Telescopes
Astronomy Cast Ep. 327: Telescope Making, Part 1: Toys and Kits
Why pick up a low quality, wobbly telescope from the department store when you can craft your own - just…
Space Station Gets a New Telescope
Astronauts on the International Space Station today are installing a new modified Celestron telescope. This won’t be used to observe…
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…
Missing ‘Big Bang’ Antarctic Telescope Found
[/caption] Astronomers and students from the University of Minnesota hoping to search for radiation left over from the Big Bang…
Keck Observatory Fires Up MOSFIRE
[/caption] Last week, on April 4, 2012, the W.M. Keck Observatory's brand-new MOSFIRE instrument opened its infrared-sensing eyes to the…
Weekly SkyWatcher’s Forecast: March 5-11, 2012
[/caption] Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! Our week begins with the dance of the planets and a gathering of asteroids. Keep watching…
RoboScopes – Real Armchair Astronomy
[/caption] Using and getting the most out of robotic astronomy Whilst nothing in the field of amateur astronomy beats the…
New Submillimetre Camera Sheds Light on the Dark Regions of the Universe
[/caption] The stars and faint galaxies you see when you look up at the night sky are all emitting light…
Good and Bad News Comes With NASA’s 2012 Budget
[/caption] On November 14, President Obama signed an Appropriations bill that solidified NASA's budget for fiscal year 2012. The space…
Looking For the City Lights of Alien Civilizations
[/caption] When most people think about the search for alien life, the first thing that usually pops into mind is…