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- Seestar S30 Pro Review: The Best Smart Telescope Yet January 16, 2026After using the Seestar S30 Pro extensively in my backyard for more than a month, I’ve developed a solid feel for what it can and can’t do. Galaxies, Nebulae, the Sun, EQ mode, Timelapses – you name it, I’ve put it through its paces. This review is based on real-world use, not first impressions. ZWO... […]Trevor Jones
- Photographing the Fox Face Nebula from My Backyard December 30, 2025I recently took on a fun backyard challenge: photographing the Fox Face Nebula (NGC 1788) using the William Optics UltraCat 76. It’s not a target you hear about very often, and that’s exactly what drew me to it. While Orion is packed with famous, high-contrast objects, this one tends to fly under the radar, especially... […]Trevor Jones
- ZWO ASI585MC Air Review: A Serious Smart Camera November 26, 2025Last 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
NASA Solar System & Beyond
- NASA Selects Axiom Space for Fifth Private Mission to Space Station January 30, 2026NASA and Axiom Space have signed an order for the fifth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, targeted to launch no earlier than January 2027 from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. “The award of our fifth private astronaut mission shows that commercial space is not a distant promise, but a present […]Jennifer M. Dooren
- NASA Aims to Advance Hypersonic Flight Testing with New Awards January 30, 2026While NASA is working with U.S. aviation to explore commercial supersonic technologies, the agency is also looking forward to an even faster era of flight – one of vehicles that can fly hypersonic, or five times the speed of sound. And to further that vision, NASA has issued two awards for studies into vehicle concepts. […]Lillian Gipson
- Visualizing Perseverance’s AI-Planned Drive on Mars January 30, 2026Description This animation of NASA’s Perseverance was created with the Caspian visualization tool using data acquired during an 807-foot (246-meter) drive on the rim of Jezero Crater made by the rover on Dec. 10, 2025, the 1,709th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. The mission’s “drivers,” or rover planners, use the information to understand the Perseverance’s […]
Sky & Telescope
- This Week's Sky at a Glance, January 30 – February 8 January 30, 2026The dazzling Moon occults Regulus Monday night while Regulus is busy announcing February. Betelgeuse turns the Winter Hexagon into the Heavenly G. The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, January 30 – February 8 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.Alan MacRobert
- The Ring Nebula Has an “Iron Bar” January 29, 2026New observations reveal a strange structure in the iconic nebula that has evaded astronomers for centuries. The post The Ring Nebula Has an “Iron Bar” appeared first on Sky & Telescope.Jan Hattenbach
- The Dark Energy Survey Weighs in on Cosmic Tensions January 27, 2026The final release of data from the Dark Energy Survey widens tensions in our understanding of the cosmic evolution. The post The Dark Energy Survey Weighs in on Cosmic Tensions appeared first on Sky & Telescope.Colin Stuart
Phil’s Astronomy Blog
- Hello out there? October 12, 2021Anybody still coming here?Phil
- Markarian's Chain in Virgo April 13, 2018My 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, 2018A 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