You know, after decades of pointing optics toward the sky, I consider myself a knowledgeable observer. But while researching ...

That night it struck me that much of the information about sky objects was wrong, or naïve, or based on observations under poor conditions. As a result, I created a small publication called Deep ...

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Gravitational lensing has enabled humans to find not just black holes themselves but small deep-sky objects behind black holes, things we would never have been able to see without that telltale ...

This means that both stars and deep-sky objects stand out more when using binoculars and telescopes, and, as such, these tools drastically improve our experience of the urban night sky.

Deep-sky objects can also be viewed with binoculars. These tend to be the brighter examples of galaxies and nebulas, with classic examples being the Andromeda Galaxy (M31) and the Orion Nebula (M42).

A European dark matter telescope called Euclid has released its first treasure trove of data, showing galaxies by the ...

View the cosmos in the palm of your hand with the best binoculars for stargazing — see the stars, planets and deep sky objects. Binoculars are a great way to get into stargazing as they offer ...

Gain valuable insights into identifying meteors, stars, and fascinating deep-sky objects that grace the night sky. Interested in learning more? Check out this piece from Smithsonian Magazine on ...

Visitors can tour the observatory, look through a range of telescopes, and use the big Schueller telescope to image planets and deep sky objects (galaxies, nebulae, star clusters).