This image of the Snowglobe Globular Star Cluster (aka NGC 5466) in Boötes simulates the view through a telescope at 132x. The area covered by the red circular viewport covers a bit more than the full moon’s size in the sky. On a dark night, the cluster can be seen as a faint fuzzy patch…
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This image of spiral galaxy NGC 5248 (also known as Caldwell 45) in southwestern Boötes was captured by Adam Block’s team at Mount Lemmon SkyCenter, University of Arizona on March 3-4, 2011. The image spans 16 arc-minutes of sky, measuring left-to-right, or half the moon’s diameter. Hello, Spring Stargazers! Here are your Astronomy Skylights for…
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The multiple star Castor in Gemini, as viewed in a telescope. While the moon is bright in the night sky, it’s still possible to view the brighter stars with your unaided eyes, and you’ll see even more through binoculars and backyard telescopes. Double stars are sets of two (or more) close-together stars. In many cases,…
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