While remotely controlling a powerful telescope and viewing the results on your computer screen - as promised by the Gloria project - certainly has its appeal, it doesn't quite match the sense of ...

Many people look with awe at the spectacular images taken with the Hubble Space Telescope. But today’s amateur astronomers are nearly as good, having developed imaging techniques and using equipment ...

Smartphone - Use the night mode setting if your phone has one. You should be able to take a long-exposure photo for a few ...

Comet ISON is a much-anticipated comet making a close sun flyby on Nov. 28, 2013. The comet was discovered in Sept. 2012 by amateur astronomers and tracked closely because of its potential to flare up ...

Our guide to astrophotography for beginners covers everything from equipment to shooting modes to locations and more — a must-read for anyone just starting out. When you purchase through links on our ...

I do not consider myself an expert at using a digital single-lens reflex camera (DSLR), but I have experimented enough to pass on some useful ideas. In my November 2012 column, I outlined briefly my ...

In order to be seen, light from objects needs to reach our eyes. Therefore, objects that are far away don’t reflect enough light back for us to see them. The objective lens of a traditional telescope ...

Comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN) was discovered on Sept. 10 by Ukrainian amateur astronomer Vladimir Bezugly. It has brightened ...