Many constellations have one very special deep sky object within their borders, something so famous that when you say, read, or hear that constellation’s name you instantly think of it, like an ...

This week’s naked-eye object is the Beehive Cluster in Cancer the Crab. Because this cluster is bright — magnitude 3.1 — it has acquired other proper names throughout history. Messier made it number ...

Can you capture a deep-sky object like the Butterfly Nebula from a city balcony — through clouds? Absolutely. Watch as I take ...

Add Mercury’s best morning appearance of the year, and November 2025 is a great month for taking cameras and tripods outside ...

The universe is a slow-changing place. While it's mostly true that the heavens and the deep-sky objects in it will look largely the same across an average human lifetime, there are dramatic examples ...

This new image from JWST also reveals for the first time the full extent of the nebula's lobes, or the spider's "legs", seen ...

The month brings a spectacular lineup of celestial sights—including a rare chan Mercury without a telescope and a "micro" new ...

FRANKENLUST TWP, MI – Delta College will host an open house and its first public observation night at its new observatory, the Delta Dome, this Friday night, Oct. 25. Beginning at 8 p.m., residents ...

Saturn aligns closely with the Moon in early November 2025, offering clear night sky observation. The Beaver Moon, star clusters, and planets like Jupiter are also visible.

Don't let light pollution put you off stargazing or astrophotography, I managed to see galaxies, nebulas and star clusters all in Bortle 7 and 8 class night skies. Stargazing is a wonderful pursuit ...

In late September, 40 amateur astronomers and photographers from all over India converged on the tiny hamlet of Hanle, in ...

Students at Francis Marion University, or those simply interested in viewing the stars, did so on on Saturday, Oct. 18, at ...