Stars
All about stars viewed through a telescope, binoculars, or with the naked eye. Topics include magnitude, luminosity, and the types of stars including why variable stars are so interesting.
Why Variable Stars Are Worth Targeting
Why target variable stars? Targeting variable stars when stargazing helps improve your ability to distinguish faint objects (high on the scale of star magnitude) and increases the sensitivity of your eyes for detecting differences in brightness. There are …
Types of Stars in Space: Examples of Stars Known
How many types of stars are there in the universe? There are several different star types and in the following I list the main ones for you, if you want to use your home telescope or binoculars with …
