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- January 11, 2023
There are eight planets in the solar system (including the Earth), and although you can see the five brightest with the naked eye, you really need a telescope to catch them at their best. Let’s review each one and get an idea of what you can expect to...
- April 04, 2022
After the discovery of Neptune, it was postulated that other planets may exist beyond its orbit. This trans-Neptunian object was dubbed “Planet X”, and beginning in 1894 the astronomer Percival Lowell began an extensive search to find Planet X.
- March 18, 2026
Your eyepieces will be some of the most important accessories you’ll own - so selecting the right eyepieces will be crucial to your viewing experience. Different focal length eyepieces are going to provide different magnifications: lower magnification...
- December 11, 2024
Recent observations by NASA's Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes have provided an unprecedented glimpse into Vega's circumstellar disk, a structure stretching nearly 100 billion miles across.
- October 22, 2024
While we generally do not recommend doing astrophotography with a manual Dobsonian telescope, you can certainly take quick photos of the Moon, the planets, some bright deep-sky objects and maybe even the International Space Station! All it takes is a...
- June 12, 2024
The universe is like a vast ocean just waiting to be explored, and if you’re just starting your journey, you’re probably eager to get your feet wet. But as with every new adventure, it’s a good idea to seek the advice of others who have sailed that ocean...
- May 17, 2024
Have you ever gazed at the night sky hoping to spot the dazzling band of gas clouds, nebulae, and stars known as our Milky Way, only to be disappointed by the full moon outshining everything in the celestial mosaic?
- January 04, 2021
Of the eight planets in our solar system, only five are visible to the naked eye in our night sky: Mercury and Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. The last two planets in our solar system, Uranus and Neptune, are so faint that they were only discovered...
- October 18, 2024
A recent discovery made by the James Webb Space Telescope on extrasolar planet GJ 9827 d has revealed the presence of a significant amount of water vapor in its atmosphere.
- June 02, 2022
Jupiter is the favored target of many amateur astronomers, despite the beauty of its neighbor, Saturn. Point a telescope toward it and the reason soon becomes clear: world-sized moons that dance about the planet and a storm that’s persisted for centuries...
- September 07, 2022
Ask anyone what a moon or planet is, and they’ll probably tell you a moon orbits a planet, and a planet orbits the Sun. However, asteroids are a little more complicated. Like planets, they orbit the Sun, but they’re not the same. For starters, there are...
- January 01, 2021
While not a great year for the major meteor showers, 2021 promises its fair share of lunar and planetary encounters. Whether you’re a morning or evening observer, you’ll have plenty of opportunities to see Mercury and Venus, Mars will pass by the Pleiades...
- February 12, 2025
There are so many ways to introduce kids to astronomy, but to keep them engaged and help them learn more effectively, nothing beats a good arts and crafts project. But beyond the typical model of the solar system, what are some projects that are fun...
- 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.
- May 15, 2024
Saturn, of course, is famous for its rings. It’s these rings that make the planet the jewel in the solar system and draw countless observers to the eyepiece whenever it’s visible. You could argue that Saturn is astronomy’s biggest recruiter, with more...
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