Stargazing can be fascinating, but the constellations remain just pinpoints of light, even for powerful telescopes. The planets, on the other hand, provide alien landscapes to explore, and, for many, ...

Years ago, I heard reports of amateur astronomers glimpsing a huge emission nebula in our galaxy, cataloged as IC 1396. Deep astroimages showed an expansive, complex nebula in Cepheus, about 3° in ...

This review, “Orion’s low-cost APO delivers sharp images,” appeared in the June 2009 issue of Astronomy magazine Today’s telescope market offers observers an excellent selection of small instruments.

As smartphone cameras improve, more people want to take photographs of the night sky with their smartphones. However, serious astrophotographers attach powerful, digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) ...