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My Best Image of the Andromeda Galaxy Yet November 4, 2025

Last updated: November 4, 2025. If you find this helpful and buy through my links, I may receive a small commission. My latest photo of the Andromeda Galaxy is my best effort yet. I have been taking deep-sky astrophotography images for almost 15 years now, and this might be my favorite photo of space I’ve... […]

Trevor Jones

This Telescope Autofocuser Took My Astrophotography to the Next Level October 23, 2025

Last updated: October 23, 2025. If you find this helpful and buy through my links, I may receive a small commission. Over the years, I’ve spent countless nights under the stars chasing crisp, deep-sky images from my backyard. But this fall, I added something new to my telescope that completely changed the way I capture... […]

Trevor Jones

Newfoundland Road Trip: Dark Skies, Camping, & Stargazing September 29, 2025

This summer, we traded in our usual short camping trips for a big adventure: three weeks on the road to Newfoundland. We drove more than 6,000 KM (3,728 miles), stayed at 12 campgrounds, hiked trails, worked from the road, visited breweries, and explored new cities – all with Rudy in tow. This was... […]

Ashley Northcotte

6 Things to Know From NASA About New US, European Sea Satellite November 15, 2025

Data from Sentinel-6B will continue a decades-long record of sea surface height, helping to improve coastal planning, protect critical infrastructure, and advance weather forecasts. With launch set for no earlier than 12:21 a.m. EST Monday, Nov. 17, Sentinel-6B is the latest satellite in a series of spacecraft NASA and its partners have used to measure […]

scarney1

NASA Sets Launch Coverage for International Ocean Tracking Mission November 14, 2025

NASA will provide live coverage of prelaunch and launch activities for Sentinel-6B, an international mission delivering critical sea level and ocean data to protect coastal infrastructure, improve weather forecasting, and support commercial activities at sea. Launch is targeted at 12:21 a.m. EST, Monday, Nov. 17 (9:21 p.m. PST, Sunday, Nov. 16) aboard a SpaceX Falcon […]

Tiernan P. Doyle

Mapping Dark Matter November 14, 2025

This image released on June 30, 2025, combines data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory to visualize dark matter. Researchers used Webb’s observations to carefully measure the mass of the galaxy clusters shown here as well as the collective light emitted by stars that are no longer bound to individual […]

Monika Luabeya

Have Astronomers Discovered the First Generation of Stars? November 14, 2025

With the help of an intervening galaxy cluster, astronomers have found what might be the first generation of stars — but the jury's still out. The post Have Astronomers Discovered the First Generation of Stars? appeared first on Sky & Telescope.

Colin Stuart

This Week's Sky at a Glance, November 14 – 23 November 14, 2025

Saturn's rings are turning as edge-on as we will see them for another 15 years. The planet awaits your scope high in the evening sky. Low in the dawn, the thin Moon approaches Venus. The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, November 14 – 23 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.

Alan MacRobert

ESCAPADE Mission Launches for a Long Trip to Mars November 13, 2025

A small but unique mission to Mars is taking an innovative path to reach the Red Planet in late 2027. The post ESCAPADE Mission Launches for a Long Trip to Mars appeared first on Sky & Telescope.

David Dickinson

Hello out there? October 12, 2021

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Phil

Markarian's Chain in Virgo April 13, 2018

My own Hubble View! These galaxies lie between 10 to 50 million light years away. How many galaxies do you see? A pretty tricky part of the sky to image, really. You're utilizing almost your entire field of view with an 80mm scope, so dealing with all that comes with wide-field. This is the best […]

Phil

M51 Whirlpool Galaxy April 9, 2018

A nice clear night last night until around 12:30 when clouds rolled in. Managed to get this image of the lovely M51 Whirlpool galaxy. It lies around 23 million light years away and it is interacting with a smaller galaxy (yellow~ish bulge to the left). Three supernova (star explosions) have been detected in this galaxy […]

Phil

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