Nebulae
Astrophotos: A Wide Angle “Trilogy” of the North America Nebula
A perfect set of astrophotos for #WideAngleWednesday! Here are not one but three views of the North America Nebula taken…
Virtual Star Party – January 5, 2014: Jupiter in Opposition and 6 Telescopes!
Hosts: Fraser Cain and Scott Lewis Astronomers: David Dickinson in Florida Michael Phillips in North Carolina Bill McLaughlin in Oregon…
Virtual Star Party – October 6, 2013
Another wonderful Virtual Star Party, this time with 6 astronomers broadcasting their view of the night sky live. We had…
Weekly SkyWatcher’s Forecast: August 6-12, 2012
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! While you start your observing week out by watching the Mars Curiosity Landing, be sure to step…
What Does a Nebula Sound Like?
What do things sound like out in the cosmos? Of course, sound waves can’t travel through the vacuum of space;…
Spitzer’s Stunning New View of the North American Nebula
[/caption] In visible light, the North American nebula resembles its namesake continent. But looking at it in the infrared spectrum,…
Ambitious Survey Spots Stellar Nurseries
[/caption] ESO’s VISTA telescope has begun a new survey of the Magellanic Cloud, and this spectacular image of the Tarantula…
WISE Covers the Heart and Soul of Infrared Astronomy
[/caption] In about six months' time, NASA's WISE mission, the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, has captured almost a million images,…
Young Stars Blast a Hole in Space
[/caption] There is a black patch of space in NGC 1999, and for years astronomers have thought it was just…
Herschel Spots Previously Unseen Stars in Rosette Nebula
Wow, what a gorgeous new image from the Herschel telescope – and what makes this especially stunning is that we've…