We are on Facebook!

Come check us out!!! Follow us on Facebook to stay current with events and news.

This message is only visible to admins:
Unable to display Facebook posts

Error: Server configuration issue
Click here to Troubleshoot.

ZWO ASI585MC Air Review: A Serious Smart Camera November 26, 2025

Last updated: November 26, 2025. If you find this helpful and buy through my links, I may receive a small commission. The ZWO ASI585MC Air is a compact, self-contained smart astrophotography camera that replaces the usual laptop, controller, and cable mess with a single, lightweight unit you control from your phone or tablet. This is... […]

Trevor Jones

DWARF mini Smart Telescope Review November 21, 2025

Last updated: November 21, 2025. If you find this helpful and buy through my links, I may receive a small commission. Over the past few months, I have been testing the DWARF mini smart telescope from the backyard and at a dark-sky site. This smart telescope is currently the world’s smallest, weighing just 840 grams. ... […]

Trevor Jones

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

Hi ya! Hyha December 18, 2025

Written by Margaret Deahn, Ph.D. student at Purdue University NASA’s Mars 2020 rover is currently trekking towards exciting new terrain. After roughly four months of climbing up and over the rim of Jezero crater, the rover is taking a charming tour of the plains just beyond the western crater rim, fittingly named “Lac de Charmes.” […]

NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover Ready to Roll for Miles in Years Ahead December 17, 2025

After nearly five years on Mars, NASA’s Perseverance rover has traveled almost 25 miles (40 kilometers), and the mission team has been busy testing the rover’s durability and gathering new science findings on the way to a new region nicknamed “Lac de Charmes,” where it will be searching for rocks to sample in the coming […]

Naomi Hartono

Massive Stars Make Their Mark in Hubble Image December 17, 2025

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a glittering blue dwarf galaxy called Markarian 178 (Mrk 178). The galaxy, which is substantially smaller than our own Milky Way, lies 13 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major (the Great Bear). Mrk 178 is one of more than 1,500 Markarian galaxies. These galaxies get their name from […]

Monika Luabeya

New Radar Data Chills Prospects of a Subglacial Lake on Mars December 17, 2025

There could be liquid water trapped under the southern polar cap of Mars. But new observations suggest otherwise. The post New Radar Data Chills Prospects of a Subglacial Lake on Mars appeared first on Sky & Telescope.

Javier Barbuzano

Scientists Map the Sun’s Magnetic “Surface” December 16, 2025

Where does the Sun end and the solar wind begin? Scientists have mapped the dynamic magnetic edge that bounds our star. The post Scientists Map the Sun’s Magnetic “Surface” appeared first on Sky & Telescope.

Colin Stuart

Mars MAVEN Mission May Be Lost in Space December 15, 2025

NASA is working to restore communications with its MAVEN Mars Orbiter mission. The post Mars MAVEN Mission May Be Lost in Space appeared first on Sky & Telescope.

David Dickinson

Hello out there? October 12, 2021

Anybody still coming here?

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

We are on Facebook!

AccuWeather Forecast

Clear Dark Sky Forecast

Follow us on Twitter

Boon Hill Amateur Astronomy

AstroBackyard

NASA Solar System & Beyond

Sky & Telescope

Phil’s Astronomy Blog