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Amateurs Help Discover Pulsing White Dwarf
Amateur astronomers worked together with the pros in the discovery of the pulsing white dwarf in the variable system known as AR Scorpii. Hear from Josch Hambsch, one of the amateurs on the team, on what it was like to take part.
Stargazer's Corner: Adventures Under the Night Sky
The Town-Sized Milky Way Project
I turned my town into a model of the Milky Way Galaxy for my high school astronomy project.
Stargazer's Corner: Adventures Under the Night Sky
Sketching Celestial Observations
Why, and how, you should sketch your observations through a telescope.
Stargazer's Corner: Adventures Under the Night Sky
Binocular Stargazing Catalog
Wondering what to look at in the night sky with your binoculars? Start with this binocular stargazing catalog with 150 bright, deep-sky objects.
Stargazer's Corner: Adventures Under the Night Sky
How To Get a Glimpse of Omega Centauri
Among globular clusters, the immense Omega Centauri is widely regarded as the most impressive in the sky. Its deep southern location makes this object challenging to spot — but it can be done, as Italian observer Giuseppe Pappa explains.
Stargazer's Corner: Adventures Under the Night Sky
High School Student Discovers New Exoplanet
Dominick Rowan, a senior in the Science Research program at Byram Hills High School in New York, helped discover a Jupiter-mass exoplanet in a 6.5-year orbit around its star and calculate the frequency of Jupiter analogs in other systems.
Astronomy and Stargazing Projects
Managing Your Deep-Sky References
Amateur astronomer Phillip Kane gives some advice on organizing "your" observing experts to assist you at the eyepiece.
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.
Stargazer's Corner: Adventures Under the Night Sky
Astronomers Observe Rare Stellar Eclipse
Amateur observers helped reveal a rare eclipse of a close stellar pair known as b Persei by a third companion star.
Stargazer's Corner: Adventures Under the Night Sky
Star Party Season Has Begun!
It’s time to get away from all those city lights and gather together to share in the secrets of the universe.
Stargazer's Corner: Adventures Under the Night Sky
Observing Report: Revisiting the Herschel Sprint
Amateur astronomer Mark McCarthy share a report of his second run at the Herschel Sprint.
Stargazer's Corner: Adventures Under the Night Sky
Sun Halo in the French Alps
Reader Michael Knowles discovered the glory of a Sun halo while paragliding above the French Alps.
Stargazer's Corner: Adventures Under the Night Sky
Observing Report: The Herschel Sprint
Amateur astronomer Mark McCarthy shares his observing report for his own "Night of Discovery," when he recreated Herschel's legendary "sprint" of April 11, 1785.