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Noctilucent Clouds 2026: How to See Rare Night-Shining Clouds This Summer

Every summer, one of the most ghostly sights in the sky quietly returns. They’re called noctilucent clouds — literally, “night-shining clouds” — and they can look like glowing blue-white ripples, waves, or delicate brushstrokes suspended low in the twilight sky. They are not auroras. They are not ordinary weather clouds. And they are not something you can […]
3 weeks ago

Tonight: Bits of Halley’s Comet streak across our sky! My Observing Guide.

The Eta Aquariid meteor shower peaks overnight, with the best chance to see meteors in the dark hours before dawn. 👀 What to look for: fast, graceful shooting stars that may leave glowing trails. 🌙 The challenge: the bright Moon will hide the faint ones — so stand in the shadow of a building, tree, or hill and keep the Moon out […]
2 months ago

iPhone Astrophotography: Apple’s 4-Year Roadmap to DSLR-Quality Star Shots?

If you’ve been following the rumor mill today, the folks over at MacRumors just dropped a bombshell regarding Apple’s possible “four-part plan” for the iPhone camera.  If true, Apple is playing the long game, rolling out these features over the next several years. Let’s look at the roadmap for how the iPhone could evolve into a legitimate […]
2 months ago

Messier Marathon Sampler Webinar

A Smart Telescope Tour of the Night Sky What does it take to see some of the most breathtaking sights in the universe—all in a single night? During Global Astronomy Month, I teamed up with Astronomers Without Borders to host a special livestream exploring the greatest hits of the Messier Marathon—a legendary observing challenge featuring 110 deep-sky objects […]
2 months ago

Could You Really See NASA’s Orion Moon Capsule With Binoculars?

For most of us, the idea sounds a little wild. A crewed spacecraft on its way around the Moon… spotted not by a giant observatory, but by everyday skywatchers standing in their backyard with a pair of binoculars. And yet, for a brief slice of NASA’s upcoming Artemis II mission, that may actually be possible. According to […]
3 months ago