Over the quarter century I’ve been writing this column, I've been flabbergasted by the advances in telescopes for backyard ...

The Williams College trustees plan to preserve the Hopkins Observatory, built in 1836, for its historical value and to reactivate it as a full-scale astronomical ...

In astrophotography, I would say 70% is technique and 30% is the equipment. I spent a lot of time learning the technique behind those incredible images of the galaxies, Zubuyer says ...

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This list of commonly confused terms in astronomy will help you better understand the cosmos and the common phenomena we see in the sky.

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