NEW EPISODE: Episode 12: It’s one of most well-known and beautiful space pictures ever. It’s the Pillars of Creation within the Eagle Nebula, or M16. This famous photo was captured by the Hubble Space Telescope, but few know that this image was a comeback of sorts for Hubble.

When Hubble was first launched, it sent back blurry photos due to an optical error in the lens. So, plans were devised and set into motion to try and tune Hubble up. How could they fix the problem with Hubble already up in space?

This is not only the story of the Hubble Space Telescopes triumphant return from its blurry beginnings and how the issues were fixed, but the story of how this image—located some 7000 light-years away—was captured via methods you may not know about.

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It's Saturday which means...NEW EPISODE: Episode 11: It’s one of the most famous photos ever: the girl on the National Geographic cover with the bright green eyes. But not many know how angry she was in the photo or why she was so angry. After all, the photographer broke some cultural norms to get this important shot.

But this expose is more about the search for The Afghan Girl and how it took 18 years to find her. Sophisticated iris scans, weeding out false claims and the people claiming to be her, visiting various countries…it was an exhaustive search. But they did it. Here’s how they found her and what became of the famous Afghan Girl from that National Geographic cover.

This is the eleventh episode in a series of episodes that’ll drop every Saturday throughout 2024.

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NEW EPISODE: Episode 09: Jack Ruby did more than kill Lee Harvey Oswald that day.  He helped send two photographers down two very different paths.  One led to fame, glory, and money while the other led to self-doubt and depression.  This isn’t just the story of how Jack Ruby changed the lives of those you can see in the frame of this iconic image, it’s the story between two photographers and how six-tenths of a second was all it took to divide those two between infamy and obscurity.

This is the ninth episode in a series of episodes that’ll drop every Saturday throughout 2024.

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The Steerage by Alfred Stieglitz

NEW EPISODE: Episode 08 is all about Alfred Stieglitz’s “The Steerage.”   Many people think this is about immigrants being turned away at port, but that’s not actually the case.  In fact, there’s a lot about this photo you may not know about.  It’s even considered to be the photograph that ushered in modern photography.  Let’s take a look at what makes this image stand the test of time and how it’s still relevant even to this day.

This is the eighth episode in a series of episodes that’ll drop every Saturday throughout 2024.

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A Thousand Words - new documentary series by Jay Lamm

Good news, folks. Cea Serin’s Jay Lamm has a new documentary series debuting on YouTube called “A Thousand Words.” It’s a weekly show that takes 51 of the world’s most iconic images and tells their story…in about a thousand words. This project was several years in the making since Jay wanted to make sure everything was written, filmed, and edited before the first video ever dropped. And this is…

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A Thousand Words - new documentary series by Jay Lamm

Every photo has a story. And that’s why I’m here. “A Thousand Words” is a new documentary series by me, Jay Lamm. It’s a weekly show on YouTube that takes 51 of the world’s most iconic images and tells their story…in about a thousand words. I’ve been working on this project for a few years now because I knew that if I started the thing I wouldn’t be able to keep it consistent with everything…

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The Sky Tonight Update: Quadrantids Meteor Shower

The Quadrantids is an above average shower, with up to 40meteors per hour at its peak. It is thought to be produced by dust grains leftbehind by an extinct comet known as 2003 EH1, which was discovered in 2003.   Asteroid 2003 EH1 takes 5.52 years to orbitthe Sun once. It is possible that 2003 EH is a “dead comet” or a“rock comet.” Continue reading Untitled

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The Sky Tonight Update: Full Cold Moon

The Moon will be located on the opposite side of the Earth as the Sun and its face will be will be fully illuminated. This phase occurs at 00:34 UTC. This full moon was known by early Native American tribes as the Cold Moon because this is the time of year when the cold winter air settles in and the nights become long and dark. This moon has also been known as the Long Nights Moon and the Moon…

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The Sky Tonight Update: December Solstice

The December solstice occurs at 03:21 UTC (9:21 PM, Central Time). The South Pole of the earth will be tilted toward the Sun, which will have reached its southernmost position in the sky and will be directly over the Tropic of Capricorn at 23.44 degrees south latitude. This is the first day of winter (winter solstice) in the Northern Hemisphere and the first day of summer (summer solstice) in the…

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The Sky Tonight Update: Ursids Meteor Shower

The Ursids is a minor meteor shower producing about 5-10 meteors per hour  8P/Tuttle is the comet responsible for the Ursids meteor shower. Pierre Mechain discovered it on January 9, 1790, from Paris, France. Mechain, an associate of Charles Messier, discovered seven comets which bear his name. But he also discovered two more comets which do not. One, later named Comet Encke after Johann Encke,…

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The Sky Tonight Update: Geminids Meteor Shower

The Geminids is the king of the meteor showers. It is considered by many to be the best shower in the heavens, producing up to 120 multicolored meteors per hour at its peak. An asteroid known as 3200 Phaethon is responsible for the Geminids meteor shower. This differs from most meteor showers which are caused by comets, not asteroids. What’s the difference between a comet and an…

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The Sky Tonight Update: Full Beaver Moon

The Moon will be located on the opposite side of the Earth as the Sun and its face will be will be fully illuminated. This phase occurs at 09:17 UTC. This full moon was known by early Native American tribes as the Beaver Moon because this was the time of year to set the beaver traps before the swamps and rivers froze. Continue reading Untitled

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The Sky Tonight Update: Leonids Meteor Shower

The Leonids is an average shower, producing up to 15 meteors per hour at its peak. This shower is unique in that it has a cyclonic peak about every 33 years where hundreds of meteors per hour can be seen. That last of these occurred in 2001. Periodic Comet Tempel-Tuttle, officially known as 55P/Temple-Tuttle, is responsible for the Leonid meteor shower. William Tempel of Marseilles Observatory…

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The Sky Tonight Update: Taurids Meteor Shower

The Taurids is a long-running minor meteor shower producing only about 5-10 meteors per hour. It is unusual in that it consists of two separate streams. The object responsible for the Northern Taurid meteor shower is believed to be an asteroid. And that asteroid is related to a comet. Continue reading Untitled

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The Sky Tonight Update: Full Hunter's Moon

The Moon will be located on the opposite side of the Earth as the Sun and its face will be will be fully illuminated. This phase occurs at 20:25 UTC. This full moon was known by early Native American tribes as the Hunters Moon because at this time of year the leaves are falling and the game is fat and ready to hunt. Continue reading Untitled

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The Sky Tonight Update: Partial Lunar Eclipse

A partial lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes through the Earth’s partial shadow, or penumbra, and only a portion of it passes through the darkest shadow, or umbra. During this type of eclipse a part of the Moon will darken as it moves through the Earth’s shadow. The eclipse will be visible throughout all of Europe, Asia, and Africa, and western Australia. (NASA Map and Eclipse Information)

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The Sky Tonight Update: Orionids Meteor Shower

The Orionids is an average shower producing up to 20 meteors per hour at its peak. It is produced by dust grains left behind by comet Halley, which has been known and observed since ancient times. Continue reading Untitled

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