Astro Portraits

I am constantly inspired by the cutting-edge research my fellow graduate students perform. In a unique series of Astro Portraits, I tie students' research with inspiring night sky scenes to communicate the applications and value of their work to the public.

A full length story of my Astro Portraits series can be found on MIT News: https://news.mit.edu/2023/astro-portraits-pointing-lens-toward-our-future-0711

Charles Dawson and two drones atop MIT Building 3, Boston skyline, starscape, and Jupiter behind him. Six images were combined: Charles, lighting, drones, skyline, stars, with fog filter and long lens used for effect.

Charles Dawson and two drones atop MIT Building 3, Boston skyline, starscape, and Jupiter behind him. Six images were combined: Charles, lighting, drones, skyline, stars, with fog filter and long lens used for effect.

Juju Wang, atop MIT Building 3. A 500-frame composite taken over four hours captured the background of airplane and star trails, distorted to represent acoustic noise.

Juju Wang, atop MIT Building 3. A 500-frame composite taken over four hours captured the background of airplane and star trails, distorted to represent acoustic noise.

Hannah Tomio and an antenna used to communicate with CubeSats on orbit on MIT building 37. The international space station passes overhead and Orion's belt is visible towards the right edge of the image.

Hannah Tomio and an antenna used to communicate with CubeSats on orbit on MIT building 37. The international space station passes overhead and Orion's belt is visible towards the right edge of the image.

Paula do Vale Pereira with BeaverCube on MIT Building 9. Star trails and MIT mini dome in the background. Composite image of over 1,000 frames, includes visible and infrared waves from 400nm to 830nm.

Paula do Vale Pereira with BeaverCube on MIT Building 9. Star trails and MIT mini dome in the background. Composite image of over 1,000 frames, includes visible and infrared waves from 400nm to 830nm.

Alejandro Cabrales (left) and Evan Kramer (right) on MIT Building 3 with the SpinAp telescope. Composite image: An hour of visible and hydrogen alpha data at 656nm was captured, featuring Orion Nebula.

Alejandro Cabrales (left) and Evan Kramer (right) on MIT Building 3 with the SpinAp telescope. Composite image: An hour of visible and hydrogen alpha data at 656nm was captured, featuring Orion Nebula.

Evan Kramer (left) stands on the roof of MIT building 33 with a camera and tripod to create an Astro Portrait of fellow MIT graduate student Noah Salk. A camera was setup on the roof of MIT building 35 and a long focal length lens was used to capture this single image with the MIT dome in the background.

Evan Kramer (left) stands on the roof of MIT building 33 with a camera and tripod to create an Astro Portrait of fellow MIT graduate student Noah Salk. A camera was setup on the roof of MIT building 35 and a long focal length lens was used to capture this single image with the MIT dome in the background.

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