Category: Current Astronomy News
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Images from The Euclid Telescope
Continuing a long line of space telescopes, ESA’s Euclid was launched in 2023 and began its science mission in 2024. It is positioned at the…
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The LHC is down, a look back at the Higgs, and Francois Englert passes away
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is down. But not forever. As the folks at Universe Today put it: “See You Later, Accelerator!” The LHC is…
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FAS Observatory Director Images 70 Caldwell Objects
FAS Observatory Director Dr. Bill Rankin has done it again. After imaging all the 109 objects in Messier’s catalog, he has captured images of 70…
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Images from The Vera C. Rubin Observatory (Updated)
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory just released an image of an ocean of stars (go to the link to scroll in and around the image.)…
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Another 10,000 Exoplanets?
Don’t look now, but astronomers might have found another 10,000 exoplanet candidates. These have not been confirmed, but if they are, the total number of…
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Letter from FAS Member Published in Sky & Telescope
FAS member Lewis Weinstock had his letter about imaging NGC 2356 (Thor’s Helmet) published in the July 2026 issue of Sky & Telescope. If you…
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2024 (maybe) T Coronae Borealis Nova
Update June 2026. Well, we’re still waiting. There are some reports that June 25, 2026 is the next possible date. We’ll see … It might…
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Happy Summer Solstice 2026!
Today, June 21st, 2026, at 4:24 am, is the Summer Solstice and officially the beginning of Summer. For those of us in the northern hemisphere…
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The Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888)
One of the more interesting summer deep-sky objects is the Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888 / Caldwell 27). If you look closely it appears to be…
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FAS Observatory Director Discovers Dark Skies
Our Observatory Director Bill Rankin has gone to Texas in search of dark skies. Well, he hasn’t actually moved there, but he has sent one…
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Blue Moon 2026
Once in a blue moon, there is a Blue Moon. Don’t look too hard, the moon doesn’t actually turn blue. It is just a name…
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The Dwarf Mini (Smart Telescope)
As we have pointed out in previous notes and articles, the world of amateur astronomy is going through a huge change – maybe even an…