Deep-sky objects shine and the giant planets show off their satellites as the bright light from the Moon disappears from our ...
Constellations can be fun - especially when you try and make out whatever shape the stars are supposed to create. While there are a handful of commonly known constellations, these are a few of the ...
Dark nebulas are notoriously challenging to capture because they emit little to no light of their own. Meyer imaged LDN 1245 ...
If you look halfway up in the northwest, you'll be able to see the familiar zigzag of five bright stars forming the ...
A new moon on Sunday, Jan. 18, means dark skies and some of the best stargazing conditions of the year. Here are the bright stars, constellations and objects to see.
Whilst the Star of Bethlehem from biblical tradition may be the first celestial body that springs to mind during the festive period, there are in fact numerous Christmas-related astronomical phenomena ...
While the Star of Bethlehem from scripture might be the celestial wonder most readily associated with Christmas, keen stargazers will discover there are actually multiple festive astronomical sights ...
When Christmas rolls around, most of us picture the Star of Bethlehem twinkling above the nativity scene – but did you know the winter skies are packed with festive celestial wonders just waiting to ...
Many astronomical events, such as meteor showers, run by calendrical timings as well. But our moon and the other planets move ...
What you won’t see, though, are green ones. The reason for this is both a fault in the stars and in ourselves: we don’t see ...