Observing

Astronomy for beginners

Galaxies in the gazelle

Telescopes and Equipment

How to collimate your telescope

Galaxies

Observe the Sombrero galaxy

Astronomy for beginners

Spot the ring that hides in the Little Dipper

Science

Hawaii’s getting a stellar new observatory

Astronomy for beginners

The life and death of stars in Scorpius

Observing

Exploring Hercules

Observing

Lounging in Lyra

Telescopes and Equipment

I am struggling to find a system for telescopic observations of the planets and their major moons worthy of photographing. One wrinkle: I am in a wheelchair and almost blind.

Deep-Sky Objects, Galaxies, Stars

Springtime observing for small telescopes

Deep-Sky Objects

Observing springtime deep-sky objects with a large telescope

Science

Strange indeed