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Michael’s Miscellany: All About Orion

Deep-Sky Objects

Deep-Sky Dreams: Open cluster NGC 225

A breathtaking cosmic field filled with bright stars and galaxies, showcasing arcs and streaks of light caused by gravitational lensing. A variety of colors, from red and orange glows to bright white spots, create a mesmerizing, warped effect around a massive galaxy cluster.

JWST gazes into the distant past through gravitational lens

President Donald Trump stands in the Oval Office holding a black folder, speaking near a display board showing a glowing shield-like graphic labeled "GOLDEN DOME FOR AMERICA" over a map of the United States. Behind him are military decorations, a portrait of Ronald Reagan, and shelves with books and golden decorative items.

Here’s how Trump’s Golden Dome would work — and why some call it “a fantasy”

Dr. Fred Espenak

Farewell, Mr. Eclipse: Fred Espenak dies at 71

Observing, Planets, This Week in Astronomy

This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher: Venus in the Morning Sky

Black-and-white illustration of a sailing ship silhouetted against the Full Moon

‘Astronomical Dream’: Johannes Kepler wrote the first science-fiction story

Science, Space Exploration

Trump withdraws nomination of Jared Isaacman to lead NASA

Image of a densely populated star field showing the open star cluster NGC 7789, also known as Caroline’s Rose Cluster, situated in the constellation Cassiopeia. The image is filled with countless small stars, and the central cluster appears as a slightly more concentrated region of stars forming a subtle rose-like pattern. The background is a deep black space with thousands of bright and faint stars of varying colors, including white, blue, and yellow hues.

Deep-Sky Objects

Deep-Sky Dreams: NGC 7789

Observing Basics

Michael’s Miscellany: Universal Time

A collection of blue and orange and white stars against a deep black background

Deep-Sky Objects

Deep-Sky Dreams: The Owl Cluster

Telescopes and Equipment

Review: DwarfLab’s DWARF 3 Smart Telescope