Ash ZarifA personal field guide

1 photograph / by Ash Zarif

After dark

A photograph of the Milky Way. Then a question: how much of what’s in the frame can I understand?

A dense star field and dark dust clouds across the Milky Way.
The Milky Way
A closer look at the night sky.01 / Ash Zarif

All photographs by Ash Zarif. Select a photograph to look closer.

Follow the question

This image led into star detection and catalog-matching experiments. The separate Sky Map lets you explore a catalog view of the sky.

The story The Sky Map

Keep following the thread

A little more to explore.

Leaving room to look

A museum visit, too much to see, and the case for giving one interesting thing more time.

Out in the world1 min read

The stars in this photograph

How a Milky Way photograph led to star detection, catalog matching, and an interactive sky project.

Things I wondered2 min read