SmartEye on my Stellarvue SVX 130T in my Bortle 6 light-polluted back yard under a full moon. I’ve been a visual observer for nearly two...

Embarking on the path of astrophotography can be as boundless and intriguing as the night sky itself. In the latest podcast episode, we...

Have you ever wondered how to find M42, the Great Orion Nebula? In my Deep Sky with Dave Messier Marathon series, I will walk you through...

On Oct. 6th, 1923, Edwin Hubble took one of the most important images in the history of astronomy. The image, featured as today's...

Next week, “AstroDoc” Ron Brecher will be our guest on the Cosmos Safari Podcast. What do you want to ask him? Ron’s expertise in...

What is C/2022-e3 (ZTF)? Comet C/2022-E3 (ZTF) was not even an object I had ever heard of a week ago, yet this long-period comet has...

Over the last 14 years, I have been a fairly active member of the astronomy community. I have run countless star watches as an advisor...

Have you ever wondered how to find M33 the Triangulum Galaxy? In today's post of our Deep Sky with Dave Messier Marathon series, I will...

My Messier Marathon blog and YouTube series is designed to provide quick and easy ways to locate, identify, and understand the best deep...

The biggest misconception about astrophotography is that it needs to be done through a telescope. Although you can certainly do...

Over the last 12 years my role as planetarium director, astronomy educator, advisor to my high school astronomy club, and president of a...

Over the last 12 years my role as planetarium director, astronomy educator, advisor to my high school astronomy club, and president of a...

When I first got started with astronomy over a decade ago, I had recently been hired as an astronomy teacher and planetarium director at...

"I hope that by sharing my experience I will cut down on your learning curve by years."

Have you ever wondered how to find M45, the Pleiades open cluster? In today's blog of our Deep Sky with Dave Messier Marathon, I will...