Smoky Strawberry Moon

Astronomy & Observing News

When Wildfires Imperil Our Night Skies, See Double and Variable Stars

As wildfire season expands, observers across much of the country try to make do.

Pleiades with nebula

Astronomy & Observing News

Best Double Stars in the Pleiades Cluster

Like a gift that keeps on giving, the Pleiades is also home to several fine double and triple stars for small telescopes. Plus, details of a rare comet occultation on Feb. 5.

Observing

Pushing Limits: A Spring Sky Double Star Romp

Push your telescope to the limit and put your eyes to the test with this series of tight-knit springtime double stars.

Beguiling Hues

Observing

Colored Double Stars, Real and Imagined

Colorful lights twinkle everywhere during the holiday season, including up above in some remarkably tinted double stars. Find out what makes them so alluring.

Stellar Beauties

Double Stars

Will the Real Albireo Please Stand Up?

A stunning double star, Albireo is also a bit of an enigma. Is it a true binary or the result of a chance alignment?

Big, Bold Mars This Week

Astronomy & Observing News

Follow Mars to His Double Star Lair

Let Mars be your guide to no fewer than 15 diverse and delightful double stars that pepper its path through Scorpius and Libra this opposition season.