It’s been six months since astronomy clubs around the globe hosted events for the Messier marathon. The goal of this single-night observing challenge is to catch all 109 deep-sky objects in French ...
Photographer Alan Dyer observes the star clusters Messier 7 and Messier 6 near the horizon above Montana’s Sweetgrass Hills—two of the deep-sky objects included in the Messier Marathon. Alan Dyer, ...
Amateur astronomers across the world delight in the beginning of spring. Oh, sure, it means nights will be getting warmer (at least north of the equator), but, more importantly, the new season signals ...
Anyone spotting a globular star cluster like M13 for the first time through an amateur telescope will recognize a fascinating white spot, which at first glance could also be a comet without a ...
"Deep Sky Companion" at the Cahill Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics. Credit: Lia Halloran For her latest exhibition, called “Deep Sky Companion,” artist Lia Halloran was inspired not by the ...
Ring Nebula, 57th in the Messier catalog, is a planetary nebula about 2,000 light-years away. It is the glowing remains of a sun-like star. NASA, ESA and the Hubble Heritage (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble ...
Each spring, amateur astronomers attempt the ultimate stargazing challenge—an overnight quest to spot every galaxy, nebula, and star cluster in Charles Messier’s famous catalog. Photographer Alan Dyer ...
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