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- Eclipse Apps, Videos, Books: Resources for the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse 28 July 2023Find some of our favorite resources for the April 8, 2024, solar eclipse, including apps, video explainers, children's activities, and books. The post Eclipse Apps, Videos, Books: Resources for the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse appeared first on Sky & Telescope.The Editors of Sky & Telescope
- Use Your Smartphone to Shoot a Solar Eclipse 8 April 2023Read this advice from expert eclipse-chasers before you use your smartphone to photograph a solar eclipse. The post Use Your Smartphone to Shoot a Solar Eclipse appeared first on Sky & Telescope.Edwin Aguirre and Imelda Joson
- Eclipse Photographer’s Checklist 8 April 2023For those preparing to photograph a total solar eclipse, Fred Espenak shares his eclipse photography checklist. The post Eclipse Photographer’s Checklist appeared first on Sky & Telescope.Fred Espenak
- Native American Full Moon Names for 2023 1 January 2023Native American tribes each had their own full Moon names — we introduce the most commonly used ones and the traditions behind them. The post Native American Full Moon Names for 2023 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.Javier Barbuzano
- Getting Started with Your New Telescope 25 December 2022How to start out right with a new telescope — a guide to what you need to know, how to set it up, and things you can start finding with it in tonight's sky. The post Getting Started with Your New Telescope appeared first on Sky & Telescope.Alan MacRobert
- Watch "Astronomy's Workhorse" in Action 4 October 2022Fly through Sloan Digital Sky Survey data, watch what the team has to do to produce these observations, and see an artistic interpretation of the process and science. The post Watch "Astronomy's Workhorse" in Action appeared first on Sky & Telescope.Monica Young
- Astrophotographer of the Year Awards 19 September 2022The Royal Observatory Greenwich has announced the winners of the 14th annual Astronomy Photographer of the Year contest. The post Astrophotographer of the Year Awards appeared first on Sky & Telescope.Sean Walker
- Photographers "Capture the Dark" in Stunning Images 12 September 2022The International Dark-Sky Association celebrates photography's role in the fight against light pollution. Here are this year's contest winners! The post Photographers "Capture the Dark" in Stunning Images appeared first on Sky & Telescope.Lauren Scorzafava for the International Dark-Sky Association
- Observe Vesta — and Own a Piece of It, Too 24 August 2022Vesta's bright and easy to find in binoculars and maybe even with the naked eye in late summer skies. It's also just as easy to acquire a piece of it without a multi-billion dollar space mission. The post Observe Vesta — and Own a Piece of It, Too appeared first on Sky & Telescope.Bob King
- What Is the Ecliptic? 28 July 2022The ecliptic, simply put, is the plane of Earth’s orbit around the Sun. It extends beyond that to include the seven other planets. The post What Is the Ecliptic? appeared first on Sky & Telescope.Peter Tyson