VLA’s Transporter at Night

Photo taken by Jeff Hellerman as part of an astrophotography project with the National Radio Astronomy Observatory and the Very Large Array (VLA).

Panoramic VLA

Photo taken by Bettymaya Foott as part of an astrophotography project with the National Radio Astronomy Observatory and the Very Large Array (VLA).

Blue Hour Over the VLA

Photo taken by Bettymaya Foott as part of an astrophotography project with the National Radio Astronomy Observatory and the Very Large Array (VLA).

Purple Lightning at the VLA

Photo taken by Bettymaya Foott as part of an astrophotography project with the National Radio Astronomy Observatory and the Very Large Array (VLA).

North Arm of the VLA

Photo taken by Jeff Hellerman as part of an astrophotography project with the National Radio Astronomy Observatory and the Very Large Array (VLA).

VLASS Sees Planets

The images here show four planets as observed by VLASS during its all-sky survey. The high resolution of VLASS allows details to be seen in the planetary disks of Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. The “ears” either side of Jupiter are emission from areas of strong magnetic field.