ENNIS, Texas — As you're reading this, people from around the nation and the world are gearing up to trek to Texas to see our total eclipse on April 8. Off of Old City Lake in Ennis, where totality is ...

CANNON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — The clock is counting down to the total solar eclipse and space enthusiasts are making final preparations to be ready to see the rare celestial event. Many are ...

The article discusses the practicality and various setups of backyard observatories for amateur astronomers, ranging from elaborate custom-built structures to simple designated locations. It ...

CANNON TOWNSHIP, Mich. — The red tendrils of a nebula arcing out into the deep black of outer space, Mike Cortright can see from his backyard observatory, beginning with the push of a button. Backyard ...

ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, N.C. -- It's a project some say is out of this world... "This is just perfect," explains Roger Joyner. "I can walk outside, open it up." A homemade observatory, that seemed to fit ...

LENOIR CITY (WATE) – A retired chemist with a passion for astronomy has his own backyard observatory named “Nightfall” in Lenoir City. On Monday, the solar eclipse’s path of totality passed right over ...

In an era of huge ground-based telescopes, clever robotic sky scanners and powerful observatories in orbit, there are few deep-space objects in our galaxy that escape notice by professional ...

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - If you’ve ever gazed at the night sky and wondered about the mysteries beyond our planet, John Massey is the person who can bring those wonders closer to home. Massey, ...

Two amateur astronomy projects were awarded the 2022 Page Medal on Saturday 16 April at the National Australian Convention of Amateur Astronomers held online. The six friends who make up The Backyard ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Joe Fournet is a Kinder native and former McNeese Cowboy who is reaching far beyond ‘earthly’ schooling. In Fournet’s backyard is an observatory with one of the most ...