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- May 31, 2022
One of the most beautiful sights in the night sky, the ethereal Northern Lights are still not fully understood. Some observers travel to distant lands to see them, while others may never see them at all. They’re often colorful, mystical and sometimes...
- May 24, 2022
It’s been said that astronomy is the oldest science. Before our ancestors even invented language and learned how to write, they were staring up at the heavens. The stars themselves were unimaginable mysteries; tiny points of light that seemed to burn...
- May 17, 2022
With the exception of the Earth, perhaps the most famous planet in our solar system is Saturn. Almost anyone knows the planet as “the one with the rings” and even the most seasoned observer will typically find time to admire it. Space probes like Pioneer...
- May 01, 2022
Uranus is in conjunction with the Sun on the 5th and therefore won’t be visible this month, leaving Mercury as the only planet to be seen in the evening sky.
- April 20, 2022
If you’re a birder, the chances are you’ve seen and/or used both binoculars and spotting scopes before. Maybe you already own a few of each and are wondering which is best for looking at the stars. Alternatively, you may be an amateur astronomer considering...
- April 18, 2022
Almost everyone has seen a shooting star at some point. Technically known as meteors, these streaks of light often appear suddenly and without warning before fading and disappearing just as quickly. What are they? Where do they come from? And which meteor...
- April 15, 2022
It might seem like there’s a lot to learn about astronomy, and you might not know where to begin. To give you a head-start, we’ve created a library of online content that will help to build the foundations you need to get the most out of the hobby.
- April 11, 2022
We’ve all heard of a blue moon. Whether it’s because someone has said “once in a blue moon” or because a “blue moon” was said to be happening that month, the term has become part of our everyday language. But what does it really mean? How did it originate...
- April 08, 2022
Eclipses are one of the most exciting celestial events we can witness here on Earth, especially a Total Eclipse! 2022 had both a partial and a total eclipse of the Moon as well as a partial eclipse of the Sun, but 2023 and 2024 have that beat! In October...
- April 06, 2022
You’ve probably heard of a nebula before. Maybe it’s because you’ve seen them in sci-fi movies and TV shows, where they’ll hang in the background to make the blackness of space look more appealing. They’re often stunningly beautiful in photographs and...
- April 01, 2022
As many folks know, spring is galaxy season, and we currently have the opportunity to see three shining examples close together. Known collectively as the Leo Triplet, you can glimpse M65 and M66 within the same binocular field of view as Theta Leonis...
- March 30, 2022
It’s hard to think about the universe without conjuring up images of distant galaxies slowly spinning through the blackness of space. We’ve all seen the images from the Hubble Space Telescope that show nearby galactic neighbors in stunning detail or countless...
- March 10, 2022
At some point or another, you’ve probably looked up and noticed a grey, misty band stretching overhead. Learn more!
- March 09, 2022
You’ve probably heard a lot about the stars and constellations but may not know a lot about them. It can be a difficult and daunting prospect to learn the different facets of a new hobby, so with that in mind, we’d like to help you with our list of the...
- March 03, 2022
We’ve only just begun to explore the worlds that lie beyond our own, but in the decades since the first space probes left the Earth, our knowledge of our neighboring planets has grown exponentially. You may not be able to venture out into the solar system...
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