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ZWO Astronomy photographer of the year 2025
Tuesday, August 12, 2025 by Richard Harris
The shortlist for the ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2025 competition has been unveiled. From a blood moon hanging over Shanghai to a family portrait of the Solar System and a close-up of a comet's streaming tails, distant astronomical wonders are photographed in magnificent detail for a...
Dark sky astronomy locations guide
Friday, May 23, 2025 by Richard Harris
Finding a dark sky location for astronomy begins with understanding what makes a sky dark. A dark sky is one where artificial light is minimal or absent, allowing celestial objects to appear with clarity and contrast. This level of darkness isn’t judged by personal perception but by measured v...
Star Parties in 2025
Wednesday, March 12, 2025 by Richard Harris
Imagine this: You’re standing in the middle of a dark field, far from the glare of city lights - our natural Hobbit-like habitat. As amateur astronomers, we tend to be solitary creatures, happiest when left alone under the night sky with nothing but the hum of tracking motors and the whisper o...
Anti-tail of Comet Tsuchinshan ATLAS captured
Saturday, November 2, 2024 by Richard Harris
Astrophotographer Miguel Claro has successfully documented a rare astronomical event involving Comet C/2023 A3, also known as Tsuchinshan-ATLAS. Capturing this celestial occurrence from the Dark Sky Alqueva reserve in Portugal on October 13, 2024, Claro's images reveal the comet exhibiting an un...