Call for Solar Observers (Sept. 19–27)
Does your version of stargazing involve pointing your telescope at the Sun? With the right equipment, you can aid a project that aims to catch a solar flare in the act of erupting. The observing campaign is coming up soon: September 19 - 27, 2015.
Astrophotography: Tips & Techniques
Piecing Together the Sun & Moon
Here’s an easy technique for creating expansive images of the Sun and Moon using modest sensors.
iOptron's Tri-Pier
iOptron's Tri-PieriOptron adds greater stability to its premium telescope mounts with the new Tri-Pier.
Astrophotography: Tips & Techniques
Shooting with Modified, Astrophotography DSLR Cameras
Expanding the spectral response of your camera opens up many new imaging opportunities.
High-Resolution Astrophotography (DVD)
Damian Peach www.damianpeach.com World-renowned planetary imager Damian Peach releases the first of his new DVD tutorial series High Resolution Astrophotography. Within you'll find more than 2½ hours of detailed video guides on how to photograph the Sun, Moon, and planets. Peach walks you through userful features in popular image-processing programs…
Kavli Foundation Q&A: Pluto Revealed
Three experts joined The Kavli Foundation for a live Q&A to discuss New Horizons' long journey to the distant and fascinating world of Pluto.
Astrophotography: Tips & Techniques
Image Processing with CCDStack 2
Improve your deep-sky images with this innovative program.
Celestron's Skyris 132M and 132C
Celestron continues its partnership with high-end video camera manufacturer The Imaging Source, releasing the Skyris 132M and 132C (monochrome and color) cameras for $369.95 each.
Nikon D810A
Nikon announces its long-awaited DSLR camera designed exclusively for astrophotography.
Astrophotography: Tips & Techniques
Observing with Astro Video Cameras
Video can boost your telescope’s reach by leaps and bounds.
The Kavli Foundation Q&A: What Ignites Supernova Explosions?
We finally know the ingredients that fire up a particular kind of supernova. Four researchers explain why a better understanding of how certain stars die can help reveal the evolution of the cosmos and its galaxies.
The Kavli Foundation Q&A: Jupiter-like Exoplanet 51 Eridani b
A new exoplanet closely matches what astronomers think Jupiter looked like in its infancy. Astrophysicist Bruce Macintosh of the Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology at Stanford discusses why this discovery might help us understand how planets arise.
Astrophotography: Tips & Techniques
The 5 S's of CCD Imaging: Capture Amazing Deep-Sky Images
Follow these simple suggestions to get the most out of your CCD images.
August's Perseid Meteors: A "Must-See" Stargazing Event
Sky & Telescope magazine predicts that the Perseid shower will be at its peak late on Wednesday night (late on August 12th and early morning on the 13th).
Astrophotography: Tips & Techniques
Deep-Sky Imaging with your DSLR Camera
Getting started in DSLR astrophotography has never been easier.
The Kavli Foundation Q&A: Dwarf Galaxies and the Quest for Dark Matter
Satellite dwarf galaxies orbiting the Milky Way should help scientists better grasp the universe's evolution while also homing in on dark matter's identity.
Venus and Jupiter Create Breathtaking "Double Star" on June 30th
After gradually draw closer for weeks, Venus and Jupiter culminate their celestial dance with a dramatically close pairing — just 1⁄3° apart — in the western sky after sunset on Tuesday, June 30th.
Venus and Jupiter Put on a Show at Dusk
Each night during late June the two brightest planets are gliding closer together in the early evening sky. They're joined by a crescent Moon on June 19–20 and culminate with an ultra-close pairing on June 30th.
Stargazer's Corner: Adventures Under the Night Sky
Observing at the Diffraction Limit
Scientists at the Magellan Telescope grabbed the opportunity to observe crystal clear stars with one of the world's most sophisticated optics systems.
Kavli Foundation Q&A: The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope
Courtesy of The Kavli Foundation, Sky & Telescope is featuring an in-depth Q&A with two astrophysicists and a theoretical physicist on what the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope will teach us about dark matter and dark energy.