2004

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Bob Berman’s strange universe: Eye see, you see

I have quickly come to find out that my 3.5-inch refractor is completely useless on faint objects, such as nebulae, galaxies, globular clusters, and comets. Will they be well within my reach with an 8-inch telescope?

Many articles and books on observing refer to small, medium, and large telescopes, but what are the borderlines in objective size that define small, medium, and large?

I recently found out about a great meteor shower that occurred on November 14, 1833. What actually caused this great event, and is there anything today that compares to it?

Glenn Chaple’s observing basics: A bright star passes

Venus transit tours gallery

Know your supernovae

The James Webb Space Telescope

The Caldwell Catalog

Tracking Toutatis

More from Cassini

Mars

Human Spaceflight, Solar System

What does Mars smell like?