Although I've spent decades as a deep-sky observer, I've always been fascinated by the Sun. Solar observing offers clear advantages: It's accessible anywhere, immune to light pollution, and doesn't ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Tomorrow the New Moon will not be visible, but it will have ...

Amateur astronomers have helped discover an alien planet with two suns and a twinkling twist: The entire twin-sun setup, a real-life version of Tatooine from "Star Wars," is orbited by two more stars ...

The Sky-Watcher Heliostar 76mm H-Alpha Solar Telescope is introduced as an accessible instrument for amateur solar observation, featuring a 76mm f/8.3 objective and an integrated high-performance ...