Astronomy
AAS Meeting Coverage This Week
[/caption] Prepare for a week of breaking astronomical news as the American Astronomical Society (AAS) is holding its 213th meeting…
The Universe Today Top 10 Scientific Endeavours of 2008
The nominations are in, the votes have been counted and the Universe Today writers have been consulted; the Top 10…
Best Space Images of 2008
[/caption] I've been meaning to put together an article highlighting the best space and astronomy pictures of 2008, but I…
Pisces
[/caption] Located on the ecliptic plane, Pisces is a constellation of the zodiac and one of the 48 original constellations…
The International Year of Astronomy is Almost Here!
January 1 of 2009 brings with it the International Year of Astronomy, a worldwide celebration commemorating Galileo Galilei's first astronomical…
The Milky Way and Andromeda
[/caption] The Andromeda galaxy is the closest spiral galaxy to the Milky Way (though it's not the closest galaxy). It's…
Pictor
[/caption] The small constellation of Pictor resides just south of the ecliptic plane and was created by Nicolas Louis de…
Mass of the Milky Way
[/caption] The mass of the Milky Way depends on what you consider this question to mean. If you are only…
Weekend SkyWatcher’s Forecast – December 26-28, 2008
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! I trust everyone had a pleasant holiday? If you received new binoculars, a telescope or an eyepiece…
Map of the Milky Way
[/caption] The Milky Way is pretty hard to map, given that we live inside of it and have to peer…