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Summer is quickly approaching and with warm nights coming, the clearer skies beckon stargazers to look up and explore the ...
The Hubble Space Telescope marks its 35th anniversary with a stunning new image of the Sombrero Galaxy. This detailed view ...
Serving nine UC campuses and two national laboratories, Lick Observatory continues to be at the forefront of groundbreaking ...
The Blue Prince Observatory offers some permanent upgrades via the telescope puzzle. The players can unlock the ...
Astrophotographer Ron Brecher has captured a stunning deep sky image of the spiral galaxy M106, located 23.5 million light ...
The top of the telescope has a large inset for your cellphone and an “eyepiece” for the phone’s camera lens. I took a peek through the eyepiece and could see distant trees clearly.
Experienced astrophotographers will not outgrow this astrocam. The Altair 26C is perfect for photographing beautiful nebulas ...
Enjoy dark skies for evening observing, then catch a meteor shower and a planetary conjunction in the morning sky this week.
A new trail in this southern Arizona city plots the most visitor-friendly astronomy stops—and there are plenty to choose from ...
Refractor telescopes have long optical tubes as light travels in a straight line to the eyepiece. Compared to premium telescopes used by photography experts, refractors are generally more portable.