A Picture-Perfect Starry Night with Sky Guide for iOS
If you have ever looked up at the night sky and wondered what that particular shinning dot is, you don’t need to look any further than your iPad for the answer.
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How To Photograph The Gas Giants: Jupiter and Saturn
With just your telescope and DSLR camera, you can capture some amazing views of our bright neighbor planets. You don’t even need a tracking mount!
How To Avoid The Agony When Buying Your First Telescope
Buying your first telescope can quickly become a daunting task when faced with so many choices and unfamiliar terms. With everything from cheap department store telescopes to computerized models and specialized APO refractors, how do you choose something you’ll be able to enjoy for years with without spending a fortune?
Comet ISON Tracking Through Gemini
From now through October, comet ISON tracks through the constellations Gemini, Cancer and Leo as it falls toward the sun.
Photographing Comet Pan-STARRS
3/17 Update – I managed to see comet PanSTARRS last night from Sunset Hill Park in Ballard along with about half a dozen other intrepid stargazers, and capture a few decent photos as well.
3 Easy Tools for Spotting the ISS
What’s the size of a football field and shines as bright as Jupiter? The International Space Station!
Saturn’s Polar Hexagon
Why Saturn has a hexagonal cloud band at it’s north pole, and when you can start observing the ringed planet yourself.
6 Reasons to Try Astrophotography with your DSLR
You have a DSLR? Start pointing it up! You don’t need to be an expert to get some compelling pictures of the night sky. Here are six reasons to give astrophotoraphy a shot.
Star Walk for iPhone: The Night Sky In Your Pocket
Star Walk iPhone App Review
Asteroid Flyby: 2012 DA14
Wrong location or cloudy skies? Catch asteroid 2012 DA14 on the NASA webcast Feb 15 @ 11:AM PST On February 15th, a 50 meter asteroid designated 2012 DA14 will pass by the earth at a distance of about 17,200 miles.