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Saturn at Opposition: June 27th

Saturn is in opposition tonight: it glides above the horizon around sunset and will be over 18-arc-seconds in diameter for

The changing face of the moon has long been documented by artists. In the early 1600s, the introduction of the

For most people an overhead pass of the International Space Station (ISS) looks somewhat like a bright airliner crossing the

About every 26-months, Earth and Mars get a good look at each other as their orbits cause them to line

Roger Hutchinson is a noted amateur astrophotographer who produces much of his planetary, solar, and even comet work from what

We recently received an interesting letter from Stephen Pizzo, discussing his solar imaging work with Tele Vue Powermate™ amplifiers. Most

Saturn will be visible all night in the sky on the 15th as it rises when the sun sets (hence

Exemplary usage of Tele Vue’s versatile visual/imaging Powermate accessory line is highlighted in our new flickr gallery: TVO Powermate Photos.

Tonight Jupiter is closest to the earth and rises as the sun sets — the planet is in opposition. This