Observing
What’s Up in the Night Skies for January 2013?
Jane Houston Jones from JPL provides a video preview of the night skies in the first month of the new…
Weekly SkyWatcher’s Forecast: December 3-9, 2012
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! With a whole lot less Moon present in the early evenings, it's time to do some very…
The Man Who Shoots Space: Interview with Thierry Legault
We've written many articles to share the incredible astrophotography of Thierry Legault, and have also interviewed him extensively about his…
Timelapse From Inside a Telescope
This timelapse is different than most because it allows you to see the actions of the South African Large Telescope…
Weekly SkyWatcher’s Forecast: November 19-25, 2012
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! It's going to be a great week to study the Moon - and bright Jupiter is just…
Weekly SkyWatcher’s Forecast: November 12-18, 2012
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! While we might have to contend with the Moon again, it's still going to be a very…
Notes from an Amateur Telescope Maker’s Journal, Part 2
First of all, I'd like to say thank you for all the feedback on the first entry from the Amateur…
Weekly SkyWatcher’s Forecast: October 29 – November 4, 2012
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! Are you ready for some spooky targets this week? Then follow along as we take a look…
Weekly SkyWatcher’s Forecast: October 22-28, 2012
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! It's going to be a great week to enjoy lunar studies, but why don't we take a…
Notes from an Amateur Telescope Maker’s Journal, Part 1
A home-made equatorial wedge used with an off-the-shelf telescope, just one of the ways you can improve your telescope experiences.…