
Adrien Mauduit
- Oct 29, 2017
Halloween calls for a night time thrill!
There's no time for fright. The end of October is putting on a stunning show of airglow, meteors and gorgeous deep-sky objects. Relive my night on mountain tops to capture it! Happy Halloween! As tales of walking-deads and crawling ghouls may haunt your wildest fantasies, astronomy is calling you out to trick or treat YOU! Spending a full night out alone in the dead silence of the Swiss Alps may not be for the faint-hearted, and on the contrary it can bring much needed peace,

Adrien Mauduit
- Oct 22, 2017
Preparing citizens for sub-orbital science
Whether its purpose is commercial or scientific, sub-orbital flights are going to be the next big step towards bringing citizens to space, and we are closer to doing so than you might believe. Nothing compares to zero gravity. When the unique force that pulls you back to Earth cancels out, you enter a whole new world, a weightless one. All the organs and tissues of your body struggle to understand what is happening, while you can’t but feel insatiably curious and euphoric. No

Adrien Mauduit
- Oct 19, 2017
Watching October celestial objects rise
Have you ever noticed the actual increments by which the planets, stars, and other things of the sky seem to be displaced every day around the equinoxes? Unless you have a very sharp eye and an immobile reference, it's almost impossible... Well, not if you have a 500mm lens! I sat on my terrace every morning from October 17th to the 19th, starting around 5:30 till around 8:00. In this time period, you were able to witness many dazzling spectacles. Warm and fussy under a blank

Adrien Mauduit
- Oct 14, 2017
Beautiful sub-auroral arcs across the sky: what we know so far about the phenomenon
While cameras are being more and more performant and astrophotography more affordable and accessible than before, a number of sky phenomena previously thought rare or inexistant are being studied and reported. The sub-auroral arc complex is no exception and brings up much excitement, discussion, enthusiasm and questions within the scientific community but also among amateur astronomers. Here is what we know so far about the mysterious phenomenon. Source: Anna Michele Mccue©

Adrien Mauduit
- Oct 6, 2017
Iceland in September: auroras and breath-taking colors on the menu!
After a fantastic and unforgettable journey through the island of fire and ice, here's why you should go visit it precisely then... Yes, I did it again. Obviously one time in Iceland was not enough as much remained to be explored. On another note, my first trip was more focused on hiking and scouting as many places as possible without lingering for long at each spot. I wanted to come back for several reasons. The first one being that I needed a break. The second one, which tr
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