Polaris, the North Star: find it, navigate by it, understand its Cepheid pulsations, distance challenges, Earth’s precession, and the future of pole stars.
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Explore Orion’s stars and nebulae: find the Belt, tour the Orion Nebula and Horsehead, learn Betelgeuse vs Rigel, star formation, history, and observing tips.
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Explore double stars: types, orbits, mass measurements, and how to observe tight binaries with small telescopes. Catalogs, techniques, and famous targets.
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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.
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Find Vega, Deneb, and Altair with star-hops, deep-sky targets, stellar science, and seasonal tips to spot the Milky Way from city and dark sites.
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Astrophotography – Imaging the Fireworks Galaxy. An interview with D.j Van Bourgondien. Watch the full Interview Imaging the Fireworks Galaxy Using a Celestron EdgeHD 8″ Telescope Recently, Andrew Roberts from Optical Mechanics sat down with astrophotography enthusiast DJ Van Bourgondien to discuss his fascinating journey into this captivating field, as well as his process and
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Choosing the Best Telescope Eyepieces for Deep-Sky Observation Deep-sky observation is one of the most rewarding aspects of amateur astronomy, offering a glimpse into distant galaxies, nebulae, and star clusters. But to truly unlock the potential of your telescope, selecting the right eyepiece is essential. The eyepiece acts as the lens through which you view
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Lying on the celestial equator, the constellation of Orion is one of the most recognizable and well-known constellations in the night sky. It is visible in both hemispheres from November to March, hitting the meridian at sunset in January. The areas in and around Orion are home to one of the most glorious parts of
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Located on the ecliptic, Cancer (the “crab”) is one of the twelve constellations of the zodiac and is found in the northern celestial hemisphere. Cancer is a medium-sized constellation with an area of 506 square degrees and is home to many exciting deep-sky objects, many of which will be discussed in this ultimate guide to
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Stars are some of the most widely recognized astronomical objects and are very common in space. There are billions of stars in the Milky Way alone, and their abundance means that there are actually lots of different kinds of stars and each type has its own unique features. Today’s focus are the very cool, very beautiful
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Space is a vast and mysterious place that we still barely understand. In our solar system, we only have one star – the Sun. But there are countless trillions of stars in the universe, all of different sizes and densities. But just what color are stars, exactly? This is actually a very interesting question and
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If you are new to astronomy or love viewing the stars from the comfort of your own backyard, then it’s time to learn about circumpolar constellations. There are many different constellations found in our night sky, but which ones you see every time you look up depends heavily on your location on Earth. Circumpolar constellations
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