Our favorite new products this holiday season

Our favorite new products this holiday season

Moon Mission 100mm Tabletop Dobsonian CelestronTorrance, California Celestron’s Moon Mission 100mm Tabletop Dobsonian is a 4-inch f/4 reflector. It comes with two eyepieces, a finder scope, and a Moon filter. The assembled unit weighs 5.3 pounds (2.4 kilograms), and the optical tube measures 14.2 inches (361 millimeters) long. $179.951-310-803-5955www.celestron.com D80-FCD100 Refractor Explore ScientificSpringdale, Arkansas Explore Continue reading "Our favorite new products this holiday season" The post Our favorite new products this holiday season appeared first on Astronomy Magazine .

2025 Full Moon calendar: When to see the Full Moon and phases

2025 Full Moon calendar: When to see the Full Moon and phases

The phenomenon of a Full Moon arises when our planet, Earth, is precisely sandwiched between the Sun and the Moon. This alignment ensures the entire side of the Moon that faces us gleams under sunlight. Thanks to the Moon’s orbit around Earth, the angle of sunlight hitting the lunar surface and being reflected back to Continue reading "2025 Full Moon calendar: When to see the Full Moon and phases" The post 2025 Full Moon calendar: When to see the Full Moon and phases appeared first on Astronomy Magazine .

This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher: The Moon passes the Pleiades

This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher: The Moon passes the Pleiades

In this episode, Astronomy magazine Editor Emeritus Dave Eicher invites you to head out on the evening of December 3 to watch the Moon pass by the Pleiades star cluster. Also known as M45 and the Seven Sisters, the Pleiades is one of the brightest deep-sky objects. So, even with the Moon nearby, it will stand out Continue reading "This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher: The Moon passes the Pleiades" The post This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher: The Moon passes the Pleiades appeared first on Astronomy Magazine .

Dec. 1, 2020: The Arecibo telescope collapses

Dec. 1, 2020: The Arecibo telescope collapses

On Dec. 1, 2020, the Arecibo telescope collapsed. The Puerto Rico facility had already suffered two cable failures – one in August and one in November – and engineers had predicted that the increased load would be too much for the remaining cables. The National Science Foundation announced on Nov. 19, 2020, that, as the Continue reading "Dec. 1, 2020: The Arecibo telescope collapses" The post Dec. 1, 2020: The Arecibo telescope collapses appeared first on Astronomy Magazine .