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World Atlas of the Night Sky
This is an image of the amount of light pollution that can be found around the world in the night sky...
In Praise of Darkness
For the first time in human history, the brilliant, awe-inspiring canopy of the night sky is being st...
Total lunar eclipse turns Moon red
Thousands of hopeful astronomers around the world tried to catch a glimpse of the year's only total l...
Total Lunar Eclipse Tonight
Tonight (at least if you are living in the right part of the World and if the weather cooperates) you...
Multiple Solar Prominences
Each of these solar prominences is larger than our entire planet. These are some truly massive events...
Scientists and amateurs find new solar system
Astronomers and amateur stargazers have used an unusual technique to find a solar system that closely...
Upcoming Total Lunar Eclipse
Shortly after sunset on Wednesday, February the 20th, skywatchers across the Americas will be treated...
Sun’s Magnetic Secret Revealed
Powerful magnetic waves have been confirmed for the first time as major players in the process that m...
U.Va. Student Preaches the Power of Darkness
For more than 4,000 years, poets, artists and stargazers have found inspiration in the nighttime hea...
[Pic] Landscape Lighting Buried In The Snow (and still on)
Talk about mindless energy waste. These guys have a handful of landscape lights that are on from dusk...
Got A New Telescope… Now What?
Many people find themselves in the possession of a new telescope this time of year. For some, it is t...
Mars Closest to Earth Tonight; Best View Until 2016
The bright yellowish-orange "star" poised above the constellation Gemini is actually the planet Mars,...
Best Meteor Shower of 2007 Peaks Dec. 13
If you are able to get out of the city and into a semi-dark are, you will be rewarded with one of the...
The Illusive Horsehead Nebula
I got my first ever images of IC434, the Horsehead Nebula in the constellation Orion. The Horse Head ...
Comet 17P/Holmes
Comet 17P/Holmes continues to put on a show for skywatchers willing to brave the cold weather.
The Moon and Mars in Conjunction
I caught a sweet shot of The Moon and the red planet, Mars last night just before the clouds rolled i...
[PIC]Beaver’s Full Moon Rising
Another spectacular moonrise this evening.
Moon In The Belt of Venus
What a gorgeous moonrise today. I thought of hiking up to get a better vantage point to capture tonig...
The Lunar Apennine Mountain Range
The view centered on the Lunar Apennine Mountains is one of the most dramatic on the lunar surface.
Comet Holmes Is Now Bigger Than The Moon!
Comet 17P/Holmes burst onto the astronomy scene just three weeks ago. In that time, its captured the ...