See the Winning Images of Royal Observatory Greenwich's Astrophotographer of the Year Contest
See the images that won the Royal Observatory Greenwich's Astronomy Photographer of the Year award.
Astrophotography: Tips & Techniques
Eclipse Photography: Framing the Eclipse
Here are several ideas photographers can use when shooting their next total solar eclipse.
See a Giant Sunspot!
If you have a solar filter, check out the sunspot group AR 3190 that's crossing the solar disk this week.
Astrophotographer of the Year Awards
The Royal Observatory Greenwich has announced the winners of the 14th annual Astronomy Photographer of the Year contest.
Orion Telescopes & Binoculars Purchases Meade Instruments
Orion Telescopes & Binoculars has acquired the famous telescope manufacturer Meade.
Pandemic Inspires Surge in Telescope Sales
A silver lining to the long year we've had is a renewed interest in the night sky.
Astrophotography: Tips & Techniques
Eclipse Photography: Reveal Totality in HDR
This innovative astrophotography technique can pull out stunning detail in the solar corona.
Meade Instruments Files for Bankruptcy Protection
Meade Telescopes files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection after loosing an antitrust lawsuit brought by Orion Telescopes & Binoculars.
Report from the 2019 Advanced Imaging Conference
S&T Associate Editor Sean Walker gives a rundown of last week's astro-imaging conference.
Jupiter's Great Red Spot Unfurls
Jupiter's South Equatorial Belt appears to be pulling material from the Great Red Spot in an event that's visible from small scopes.
Peer Deep Within the Large Magellanic Cloud
A team of amateurs reveals the Large Magellanic Cloud, a galactic neighbor, in an exceedingly deep, high-resolution mosaic.
Astronomers Identify Weather Cycle on Jupiter
Astronomers have identified a periodic clearing at the gas giant's equator; amateurs may have spotted the change at the end of 2018.
Mars Dust Storm Grows — Curiosity's Skies Darkening
The dust storm on Mars that broke out at the end of May is now affecting the skies across the entire planet.
Observe Changes on Mars
The nearby Red Planet displays remarkable changes every apparition. Whenever Mars approaches opposition, keep an eye out for some of these differences.
Astrophotographer of the Year Awards
The Royal Observatory Greenwich has announced the winners of the 9th annual Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year contest.
Huge Storm Rages on Neptune
A huge, white storm is raging on Neptune, and its location is baffling astronomers. How can a storm system this large exist at the planet's equator?
Stellafane: A Weekend on Breezy Hill
Several hundred amateurs gathering on Breezy Hill in Springfield, Vermont for the 82nd annual Stellafane convention.
The Spotless Sun
The Sun has been unusually quiet lately. Since the start of 2017, only a single tiny sunspot has made a brief appearance on the solar disk.