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As described on page 46, there will be a total lunar eclipse on 7 September that somewhat mirrors the one that occurred last March. Whereas March’s eclipse took place as the Moon was setting, with tot

Guiding is essential for deep-sky astrophotography, because even the most precise setups can introduce small tracking errors that affect your images. These are caused by a mix of mechanical flaws, imp

Whichever way you look at it, this year’s Perseid meteor shower peak on 12 August is going to be challenging for naked-eye observers. As with all meteor showers, some years are better than others, but

Our Solar System is home to hundreds of moons, but how many can you observe? Some – like our own and the brighter ones around Jupiter and Saturn – are relatively easy to see with the naked eye, binocu

Earlier this year, First Light Optics announced a new addition to its in-house brand of telescopes, the StellaMira range. The 86mm f/7 quadruplet refractor is the first four-element telescope in the c

In a remote mountain range in Chile, a newly unveiled observatory will soon begin mapping the sky. When its survey starts, the Vera C Rubin Observatory will spend every night for the next decade chart