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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... […]

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... […]

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... […]

by Kat Troche of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific September 2025 marks ten years since the first direct detection of gravitational waves as predicted by Albert Einstein’s 1916 theory of General Relativity. These invisible ripples in space were first directly detected by the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO). Traveling at the speed of light […]

NASA and Blue Origin are reopening media accreditation for the launch of the agency’s ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers) mission. The twin ESCAPADE spacecraft will study the solar wind’s interaction with Mars, providing insight into the planet’s real-time response to space weather and how solar activity drives atmospheric escape. This will be […]

NASA, along with leaders from global space agencies and government representatives worldwide, convened on Monday to further the implementation of the Artemis Accords — practical principles designed to guide the responsible exploration of the Moon, Mars, and beyond. The meeting was held during the 76th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) taking place in Sydney. In opening […]

Astronomers have found that star-forming galaxies in the early universe were far messier than modern-day disk galaxies. The post Early Galaxies Were Messy, New Study Finds appeared first on Sky & Telescope.

The fast spin of small near-Earth asteroids suggests scientists need to revise their ideas about what holds these rocky bodies together. The post Near-Earth Asteroids Spin Faster Than We Thought appeared first on Sky & Telescope.

In this month’s Sky Tour astronomy podcast, we’ll watch two sets of shooting stars, spot some bright planets, point out a few late-autumn constellations, and put a spotlight on five fascinating stars. The post November Podcast: Five Fascinating Stars appeared first on Sky & Telescope.

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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 […]

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 […]