amateur astronomy

New Comet Discovered by Amateur Astronomer

[/caption] "Friday, February 10th 2012 just felt like the perfect night for a comet to be discovered by an amateur…

12 years ago

First Amateur Image of Another Solar System

Amateur astronomer Rolf Wahl Olsen from New Zealand shared an image with Universe Today, and it is perhaps the first…

12 years ago

Backyard Science: How You Can Make a Difference

[/caption] It's a great time to be an amateur astronomer!  Nowadays, "backyard" astronomers armed with affordable CCD imagers, high-quality tracking mounts, inexpensive…

13 years ago

New Hubble Images Zoom In on Asteroid Impact on Jupiter

[/caption] When amateur astronomer Anthony Wesley from Australia saw a dark spot the size of the Pacific Ocean appear on…

14 years ago

Amateur Spectroscopy

[/caption] Amateur astronomers are a unique species worthy of their own reality TV show. Their craftsmanship, resourcefulness, dedication, and passion…

14 years ago

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…

14 years ago

High School Students Discover Asteroid

Here's another wonderful example of how amateur astronomers can make important discoveries. Three high school students from Wisconsin discovered an…

16 years ago