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Astrophotography, Observing

See the winning images of the Indian Astrophotographer of the Year contest

Full Moon above Christmas tree

The Sky This Week from December 22 to 29: A Christmastime Cold Moon

Observing, Observing Basics, Telescopes and Equipment

10 great telescopes to use in the city or any place with lots of light

Upcoming Events

Take in the Orion Nebula: This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher

snowy landscape at twilight

The Sky This Week from December 15 to 22: Winter begins

Geminid meteor shower 2022

Observing, Upcoming Events

How to see the Geminid meteor shower this week

Upcoming Events

See the Geminids: This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher

The constellation Orion

Upcoming Events

The famous star Betelgeuse will briefly disappear tonight

Travel southeast from Capella to capture Auriga’s targets. The chart at right zooms in on the Happy Face asterism.

Deep-Sky Objects

Binocular Universe: Winter’s first act

Geminid meteor above India

The Sky This Week from December 8 to 15: The Geminids’ time to shine

Saturn, post-processed in PixInsight. Credit: Molly Wakeling

Observing Basics

Observing Basics: How you can take sharp pictures of the planets

Located near the bright star Rigel, IC 2118 is a faint reflection nebula spanning almost 70 light-years and is popularly known as the Witch Head Nebula. Mukherjee used Telescope Live to acquire 12 hours of data from Australia with a Takahashi FSQ106ED, FLI PL16083, Paramount MX+, and Astrodon LRGB filters.

Astrophotography

Meet one of the fastest growing astroimaging communities