Comet 3I/ATLAS can be seen from home — picking the right telescope to spot it

Comet 3I/ATLAS is now visible from Earth, offering a unique chance to witness a spectacular celestial object right from your ...
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Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Is About to Make Its Closest Approach to Earth. Here’s How to View It With Binoculars or a Telescope

On December 19, avid skywatchers can catch a glimpse of the mysterious visitor through powerful binoculars or a telescope when it’s around 170 million miles from our home planet ...
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Making A Backyard Observatory Complete With Retractable Roof

Here’s one for our astronomy geeks. Our hacker [arrow] has made their own observatory! This particular video is a bit over ten minutes long and is basically a montage; there is no narration or ...

The Gskyer telescope has become a surprise holiday hit for space fans of all ages

The Gskyer Telescope is a highly rated scope suitable for beginners. On sale for almost 50% off, it makes a great holiday ...

Interstellar visitor visible in California just this once

The NASA-funded ATLAS survey telescope in Chile found the comet on July 1. The comet was not visible as it raced behind the ...
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Astronomers and backyard enthusiasts work together to detect rare long-period exoplanet

A gas giant the size of Jupiter, yet even heavier and denser, has captured the attention of astronomers across the world. This planet, now confirmed and named TOI-4465 b, lies roughly 400 light-years ...
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Oregon hobbyists reach for the stars with backyard astrophotography

In the quiet darkness of his Mount Tabor backyard in Southeast Portland, Josh Romberg carefully points his 4-foot telescope at the North Star. Unlike amateur astronomers of decades past, he isn’t ...