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How a Star Tracker Can Transform Your Astrophotography May 31, 2025

If you want to start taking incredible photos of the night sky, I highly recommend investing in a small star tracker. You can attach your existing camera and lens to a star tracker to take amazing photos of large nebulae and galaxies. Over the years, I have used many different star trackers, but the Sky-Watcher... […]

Trevor Jones

I Ran An Image Processing Challenge, The Results Humbled Me May 23, 2025

I recently ran an impromptu astrophotography image processing challenge, and the results were out of this world (sorry, I had to do it). The craziest thing about it is that the data wasn’t overly great (in terms of overall exposure time) or interesting. Just a seemingly random portion of the constellation Cygnus that includes the... […]

Trevor Jones

Astrophotography Targets by Season May 21, 2025

This guide covers some of the best deep-sky astrophotography targets by season in the northern hemisphere. From bright nebulae and galaxies to beautiful star clusters, you’ll find targets that are perfect for beginners and seasoned imagers alike. Knowing what targets are available to you throughout the year makes planning your nights under the stars way... […]

Ashley Northcotte

Explore Our Dynamic Sun! June 16, 2025

from NASA’s Heliophysics Education Activation Team (NASA HEAT) and the Astronomical Society of the Pacific/Night Sky Network Have you ever wondered about what the Sun is made of? Or why do you get sunburned on even cloudy days? NASA’s new Explore the Sun toolkit brings the wonders of solar science to you, offering answers to […]

NASA Employees Named 2025 Service to America Medals Honorees June 16, 2025

Two NASA employees are being honored as part of the Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals, also known as the Sammies, recognizing outstanding federal employees who are addressing many of our country’s greatest challenges. Rich Burns of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, and John Blevins of Marshall Space Flight Center in […]

Tiernan P. Doyle

Hubble Studies a Spiral’s Supernova Scene June 16, 2025

This serene spiral galaxy hides a cataclysmic past. The galaxy IC 758, shown in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image, is situated 60 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. Hubble captured this image in 2023. IC 758 appears peaceful, with its soft blue spiral arms curving gently around its hazy barred center. However, in 1999, […]

Monika Luabeya

Bright Nova Lights Up Lupus Constellation June 17, 2025

A newly-discovered nova in Lupus is on the rise and approaching naked-eye visibility. Here's how to see it. The post Bright Nova Lights Up Lupus Constellation appeared first on Sky & Telescope.

Bob King

“Shattering” NSF Budget Proposal Threatens Gravitational Wave Science June 16, 2025

One of two Nobel Prize-winning LIGO sites is on the budgetary chopping block. The post “Shattering” NSF Budget Proposal Threatens Gravitational Wave Science appeared first on Sky & Telescope.

Hannah Richter

This Week's Sky at a Glance, June 13 – 22 June 13, 2025

The two Great Globular Clusters in Hercules now await you high overhead. Yes there are two. Both are telescopic trophies, and even binoculars can reveal them as little fuzzdots. The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, June 13 – 22 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.

Alan MacRobert

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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