The light that left Andromeda when we found fire
The Andromeda Galaxy — M31 — is the most distant object visible to the unaided human eye, at 2.537 million light-years from us. The…
Ángel Mojarro
Lucky imaging: planets from your back garden
Astrophotography of planets does not require expensive equipment. A small refractor, a colour camera capable of high frame-rate video, and a free copy of…
A short guide to the Orion Nebula
The Orion Nebula — M42 — is the brightest stellar nursery visible from Earth, and one of the few deep-sky objects you can locate…
Before you buy a telescope, buy a folding chair
On the question of how to choose your first telescope: do not. Begin with a pair of binoculars, ideally 8×42 or 10×50, and a…