Magazine

Planets

Mars in daylight, no telescope needed

Deep-Sky Objects

Observe the Orion Nebula

Science

How can we determine that inflation occurred from 10-35 to 10-32 second after the Big Bang, and that the universe grew 1026 in that time?

Astrophotography

Guide your camera to great shots

Observing

Will there be blood?

Deep-Sky Objects, Observing

Deep-sky objects to observe this winter

Science

Is Polaris visible from the Southern Hemisphere?

Telescopes and Equipment

Testing Planewave’s 17-inch scope

Observing

Totality over America

Telescopes and Equipment

Test your telescope under the stars

Galaxies, Science

How can a galaxy be over 27 billion light-years from Earth if the universe is only about 13 billion years old?

Stars

How does a white dwarf consume planets?