You’ve probably seen the ‘evening star’ or the ‘morning star’. This is Venus. But what else is possible regarding the planets or stars in the daytime? I did some research and it might surprise you to know what …
Scientists are searching for Earth-like planets and finding such with telescope technology that’s highly sophisticated (much more so than the best home telescope). A considered super-Earth is the newly found exoplanet orbits Barnard’s Star, about 6 light-years from …
Did you know planets are bright enough for night sky city viewing? And, observing planets through a telescope won’t be much different in the city from that at a dark rural location. Here’s how to see stars in …
There’s a saying: Stars twinkle and planets don’t. It’s true. But, is it enough to find planets when the sky appears full of stars? You will need a long focused and steady look to conclude about it twinkling …
One thing you can do as a backyard astronomer is check out the surface of the Sun for sunspots, for Mercury passing by, or when there’s a solar eclipse. Here I cover the ins and outs of looking …
The following is an expansive list of things you can see in the night sky with binoculars. It has northern and southern sky objects that you can target. Discovering the night sky through binoculars You can find and …
With a new telescope, one of the first steps is to align the finderscope. So you look through the finder scope to line it up with a distant tree, tower, or antennae. The thing is it’s a tad …
Celestron is known for its Schmidt-Cassegrain (SC). But then there’s the Ritchey-Chrétien (RC) type of Cassegrain marketed by the Orion telescope brand. How do these compare? Let’s look at Orion vs Celestron and the important things to know …
If you’re looking to buy or have already have one, you might be wondering ‘where should I store my telescope?’ Here I cover storage ins and outs, what to avoid, and the best options to consider when looking …
You might be wondering what magnification works best for getting a close-up of Mars and what features you’re likely to see? Polar caps, moons? You know how Mars is the red planet but what and how can you …