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Shooting stars
Updated On: 28 February, 2020 07:00 AM IST | Mumbai | Shunashir Sen
Take a peek into outer space at an ongoing exhibition of astronomical photographs in Worli

A nebula shaped like a horse head, captured by Amit Kocharekar
Even the sky isn't the limit when it comes to astrophotography, or the act of capturing celestial phenomena on camera. There is so much cosmic activity that keeps outer space busy that it boggles the mind to even think about it. Somewhere, there is a supernova taking place right now, meaning a dying star is exploding with such a loud bang that your ear drums would shatter if you were to hear it. Elsewhere, there's a nebula creating a giant, multi-hued cloud of dust and gas. Comets and meteors are criss-crossing each other as if they are weapons being hurled in a supernal battle. And if they find the right moment, human beings can train a camera upwards and capture all this frenetic movement in less than a second.

The Milky Way captured by Saleel Gharpure
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