The light from an exoplanet transit is quite faint. When animations depict transits, they makes it seem like planet blocks out the star like a … Read More

You see a dot of light in the night sky. Is it hot or cold? That’s a question that require physics, not poetry. To answer … Read More

The habitable zone may seem like a straightforward ring around a star, but it’s actualy a moving target depending on temperament of the star itself. … Read More

Patience is required when shooting the night sky; there’s always a trade off between sharpness and light gathering. You’ve focused manually, balanced your ISO, and … Read More

There’s a certain kind of frustration that comes with learning how to take astrophotos: After three hours of exposure time, you realize the object you … Read More

You’ve got one of those moment when your eyes see one thing but your brain won’t believe it because you know there should be something … Read More

It is an experience to look at something for the first time with a telescope, seeing things that could never be seen by the unaided … Read More

With a telescope pointed at some vague smudge high overhead, you stand there wondering: Is it a galaxy? Or is it merely a cloud of … Read More

It’s the backyard telescope that will reveal storms on Jupiter, and the double stars appear so close together they’re practically touching. And it’s big enough; … Read More

The cold night has you standing out with frost creeping down telescope tube. Looking through the finder scope, do you even have the right glass … Read More