Star Cluster and Nebulae Survey Lists
Star cluster and nebulae survey lists and astronomy observation catalogues are essential for finding cool things to look at or photograph. Imagine seeing a neat
Star cluster and nebulae survey lists and astronomy observation catalogues are essential for finding cool things to look at or photograph. Imagine seeing a neat
Binoculars are ideal in February for observing the night sky, especially Orion’s Sword and clusters such as M44 and the Vela Carina Crux region and some fantastic deep sky features.
We often give the Moon magical properties it simply does not have. The amount of illumination it provides changes and that’s about it.
This post explores the star Sirius A and its companion white dwarf, Sirius B. Discovered in 1862, Sirius B is a dense remnant of a larger star. The post discusses mass transfer between the two stars and explains the formation of white dwarfs. Sirius B’s density, surface temperature, and estimated age of 150 million years are also highlighted.
February is full of observing highlights: Taurus and Sirius, Beehive swarms, doppelgänger clusters, and Jupiter ruling the night. Take a look at Moon timing, Globe at Night’s target, and the best planets and deep-sky objects for New Zealand observers.
In January we have Dogs, Cats, we look at our closest neigbours and learn how to enjoy “Gastronomy”. This time of the year, looking north we are gazing towards the edge of the galaxy. Janus was the Roman deity that gave the name to January.
Cool things to look at in the May night sky. We describe 5 of our favourite ones, you may not have seen all of them before.
We run public stargazing sessions from an amazing dark sky location between Martinborough and Carterton in Wairarapa and we thought it would be helpful to cover what we do on our stargazing sessions.
The app we use to navigate around the night sky is SkySafari 7 Pro. Developed by Simulation Curriculum Corp, this app is a great way to learn about stars, planets and deep sky objects.
In this article we explore the basics of trying to capture light from far off in the universe on a camera on the Earth’s surface.
The stars around Sirius make up the constellation of Canis Major which has some really nice open clusters to view through binoculars or a telescope.
Watch the famous Perseid Meteor Shower online now live with Slooh. The famous shower is too low to observe properly from New Zealand and you’d have to wake up early in the morning for it.
Every so often I get this affliction I’ve had several times in my life, and hope to have several more times in the future. It’s called “cometosis”.
This video shows the position of Matariki relative to the Sun in mid-July. The video shows the night sky in the east throughout the whole night finishing with the sunrise.
Life needs CHNOPS, the six essential elements Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Phosphorus, and Sulphur. Curiosity found them on ancient Mars, but a new study shows Earth was born without them. Only a lucky impact with Theia made our world habitable. In contrast, Venus never stood a chance. Meet the three planetary siblings and discover why only Earth became a cradle for life.
Mars’s mantle contains ancient fragments up to 4km wide from its formation—preserved like geological fossils from the planet’s violent early history.
Cosmic rays are hitting the atmosphere constantly. One of the products of the collisions is muons, and we can detect muons on the surface of the Earth to learn about the cosmic rays.
NGC6025 is an beautiful open cluster close to Beta Trianguli Australis in Triangulum Australe. Visible with binoculars and great in a telescope, well worth a look.
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