A 10-inch telescope shows a circular disk, but larger scopes and high powers will reveal an oval shape oriented east to west. The Oyster’s magnitude 14 central star is easier to see than that number ...

Gazing into Buffalo's night sky has its challenges, with substantial light pollution and moisture in the atmosphere generated from Lake Erie. But for students taking Descriptive Astronomy (Physics 121 ...

Amazing what you can see in a 10-inch telescope if the conditions are right. Dutch amateur astronomer Ralf Vandebergh got a picture of STS-133 astronaut Steve Bowen spacewalking outside the ...

Located just under Orion's Belt, the Horsehead Nebula joins other clouds of glowing gas and dust to create one of the galaxy's most memorable sights. The Horsehead Nebula, a dark cloud of cosmic dust ...