The Sun

The Sun seems unchanging, but solar flares, prominences, and sunspots often pop up and disappear. Safely observing the Sun can be both fun and rewarding.

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Last of Pluto’s moons — mysterious Kerberos — revealed by New Horizons

The IBEX spacecraft sets the “gold standard” for understanding the interstellar material surrounding our solar system

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Weird Object: The IBEX Ribbon

Blast waves in the Sun’s atmosphere

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Change Your View: Solar September

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NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory catches a double photobomb

NASA satellites help explain coronal heating

The doppelgänger effect

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Solar system formation doesn’t mean a thing without that spin

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Corrected sunspot history suggests climate change since the Industrial Revolution not due to natural solar trends

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Searing Sun seen in X-rays

Here comes the Sun

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Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center/Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.

The Sun

Safely observing the Sun can be a fun and rewarding experience.

Credit: Ted Hauter.

The Moon

Our nearest celestial neighbor provides many great sights.

Planets

Targeting our solar system’s other worlds is well worth the effort.

Credit: Tony Hallas.

Deep-Sky Objects

Nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies are the night sky’s hidden gems.

Credit: Celestron.

Telescopes & Equipment

Explore the tools that can help you unlock the night sky.

Credit: Peter Michaud, Gemini Observatory.

Astrophotography

Capturing great celestial sights is both an art and a skill.

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