Omega Centauri
Globular Clusters Evolve in Interesting Ways Over Time
Globular clusters are among the oldest objects in the Universe. The early Universe was filled with dwarf galaxies and its…
A Star Was Kicked Out of a Globular Cluster by an Intermediate-Mass Black Hole
Astronomers have solid evidence for the existence of stellar-mass black holes and supermassive black holes. However, evidence for Intermediate Black…
Spider Pulsars are Tearing Apart Stars in the Omega Cluster
Pulsars are extreme objects. They're what's left over when a massive star collapses on itself and explodes as a supernova.…
A Huge New Gaia Data Release: More Stars, Gravitational Lenses and Asteroids
The ESA's Gaia mission is releasing a new tranche of astronomical data. The mission has released three regular, massive hauls…
Going Low for Omega Centauri: How to Spot a Southern Hemisphere Jewel from Mid-Northern Latitudes
47 Tucanae... the Coal Sack… Magellanic Clouds large and small… sure, it can be argued that the southern hemisphere sky…
Virtual Star Party – May 4, 2014: It’s Galaxy Season!
Hosts: Fraser Cain and Scott Lewis Astronomers: Gary Gonella, Andrew Dumbleton, Stuart Foreman, David Dickinson, Shahrin Ahmad and special guest…
Virtual Star Party – April 26, 2014- Hangoutathon Special Edition!
This week's Virtual Star Party was a special 2-hour Saturday night version recorded as part of the Cosmoquest Hangoutathon. The…
12 Star Party Secret Weapons
We’ve all been there. Well OK, all public star party telescope operators have been there. You’re set up and you've got a stunning…
Weekly SkyWatcher’s Forecast: May 14-20, 2012
[/caption] Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! Dark skies mean galactic studies and this is going to be a terrific week for sacrificing…
Hubble Predicts the Future of Omega Centauri
[/caption] Using four years of data from the Hubble Space Telescope’s Advanced Camera for Surveys, astronomers have made the most…