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Great Orion Dark Sky Festival
Wednesday, March 5, 2025 by Richard Harris
The Great Orion Dark Sky Festival is an annual celebration of astronomy and the wonders of the night sky, organized by the Eastern Sierra Observatory. Scheduled for March 27th to 30th, 2025, this immersive event will take place in Panamint Valley, California, adjacent to Death Valley National Park. ...
Onstep V4 Pro review
Wednesday, March 5, 2025 by Richard Harris
The evolution of astrophotography mounts has led to the development of advanced systems capable of accurately locating celestial objects with precision and efficiency. One such mount, the Celestron CG5 Advanced GoTo, was once at the forefront of this technology, offering astronomers the ability to t...
Andromeda galaxy survey unveiled
Saturday, January 25, 2025 by Richard Harris
On a clear autumn night, the farthest object visible to the naked eye can be seen without a telescope or binoculars. Located just northeast of the Great Square of Pegasus, it appears as a spindle-shaped haze with a bright center. This object is the Andromeda galaxy, the nearest galaxy to the Milky W...
Young galaxy mystery from JWST
Thursday, January 2, 2025 by Richard Harris
In a groundbreaking paper by Rashi Jain and Yogesh Wadadekar from the National Centre for Radio Astrophysics at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in Pune, India, a grand-design spiral galaxy was discovered using JWST - that shouldn't be there. This galaxy, with a photometric redshift of...