Richard Bartlett
Whatever the reason, you’re excited to explore the universe and can’t wait to see these amazing sights for yourself. But what’s the reality of the situation? Can you hope to see anything resembling the images you’ve seen? What factors will play a role...
After the Quadrantids in January, the April Lyrid meteor shower (aka, simply the Lyrids) is the next major shower of the year, and typically reaches maximum around April 22nd or 23rd...
Here’s a question that gets asked a lot in astronomy, especially when it comes to telescopes: what’s the most distant object you can see? Maybe you’re thinking of buying a telescope, or maybe you already own one, and you’ve had a friend or neighbor ask you...
If you’re new to astronomy, there are a few key terms you’ll need to know. Some, like aperture and focal length, are important, and you might make a point of learning them early on. Other terms won’t initially seem so important, but you might often hear...
Neptune is too close to the Sun to be visible, and Uranus is too low in the evening twilight to make observations worthwhile. However, Jupiter remains telescopically observable for a short time after twilight for the first half of the month...
Few things in astronomy - or in nature itself - rival the wonder and spectacle of a total solar eclipse. It’s an event that’s instilled awe and fear among people around the world for thousands of years, and it’s a sight that, once seen, can never be fo...
While Saturn and Neptune are too close to the Sun to be visible, Mercury is furthest from the Sun on the 7th, and can be easily seen in the west about 15 minutes after sunset for roughly the first half of the month...
When it comes to astronomy, there are few events that can rival an eclipse. But why do eclipses happen? What happens during a total lunar eclipse...
Eclipses top the list of many astronomers’ must-see lists. Lunar eclipses can be seen by millions of people across the world simultaneously. But what is a lunar eclipse, and what can you expect from one...
Everyone keeps their eye on the weather. It’s probably hard-coded into our DNA - after all, extreme weather could cost you your life - but astronomers and astrophotographers take a particular interest...
Neptune is too close to the Sun to be visible this month, and Saturn is now sinking into the evening twilight, which makes it too low to be worth observing telescopically. However, Mercury returns to the evening sky for the last ten days and rapidly catches...
Whenever you look up at the night sky you’re looking at hundreds - if not thousands - of stars. To the naked eye, they appear as single points of light, but the reality is that most stars are thought to be multiple star systems. In other words, that s...
The evening twilight sky continues to be dominated by Venus, which reaches greatest elongation from the Sun on the 9th. Just a little to the upper left is Saturn. A crescent Moon appears to the left of Venus on the 3rd and then to the upper left of the...
We’ve all seen them - an apparently random streak of light across the night sky that often vanishes as suddenly as it appears. Meteors, or shooting stars as they’re popularly known, are nothing more than tiny clumps of dust and rock particles, no lar...
What will you see in the sky in 2025? Learn where the planets will be in 2025 and when meteor showers & eclipses will take place. The High Point 2025 Astronomical Calendar is your guide to the night sky for every month of the year. Download your free...
