Connecting with the Cosmos

Nicole Smith on the wonder of astrophotography

Astrophotographer Nicole Smith with one of her telescopes aimed at a clear New Mexico sky. Photos by Nicole Smith

How often do you pause to contemplate the cosmos? If you’re like Albuquerque-based astrophotographer Nicole Smith, scarcely a day goes by without a dose of wonder.

“It’s awe-inspiring,” she says. “It kind of blows my mind that people don’t think about it all the time. Like, people don’t obsess about the fact that…