NASA‘s Near-Earth Object Wide Field Infrared Survey Explorer, or NEOWISE, spacecraft captures images in all directions as it circles the Sun. Using all 18 sky maps it has taken thus far, scientists have created what they say is a timelapse movie of the sky that spans more than a decade. [Read More]
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Best telescopes for beginners in 2022
Denis Degioanni, Unsplash Best for looking at planets Sky Watcher Classic 200 Dobsonian 8-inch Aperture Telescope Check Price A large Dobsonian telescope for checking out planets. Best computerized Celestron NexStar 130SLT Computerized Telescope Check Price A user-friendly computerized telescope. Best for travel OYS 70mm Telescope Check Price A telescope with quick setup and convenient carrying… Continue reading Best telescopes for beginners in 2022
Best telescopes for 2022
Celestron Best for astrophotography Celestron NexStar 8SE Telescope Check Price It guides you toward the good stuff. Best value Coleman Astrowatch Reflector Telescope Check Price Look deep into the sky on a small budget. Best for kids Celestron PowerSeeker 70EQ Telescope Check Price This beginner-friendly scope leaves room to grow. The best telescopes really resonate… Continue reading Best telescopes for 2022
Best telescopes for beginners of 2022
Best telescopes to see the night sky. Denis Degioanni, Unsplash Finding the right telescope for beginners may seem more daunting than finding water on Mars. Where do you start? How much should you spend? Will it break easily? And what do any of the specifications mean? Learning about the various features and decoding the product… Continue reading Best telescopes for beginners of 2022
Best telescope for stargazing, astrophotography, and more
Celestron Best for astrophotography Celestron NexStar 8SE Telescope Check Price It guides you toward the good stuff. Best value Coleman Astrowatch Reflector Telescope Check Price Look deep into the sky on a small budget. Best for kids Celestron PowerSeeker 70EQ Telescope Check Price This beginner-friendly scope leaves room to grow. The best telescopes really resonate… Continue reading Best telescope for stargazing, astrophotography, and more
Comet Leonard Captured in Stunning Photos by Backyard Photographer
As Comet Leonard whizzed by Earth during Christmas festivities on its journey through the Solar System, photographer Andrew McCarthy went out into his backyard and captured incredible photos of the colorful “Christmas Comet.” A Close–Up Photo of Comet Leonard Through a Telescope McCarthy went outside in on the night of December 26th and managed to… Continue reading Comet Leonard Captured in Stunning Photos by Backyard Photographer
Ultra-Deep Space Photos Lead to Huge Discovery of ‘Rogue’ Planets
In a groundbreaking discovery, astronomers have spotted at least 70 — but potentially up to 170 — new “rogue” planets floating by themselves in space thanks to wide-field images gathered from satellites and other facilities across the globe. The discovery was announced by researchers at the European Southern Observatory (ESO) who explain that rogue planets… Continue reading Ultra-Deep Space Photos Lead to Huge Discovery of ‘Rogue’ Planets
After Launch, What Will The James Webb Telescope Photograph First?
NASA is set to launch the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the successor to the legendary Hubble Space Telescope, on December 25, and what it will be first set to observe was determined from more than 1,000 proposals. Getting the JWST into space has been anything but straightforward. The telescope was originally envisioned to launch… Continue reading After Launch, What Will The James Webb Telescope Photograph First?
NASA Revives Hubble: The Legendary Telescope is Fully Operational
NASA has successfully fully restored Hubble to full operation, and all four of its active instruments are back online and collecting science observations. Hubble went down for the second time in 2021 in late October. Scientists discovered a loss of specific data synchronization messages, which prompted them to take the legendary telescope offline and into… Continue reading NASA Revives Hubble: The Legendary Telescope is Fully Operational
This telescope will spy distant galaxies using 168 off-the-shelf Canon lenses
The Dragonfly Telephoto Array installed in New Mexico. It presently uses 48 Canon 400mm lenses (in two arrays), but that number will be increasing by quite a bit. Image by Pieter van Dokkum, Yale University The Dragonfly Telephoto Array is a scientific telescope designed by an international research team from Yale University and the University… Continue reading This telescope will spy distant galaxies using 168 off-the-shelf Canon lenses