Frontiers of Astronomy Tour | 2026-05-17

Join Adam Block, ISS astronaut Don Pettit, Mark McComiskey and Dr. John Hayes on our trip to Chile for a behind the scenes visit to some of the newest and most advanced observatories in the world. John will share the story and some pictures of what they saw. They started with a visit to the Johnson Space Flight Center with Don Pettit as tour guide. Then they visited the ELT, the VLT at Paranal, and the Vera C. Rubin Observatories before heading to Obstech to see the new Mothra parallel telescope project. They were extremely lucky to be able to do this trip so don’t miss this opportunity to join us to see some of the biggest and most advanced astronomical research facilities in the world! 🔭 Subscribe to our channel for more astrophotography tutorials: https://bit.ly/TAIC-subscribe 💫 What do you want to learn about? Suggest a topic for a future show: https://theastroimagingchannel.org/co... Want more TAIC in your life? ✨ Like us on Facebook:   / theastroimagingchannel   ✨ Join our Facebook group:   / 1329722943877857   ✨ Visit our website: https://theastroimagingchannel.org/ Found this helpful? Here are the best ways to support TAIC: 🌟 Donate: https://tinyurl.com/Donate-to-TAIC 🌟 Volunteer: https://theastroimagingchannel.org/co... Who are we? We’re a group of avid astrophotographers who meet online every week to discuss all aspects of astro imaging. From equipment to specialized scripts and everything in between, we connect you with others who are striving to capture and process better images. We’re a volunteer-run non-profit, supported by viewers like you #astrophotography #space #PixInsight