An advantage of binocular astronomy (compared with telescopes) is that you don’t need much equipment to get started. Still, the variety and number of binoculars available is daunting so choosing one can be complicated. And do you need anything other than a...
The curious name of Camelopardalis (actually a giraffe) results from the combination of camel+leopard because giraffes look sort of like camels with leopard spots. Or at least people used to think they did, including a Dutch theologian named Petrus Plancius who...
Astronomy is a solitary hobby to some extent. Observers often spend much of their time under the sky on their own, a peaceful and relaxing experience, an opportunity to set aside the hectic pace, frustrations, and challenges of daily life. Despite the pleasures of...
Oberwerk has introduced a new SE (Special Edition) series of binoculars, the first of which is the 8×32 SE featured in the Three Supersized Clusters in Taurus sky tour. The binocular has ED optics, for excellent color correction, and an 8.2 degree field of view....
The first question one might ask is what makes a star cluster super-sized? And the answer is easy – star clusters that are relatively close to us appear larger in the sky. The first of these three clusters is arguably the best known star cluster of all. It is the...
