IYA 2009
Amateur Astronomer is “Chasing Galileo”
[/caption] A collage of 21-day old Moons, sketched by Galileo, (left), an image from Jane Houston Jones' telescope, center, and…
Star Party at the White House and Other Upcoming Events
On Wednesday, Oct. 7, there will be an historic first at the US president's home: a star party. From a…
IYA “Live” Telescope Today – NGC 7009
Did you get a chance to catch the live action on our southern hemisphere based telescope today? Then you missed…
340 Million Pixels of GigaGalaxy Zoom
[/caption] Last week the GigaGalaxy Zoom project introduced an interactive 360-degree panorama of the entire night sky, and they promised…
IYA (Almost) Live Telescope!
Greetings! In case you weren't tuned into Galactic TV yesterday... We had us a regular skyfest! Truly pristine dark skies…
Astro Art: Artist Creates Portrait Gallery of Astronomers
[/caption] Art and astronomy often intersect, and it's wonderful when art can provide an emotional connection to science. Amateur astronomer…
Interactive 360-Degree Panorama of Entire Night Sky Now Available
[/caption] A stunning new 800-million-pixel panorama of the entire sky has been released online for everyone to enjoy. GigaGalaxy Zoom…
IYA Live Telescope Today: Messier 93
At last... Some clear skies in Central Victoria! (and i thought ohio was bad...) If you had a chance to…
365 Days of Astronomy Podcast Wins Award
[/caption] The 365 Days of Astronomy podcast has been awarded the 2009 Parsec Award for the Best "Infotainment" podcast. The…