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A conjunction is when two objects are close together on our sky's dome. Some conjunctions can't be seen, but others look spectacular.

The popular and information Astronomical Calendar for 2024 by Guy Ottewell is available. It comes in either electronic or printed form. Learn more here.

First postulated by Albert Einstein in 1916 but not observed directly until September 2015, gravitational waves are ripples in spacetime.

If you have an extremely dark sky, you can see the Trifid Nebula on as a fuzzy patch in the Milky Way. Binoculars show more and a telescope even more detail.

A globular cluster is a spherical collections of stars, orbiting in the halo of spiral galaxies. Our Milky Way galaxy has over 150 globular clusters.

If you want to see Saturn's rings, August 2022 is a great time to look. Grab a telescope, find a dark sky and read the tips found here!

Meteors in moonlight. It's not optimal, but it happens! Here's how to minimize the moon and optimize the Perseid meteor shower in 2022.

Want to try to capture a meteor with your camera? The first step is planning. The next step is to gather your equipment. Then on to the capture process itself.

Messier 6 and Messier 7 are star clusters near Scorpius’ stinger. But you’ll need a dark sky to see these faint but stunning stellar aggregations.

The North Star is a symbol for constancy. But, if you took its picture, you'd find that it makes its own little circle around the sky's north pole every day.