In honor of Women’s History Month, we’re highlighting women who made amazing deep-sky discoveries! Unistellar Citizen Astronomers are invited to participate in this week’s quest to observe deep-sky objects discovered by notable women in astronomy, so get out your eVscope and follow along! Caroline Herschel Caroline Herschel had many firsts not only…
DetailsFranck Marchis, Chief Scientific Officer of Unistellar and Senior Astronomer at the SETI Institute, tells us the whole story, from the first hint to the latest successes about this unique citizen planetary defense campaign. Like most things in science, it started with an email. On February 1, Josselin Desmars, from Observatoire de Paris, contacted…
DetailsUnistellar Citizen Astronomers are invited to participate in this week’s special quest to observe galaxies from the Messier Catalogue, in preparation for our upcoming Messier Marathon! The Messier Catalogue is a set of 110 deep sky objects which includes galaxies, nebulae, and star clusters. The catalogue was published by French astronomer Charles Messier in…
DetailsNow you can get involved in exoplanet citizen science on our website! Be sure to check out our new exoplanet transit landing page! This is your one-stop shop for learning about exoplanet transit citizen science and taking part with your eVscope. Find out all about exoplanets, how to observe them, and exoplanets to…
DetailsSpace is the new cool. It is dominating the conversation at this year’s SXSW—the iconic festival with global influence over movies, music and anything interactive. With the universe at your fingertips, where does a festival-goer* begin? Below, Unistellar has curated a selection of the most amazing space talks happening at SXSW 2021, including our very…
Details[UPDATED ON MARCH 9 WITH INFORMATION ABOUT THE NEW OCCULTATION ON MARCH 11] Want to learn more about infamous asteroid Apophis? Check out our detailed blog post about this potentially hazardous asteroid. Where and when to observe Apophis with your eVscope First, visit our Asteroid Occultations: Predictions page. a. In the drop-down menu, select…
DetailsUnistellar Citizen Astronomers are invited to participate in this week’s special quest to observe star clusters from the Messier Catalogue, in preparation for our upcoming Messier Marathon! The Messier Catalogue is a set of 110 deep sky objects which includes galaxies, nebulae, and star clusters. The catalogue was published by French astronomer Charles Messier…
Details[UPDATED ON MARCH 9 WITH INFORMATION ABOUT THE NEW OCCULTATION ON MARCH 11] Planetary Defense Mission: March 2021 [Update: Apophis is back!! On the night of March 11, Europe-based members of the Unistellar community have a new opportunity to contribute to Earth protection.] On March 11, Unistellar citizen astronomers can take part in a…
DetailsInternational competition features live races among the stars, aims to introduce stuck-at-home stargazers to the joy of astronomy MOUNTAIN VIEW AND MARSEILLE – February 25, 2021 – Astronomers across North America, Europe and Japan have joined forces for a friendly competition to observe iconic deep-sky objects—all in hopes of getting stargazers curious about astronomy…
DetailsUnistellar Citizen Astronomers are invited to participate in this week’s special quest to observe nebulae from the Messier Catalogue! The Messier Catalogue is a set of 110 deep sky objects which includes galaxies, nebulae, and star clusters. The catalogue was published by French astronomer Charles Messier in 1774. Below you’ll find a selection of…
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