1+ hour, 22+ min ago  (159+ words) Astronomy Magazine Whether you're shooting wide-field Milky Way nightscapes or long exposures of the Lagoon Nebula (M8) through a telescope, using an astromodified DSLR will bring much more color " particularly in the Hydrogen-alpha red region " to your images. (Note: I say…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (193+ words) Allen Hwang from Deming, New Mexico Comet 2025 R3 PANSTARRS climbs through the glow of morning twilight sporting a tail well over 2" long in this view (and running out of frame), captured March 28, 2026, between 5: 30 and 5: 50 a. m. local time. If projections hold " never a…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (136+ words) March into this month's new astronomy products'Astronomy Magazine Sol 100mm Dedicated Solar Telescope Day Star's Sol 100 Hydrogen-alpha telescope is a 4-inch instrument that allows safe viewing of normally invisible solar features. The design offers a " field of view and unique coatings,…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (179+ words) Mark Germani from Vancouver, Canada The emission nebula IC 410 is home to the embedded open cluster NGC 1893 as well as the famous Tadpole features, visible just left of center. The region is a stellar nursery where newborn stars are sculpting…...

8+ mon, 2+ week ago  (431+ words) Humanity is obsessed with astronomical record keeping. The Babylonians compiled their first listing of the stars in the 12th century b. c. e. Around 1000 b. c. e. , they followed it with an expanded. .. Humanity is obsessed with astronomical record keeping. The Babylonians compiled their first listing of…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (718+ words) Michael has been fascinated with the stars all his life. His astronomical journey began in third grade, after his parents bought him a set of constellation flash cards. From that day forward, Michael's goal was to become an astronomer. He…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago  (756+ words) French astronomer Charles Messier did not intend to be remembered for his discoveries of galaxies, nebulae, and stars clusters when he looked to the sky in the 1750s. Dubbed the "Ferret of Comets" by French King Louis XV after Messier's acceptance…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (283+ words) Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full'Sky This Week'column.' March 7: Venus meets Saturn Daylight saving time begins this morning at 2 A. M. local time. For regions that observe DST, clocks will "spring forward" from 2 A. M. standard time to 3 A. M. daylight…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (155+ words) Vikas Chander, taken from R'o Hurtado, Chile The galaxy NGC 2427 lies around 30 million light-years away in the constellation Puppis amid a crowded galactic scene filled with dusty cometary globules and outflows from stellar nurseries. This 4-panel mosaic comprises 68 hours of…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (65+ words) Safely observing the Sun can be a fun and rewarding experience. Our nearest celestial neighbor provides many great sights. Targeting our solar system's other worlds is well worth the effort. Nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies are the night sky's hidden…...