A stellar two-fer: See two star clusters in the morning sky and bring a pair of binoculars. Last month I wrote about the constellation Orion. Using the three stars in the belt of Orion, follow the ...
It's time for a most beautiful celestial event, and to make it even more exciting, there's an app for that, too. The free Night Sky app will allow you to be a bit more interactive. It's a powerful ...
Clark Planetarium offers free night sky and sun parties regularly. Morgan Saxton talked with Community Programs and Volunteer Coordinator, Misty Morris, to learn more about the events. She says the ...
Enjoy a post-dinner stargazing session as the first-quarter moon, Saturn and the season's brightest stars light up the ...
Mercury is notoriously difficult to spot with the naked eye, thanks to its proximity to the sun. Most of the time, you get only a few minutes to see it before the sun comes up over the horizon, ...
If you are making travel plans to visit the national parks this summer, it may be difficult to decide where to go: Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, Smoky Mountains. But one thing you can count on is that ...
From nebulas and galaxies to star clusters, the sun and the moon, here’s what to image in the night sky using a smart ...
On May 10, 2024, something unusual happened. Babak Tafreshi packed up his camera equipment and drove just an hour north of his home in Massachusetts to photograph the northern lights. For the first ...