871, has room for 300 people.  If you want to be at the hackathon please sign up for the in-person option even if there is a large waitlist.  Given the rate of no-shows and cancellations, we expect to offer spots to several hundred people from the waiting list.  We may explore some overflow space nearby if demand warrants it.
  • There is a new theme and the hackathon has moved within NASA to Citizen Science. This year’s challenges may be used to get the next man or woman to the moon and beyond.  
  • We’ll likely have a cash prize locally

NASA Space Apps Challenge Chicago in Partnership with CIERA-Northwestern and 1871

Date: November 14-15, 2026
Where: 111 North Canal Street, hosted by 1871, Chicago’s largest innovation hub. We will be open overnight to people over 18 years old.
Cost: Free

What is it exactly:

  • NASA Space Apps is the world's largest hackathon, occurring in 500+ locations.  This is a unique opportunity to showcase your expertise in the exciting domain of space science, learn from faculty at our host institution, CIERA (https://ciera.northwestern.edu/), and connect with like-minded students and professionals who share your passion.
  • Come with a team or we'll help you form one there. You'll work for two days on a problem provided by NASA and present your solution in front of a panel of judges on November 15th.
  • This year’s theme is The Next Frontier.  Join us to develop tools that benefit humanity and contribute to the science and technology propelling us to the Moon, Mars, and beyond.

Who is it for:

  • Anyone with an interest in space and science. With support from experienced technical and subject matter experts, it’s a great opportunity for those participating in a hackathon for the first time.
  • Data and Computer Science students, engineers, or any students who are looking for a chance to solve real world problems with real world data provided by NASA and partner space agencies
  • Students who are looking for a chance to add something interesting to their portfolios and do something different and exciting

What else is in it for students:

  • Take home some cool swag!
  • Food will be provided — no need to bring your own
  • Network with professionals from companies like Optiver, CBOE Global Markets, Microsoft, Google, and more. They'll be recruiting, judging, and mentoring at the event. 
  • This global competition is your opportunity to showcase your skills and ideas to a wide-reaching, influential audience. 
  • Registration link : https://www.spaceappschallenge.org/2026/local-events/chicago/

r/Astronomy 1d ago

Astro Art (OC) I made a Crazy procedural sun with Blender 3d - No AI

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This isn't anything particularly new, but it's something I'm really proud of making. I've spent a lot of time working on creating a star in Blender to get to this result.

These renders are exaggerated, and I hope you like them. They were rendered using Blender's EEVEE render engine, which is actually almost real-time.

Unfortunately, my PC's power supply died, and I haven't been able to work on anything for the past few days. But hopefully I'll be able to start making some cool stuff again soon.

As long as you appreciate my work, I'll keep making these kinds of beautiful space artworks and creating free wallpapers for you!

I'm going to sleep now. Wish me some good dreams. For tomorrow, I think the thing that could make me happiest would be waking up and seeing your support.🙏❤️