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What's the smallest crater you can see?

Can our imagination really take us to the stars?

If you haven’t tried it or want to compare it with your own experience, here’s the blow by blow of what it was like for me to spend a night looking for 110 objects.

Last fall when I visited the volcano most of the action took place during the day. On this trip I was treated to an unexpected surprise at night just as the moon was setting.

Hot moist air and a cold, dry moon - what more could you want?

All of us want to live a long, productive and enjoyable life! For those involved in amateur astronomy, looking forward to that next exciting eclipse, occultation or meteor shower may be just what we need to wake up bright-eyed and bushy-tailed in eager anticipation to what celestially lies ahead.

I wonder where it went…

Historical telescopes aren't the only things we found at the Museo Di Storia Della Scienca in Florence,Italy.

By Norm Sperling. Excerpted by permission from his book “What Your Astronomy Textbook Won’t Tell You” copyright (c) 2002

Imagers take note that patience and really long exposures can yield all kind of benefits...

Bring an open mind to the eyepiece.

A heartwarming story about me, my Starmaster, an evil magnet, Carl Zambuto and why I am a lifetime ZOC owner.