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Observing, The Sun, Upcoming Events

How to observe the Sun safely during a solar eclipse

Eclipse

Astrophotography

How to choose a camera for the eclipse

Only during totality is the stunning corona of the Sun visible, such as during the total solar eclipse of March 29, 2006, pictured here. You must be in the path of totality to see this unearthly sight, so plan accordingly.

2024 Solar Eclipse

A guide to the 2024 eclipse from Astronomy magazine

Eclipse over the Tetons - Totality Ends

Sky This Month: April 2024

Comet Pons-Brooks

The Sky This Week from March 29 to April 5: Comet Pons-Brooks puts on a show

The corona is made of hot, glowing plasma flying off of the Sun. It can only be seen when the Sun is completely eclipsed. Credit: Blake Estes

2024 Solar Eclipse, Observing, The Sun

The Great North American Eclipse: This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher

The lunar nearside

Every Full Moon, you can see the craters made famous in 2001: A Space Odyssey

Penumbral lunar eclipse

The Sky This Week from March 22 to 29: The Full Moon eclipsed

A simple finder scope mounted to a piece of lumber projects a clear image of the Sun.

2024 Solar Eclipse

Build a Sun projector with a finder scope or cheap binoculars

March 21, 2024, 30 minutes before sunrise, looking east

The Sky This Week from March 15 to 22: A conjunction of Venus and Saturn

M8 The Lagoon Nebula

The Sky This Week from March 8 to 15: Messier marathon 2024, take 1

Observing, Telescopes and Equipment

Interview: Celestron CEO Corey Lee on the revolutionary Origin Intelligent Home Observatory