Betelgeuse Explained: Dimming, Distance, Fate
Betelgeuse demystified: its 2019–2020 dimming, true distance, size, mass loss, and supernova prospects—plus how to observe and contribute useful data.

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Listen to Bernard Miller describe his journey into AstroPhotography and detail how he captured this stunning image of the Sculptor Galaxy.
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Drew Evans talks about his passion for astrophotography, the equipment used and tips for post processing image data.
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Hear D.j Van Bourgondien as he talks about using his Celestron EdgeHD 8″ telescope to capture this image of the Fireworks Galaxy
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Betelgeuse demystified: its 2019–2020 dimming, true distance, size, mass loss, and supernova prospects—plus how to observe and contribute useful data.

By today’s standards, the telescope may not seem like a particularly technical device. But it was one of the most important scientific instruments in history and helped usher in an age of discovery that continues to this day. We often get the question, who created the telescope? Many people attribute the invention of the telescope
Step-by-step deep-sky astrophotography processing guide: calibrate, stack, and polish images with PixInsight, Siril, and Photoshop. Pro tips and workflows.