10x 50 Winter skies teem with sparkling star clusters and one of the finest is M35, aptly dubbed the Queen of Clusters. Find mag. +2.9 Tejat (Mu (μ) Geminorum) and put it at the southeast edge of your

Messier 35 is a superb open cluster near the foot of Castor in Gemini. It marks one corner of an isosceles triangle formed with mag. +4.2 1 Geminorum and Propus (Eta (η) Geminorum). Located 2,800 ligh

Many of the most dramatic cosmic events take the form of explosions, from asteroid impacts to the Big Bang itself. Here are some of the most spectacular examples

1 Jan 00:00 AEDT (31 Dec, 13:00 UT)15 Jan 23:00 AEDT (12:00 UT)31 Jan 22:00 AEDT (11:00 UT) The chart accurately matches the sky on the dates and times shown for Sydney, Australia. The sky is differen

It’s a cold, clear February evening on Brighton beach. The sun has not yet dipped below the horizon and the last of the light is that strange, luminescent blue that presages dusk. Hundreds of pairs of

From chasing the Northern Lights to witnessing a solar eclipse, why not try an astrotourism holiday in 2026?