The Roaring Fork Sky Watchers, a new club of amateur astronomy buffs, will gather to gaze at the sky from 8-11 p.m. Friday, April 19, at the Spring Gulch Nordic Center parking lot, near Carbondale.

In the coming decade, astronomers will surely solve some cosmic mysteries. Maybe by 2029, scientists will know what “dark matter” actually is, so they can give it a better name. Maybe they’ll find out ...

Autoguiding keeps telescopes precisely aimed, creating sharper images. Improper tracking causes blurry star trails in long-exposure astrophotography. Several guiding methods exist, each with pros and ...

An excellent alternative to bulky telescopes, these binoculars are easy to store and transport while giving you access to all wonders in the night sky. By Abby Ferguson Published Jan 4, 2024 4:00 PM ...

The article details introductory astrophotography techniques, focusing on readily accessible methods using a DSLR camera and basic equipment such as a tripod and optionally, an intervalometer. It ...

With the right equipment and enough curiosity, amateur astronomy makes for a safe and stellar pandemic hobby. Credit: bob al-greene / mashable After a couple hours of sleep, Rachel Knight woke to an ...

We often hear from people who are interested in telescopes - whether they're looking for one or have an item they'd like to know more about. A big reason for a lot of confusion concerning optical ...

America’s first planetarium is setting sights on reaching astronomy buffs beyond its Lake Michigan confines. Adler Planetarium’s “Scopes in the City” program offers free daytime and nighttime ...

Taking pictures of the universe will reach a new level once NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, or SOFIA, becomes fully functional at the end of this year. UA astronomer Erick ...

It’s that time of year: wherein I get 800 emails every small time unit asking me what kind of telescope people should buy for their kids/brother/sister/aunt/zombie ...

Astronomers are preparing to build the world's largest telescope that could be 100 times more powerful than the Hubble and will peer back to the very beginning of the universe. The new TMT ...

Astronomy is arguably the oldest science, and has featured strongly throughout the history of Nature — the first quasar, the first exoplanet, the nature of spiral nebulae, to name but a few of the ...