French astronomer Charles Messier did not intend to be remembered for his discoveries of galaxies, nebulae, and stars ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - “When I was a kid, my cousin showed me Saturn from a telescope when I was young and that got me hooked.” Tom Weber, the President of the Cedar Amateur Astronomers recalled.

Each spring, amateur astronomers attempt the ultimate stargazing challenge—an overnight quest to spot every galaxy, nebula, ...

Join Custer Observatory for our first-ever Messier Marathon! This is the ultimate deep-sky challenge: we’ll attempt to locate ...

Last summer, the global amateur astronomer community was rocked when it lost one of its giants. Don Machholz from Arizona passed away suddenly on Aug. 9, 2022, at the age of 69. Don was a preeminent ...

Why doesn't Astronomy magazine recognize Messier 110? Keith LankfordHarvest, Alabama Amateur astronomers dubbed this object ...

Custer Institute will host their first ever Messier Marathon, a deep-sky challenge trying to find all 110 of Messier's ...

The article critiques the common recommendation of starting amateur astronomy with the Messier catalog, arguing that many Messier objects are low surface brightness and difficult for beginners to ...

Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. March 20: The Moon passes Venus on the vernal ...

Back in the late 18th and early 19th centuries — long before anyone had any real idea of all that lay out there among the stars — a French astronomer spent his nights scouring the sky for his prey.

People have long been interested in comets. They are very scientifically interesting, and at the time, astrologers would ...

Messier 18 was discovered and catalogued in 1764 by Charles Messier — for whom the Messier Objects are named — during his search for comet-like objects. It lies within the Milky Way, approximately ...