A light-year is the distance that light travels in one Julian year, which is 365.25 days, as defined by the International Astronomical...

Locating Messier Objects A. Choosing an object Press the M shortcut key on the hand control, which will display ‘Messier catalog/Messier...

A parsec (pc) is a unit of length used to measure large astronomical distances outside our Solar System. It is approximately equal to...

What is the Universe? The universe contains everything that we have discovered; it is the whole cosmos, which is believed to have been...

The Northern Lights are actually caused by activity on the surface of the Sun. Solar storms on the Sun’s surface emit clouds of...

On the 27th of February 2023, there was a high alert for auroras, meaning the Northern Lights were likely to be visible. Because this is...

Solar eclipses happen only when there is a new moon, and when the Moon is between the Earth and the Sun. The Moon casts a shadow on...

Lunar eclipses can occur during the full moon. When the Earth is in the position between the Moon and Sun, Earth’s shadow falls on the...

On October 25th 2022, a partial solar eclipse occurred, that I was lucky enough to witness with my family. We found a park on a hill that...

Recently, I visited the National Space Centre with my cousins, who are 9 and 11. I would certainly recommend it for everyone, even if you...

The term 'supermoon' was thought up in 1979 and it describes the occurrence when the Moon's orbit is closest to Earth (perigee) at the...

On the 13th July 2022, my dad and I found the perfect spot to see the supermoon from. This was the largest full moon of 2022 and it was...

Using SynScan The telescope should be setup in the home position. SynScan has two operating modes: Full-feature mode - the hand control...

Aligning the finderscope Choose an object 500+ yards away Point the main telescope at the object and adjust so that the object is in the...

Recently I have acquired a new telescope - the Skywatcher Explorer 150PDS with an EQ3-2 mount and tripod. The EQ stands for equatorial,...