Unistellar Ambassadors’ Fall Observing Favorites
The changing of seasons brings new opportunities for stargazing, no matter where you live. Our Unistellar Ambassadors shared with us their favorite celestial objects to observe this season. Their picks include majestic spiral galaxies, colorful nebulae, and glittering star clusters for you to enjoy in the night sky. Read on for the best…
Best Deep-Sky Objects to Observe in Fall: Part 2
Fall is in the air! Or Spring, if you’re in the Southern Hemisphere. Either way, the new season means fresh deep-sky objects are visible from Earth. We asked our Unistellar Ambassadors for the top picks of their favorite galaxies, star clusters and nebulae to observe this season. Here are some of their must-sees.…
A Mini Marathon for Messier’s Anniversary
When French astronomer Charles Messier began compiling a list of astronomical objects, more than 250 years ago, his initial goal was simply to differentiate night-sky objects that moved from those that didn’t. What Messier and other astronomers really wanted to find were comets. But his list of some of the brightest objects in the…
Real Stellar Objects You Can Observe for Star Trek Day
On September 8, 1966, the very first episode of a new science fiction series called Star Trek was beamed into living rooms across the United States. Though the planet that Captain Kirk, Spock and other crew members explored that episode, called M-113, was fictional, not only this series, but future series drew on many…