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A woman using the Unistellar app on a device to operate the Unistellar eQuinox 2 telescope.

Telescopes and Equipment

The Unistellar eQuinox 2 scope reviewed

The Moon’s shadow falls on Green River Lakes, Wyoming, during the Aug. 21, 2017, solar eclipse in this composite image.

2024 Solar Eclipse

How to view the 2024 eclipse, a step-by-step planning guide

Polaris lights up the Little Bear in the north.

Deep-Sky Objects

Binocular Universe: Northward bound

Countless people find astronomy fun, and for many good reasons.

Strange Universe: Celestial fun

Long-exposure images capture the stunning streaks created by Perseid meteors. Their tails can vary in color depending on their speed and chemical composition.

Exploring Turkey’s dark-sky delights

The Moon, Venus, and Mars

The Sky This Week from February 16 to 23: Venus meets Mars

The constellation Canis Major the Great Dog. Credit: Roen Kelly.

Deep-Sky Objects, Observing

See the open cluster M41, the Tau Canis Majoris Cluster, and Thor’s Helmet this week

Observing, Planets, The Moon

Jupiter meets the Moon: This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher

The author’s grandchildren view the partial phases of the 2017 eclipse with a homebuilt Advanced Safe Solar Viewer.

2024 Solar Eclipse

Eclipse viewing made simple

Comet 62P and Markarian's Chain of galaxies

The Sky This Week from February 9 to 16: Comet Tsuchinshan and galaxies galore

Rosette Nebula

Deep-Sky Objects

Large deep-sky objects to catch each season

Venus and Mercury in the sky

The Sky This Week from February 2 to 9: A last look at Mercury