Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. A rare eleventh-century ... found and one of only a handful known in the world, the astronomical instrument appears to have ...

of data and 100 million CPU hours on one of the world’s most powerful computers. Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory. As well as expanding the canvas of the sky map to 20,000 square degrees ...

Observing the night sky can be done with no special equipment, although a sky map can be very useful, and a good telescope or binoculars will enhance some experiences and bring some otherwise ...

At the end of 2022, Dark Sky will cease to function ... and high-resolution weather maps. The maps come with several different overlays, including precipitation, air quality, and temperature ...