Astronomy

Who Discovered Saturn?

[/caption] Were you wondering who discovered Saturn? Well, nobody knows. Here's the problem. Saturn is one of the 5 planets…

14 years ago

When Was Venus Discovered?

Were you wondering when was Venus discovered? Actually, there's no way to know. Venus is one of the 5 planets…

14 years ago

Who Discovered Pluto?

Pluto is incredibly faint. You need a powerful backyard telescope to even see it as a dot, so it's not…

14 years ago

Observing News: Nova Eridani or Flash Fire?

K. Itagaki of Yamagata, Japan was photographing the night sky in Eridanus two days ago when Hitoshi Yamaoka of Kyushu…

14 years ago

Who Discovered Mars?

Mars is one of the 5 planets visible with the unaided eye. On any dark night, when Mars is in…

14 years ago

Weekend SkyWatcher’s Forecast – November 27-29, 2009

Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! Are you ready for what's hot and what's not this weekend? Then start by taking a look…

14 years ago

Yellowstone National Park Volcano

Yellowstone National Park is known for its geysers, but did you know that it is also the site of one…

14 years ago

Tips for Viewing the Geminid Meteor Shower

Occurring every year in mid-December, the Geminid meteor shower is commonly referred to as the most reliable meteor shower of…

14 years ago

Eta Carinae- A Naked Eye Enigma

[/caption] Eta Carinae is a beast of a star. At more than 100 solar masses and 4 million times the…

14 years ago

The View from Down Under

Something that baffled me throughout my childhood, growing upĀ in Australia, was the frequent references to the Man in the Moon,…

14 years ago