Current Astronomy News

  • The Triad Starfest (*Tri*Star*)

    The Greensboro Astronomy Club and GTCC will be hosting the 2024 edition of The Triad Starfest (*Tri*Star*) this Saturday, March 2. It will be held at the Koury Hospitality Careers Center on the campus of Guilford Technical Community College in Jamestown N.C.

  • A Quick Introduction to the Night Sky

    One of the challenges for beginning astronomers is learning how to navigate the night sky. Before buying your first telescope, you should familiarize yourself with the stars and constellations. To start, try to become familiar with just a few constellations that are visible to the south over the course of a year. To the north…

  • Moon Features from The Planetary Society

    There are many maps of the Moon showing the features we can see from the Earth. Most have the names in Latin. However, if you’d like an English translation, Jason Davis of The Planetary Society published some nice maps back in 2022 (see https://www.planetary.org/articles/moon-features-you-can-see-from-earth). For more about finding your way around the night sky, see…

  • Herramientas para el cielo nocurno (Liga Astronómica)

    Es posible que haya notado que nuestro sitio web está en inglés. Bueno, no todo el mundo habla inglés o considera que el inglés es su idioma principal. Hay muchas personas de habla hispana que viven en esta área. Así que, gracias a la Liga Astronómica, hemos añadido unos cuantos botones a nuestra web que…

  • The Universe (plus one)

    Do you often sit around, look up at the night sky, and wish that you knew just a little more about the Universe? After all, it only stretches out 46 billion light years in each direction. Well, the FAS Astronomers Blog now has a five-part series on all aspects of the Universe; from what we…

  • Telescope Use and Care

    Purchasing a telescope can be a long and sometimes tedious process. However, once you have your telescope, you probably want to do a couple of things. First, observe the night sky! Of course, this is what telescopes are for. To learn more, we have some information for you about The Night Sky. You also need…

  • Neptune’s True Color

    Pluto was reclassified back in 1996. Now, it appears that Neptune has been ”re-colored”, if that is a word. A study just published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society shows that Neptune might not be the dark blue we’ve been used to. It appears to be more of a light blue like…

  • The Winter Night Sky

    It’s cold out. The sky is crisp and clear. It gets dark very early. There are some beautiful stars in the Winter sky. This is absolutely the best time to go stargazing. Here are some notes taken from two earlier FAS Astronomer Blogs. The Night Sky Central to the cool and clear Winter sky is…

  • Earthrise

    Just recently the world was saddened to hear that former astronaut Frank Borman had passed away. Borman, along with Jim Lovell and Bill Anders traveled to the Moon and back in December 1968. Everyone remembers Apollo 11 and Neil Armstrong’s first steps on the Moon. Apollo 11 was actually NASA’s third manned trip to the…