Join us as we explore the solar system, viewing techniques, galaxies, space travel, and much, much more.
Having the opportunity to witness a comet zoom through the sky can be an exciting and impactful experience. Unfortunately, seeing this type of event is rare, and we only get a few chances each year. Is Comet 2023 going to be your Comet Year? Because it is so infrequent, you must keep track of when […]
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Welcome to our guide on the constellation Andromeda! This stellar formation is located in the Northern Hemisphere of our night sky and can be seen from any part of the world. Named after a princess from Greek mythology, this star pattern has been used for centuries by various cultures to mark seasonal changes and keep
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Venus is so bright that it is visible during the daytime and night. It is located close to Earth and is easily seen with a telescope. It looks almost like a bright star. As the brightest planet, it’s a popular planet for amateur astronomers. This guide teaches you how to see Venus through a telescope.
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Earth’s Most Essential Essential: The Sun The Sun is a massive, luminous ball of plasma located at the center of our solar system. It is estimated to be about 4.6 billion years old, making it one of the newer objects in the Milky Way galaxy. The Sun provides us with light and heat, which is
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Who Doesn’t Love An Eclipse? Solar and lunar eclipses are spectacular celestial events that have enthralled and captivated viewers for millennia. Occurring in cycles, these two types of eclipses are mesmerizing to behold and often require travel to truly appreciate. This article will explore the nuances of solar and lunar eclipses, their causes and appearances,
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Let’s Get Started… We get the question “how long after sunset is it dark?” a LOT. Knowing the time of darkness after sunset is important to many astronomers and astrophotographers. Unfortunately, however, it is not a straight answer for every situation; one must consider things such as latitude, season, and altitude. What is “Astrodark”? Astrodark
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Magnification is used to enhance an object’s size so that it can be viewed with the human eye to assess it for a number of reasons. This could be for scientific research, geographical investigation, or purely from a visual perspective. We often get asked what the easiest way to calculate total magnification is. This article
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Immediately Recognizable, Always Unforgettable: Saturn Saturn is a gas giant planet named after the Roman god of agriculture and harvest. It is the second-largest planet in our solar system, with a diameter about 9 times that of Earth, slightly smaller than Jupiter, which is about 11 times the size of Earth. Saturn is less dense
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When you step outside and look at the stars in the night sky, chances are you imagine how amazing it would be to be able to see more of them. By owning a telescope, you can drastically increase how much you see behind the curtain of the sky. It’s no surprise that understanding telescopes is
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If you’ve been shopping around for telescopes, chances are you’ve seen that some have smartphone telescope adapters included. These make it very convenient for you to take pictures of the celestial objects that you view when looking at the sky. How do smartphone telescope adapters work? These adapters are clamped onto the eyepiece of the
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All telescopes – and indeed, most optical devices – work by collecting light at the objective lens or primary mirror, and then converging these light rays into a spot called the focal plane. Particularly with eyepieces, it is basically inevitable that any telescope will have aberrations at the focal plane in some fashion, and they
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