amateur astronomy
Senseless Vandalism Damages Canadian Observatory
The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada's observatory in Hamilton, Ontario was vandalized earlier this month, with at least $100,000 in…
Many of the World’s Greatest Observatories Suffer from Some Light Pollution
In a recent study published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, an international team of researchers examined…
Saturn-sized Planet Found in the Habitable Zone of Another Star. The First Planet Completely Discovered by Amateur Astronomers
Exoplanets have been a particularly hot topic of late. More than 4000 of them have been discovered since the first…
Amateur Astronomers Find a Brand New Storm on Jupiter
Amateur astronomers have discovered a new storm near the Great Red Spot.
Ep. 535: Astronomy-Related Things To Do This Summer
It's summertime, and time for our annual Astronomy Cast hiatus. But that doesn't mean that the astronomy adventure has to…
Weekly Space Hangout: Feb 28, 2018: Will Kalif’s “See It With A Small Telescope”
Hosts: Fraser Cain (universetoday.com / @fcain) Dr. Paul M. Sutter (pmsutter.com / @PaulMattSutter) Dr. Kimberly Cartier (KimberlyCartier.org / @AstroKimCartier )…
91 Astronomers Combine 1000 Images Into One Amazing Journey to Jupiter
Using 1000 images taken by amateur astronomer, filmmaker Peter Rosen has created a film that takes viewers on virtual journey…
At ISO 400,000, This 6-Minute Film Shows Why We Love the Night Sky
Obviously, you’ve seen timelapse videos of the night sky because we share them here on Universe Today all the time.…
Watch Where You Point That ‘Scope: Police Mistake Telescope for a Gun
One more thing amateur astronomers might need to worry about besides clouds, bugs, and trying to fix equipment malfunctions in…
Nobody Knows What These Mysterious Plumes are on Mars
In March 2012, amateur astronomers began observing unusual clouds or plumes along the western limb of the red planet Mars.…