• Astrophotography
    • Globular Clusters
    Globular Clusters
    Open Clusters
    Open Clusters
    Nebulae
    Nebulae
    Galaxies
    Galaxies
    Solar System
    Solar System
  • What's New?
    • NGC 1499
    NGC 1499 – Perseus
    20 September 2023
    IC 434
    IC 434 – Orion
    20 September 2023
    IC 5146
    IC 5146 – Cygnus
    20 September 2023
    Flying Bat Nebula
    Sh 2-129 – Flying Bat
    20 September 2023
    NGC 7331
    NGC 7331:  Pegasus
    15 September 2023
    Selkirk Sunset
    Selkirk Shores State Park
    13 September 2023
    Full Moon
    Full Blue Supermoon – Capricorn
    31 August 2023
    NGC 281
    NGC 281 – Cassiopeia
    27 August 2023
    Jupiter
    Jupiter:  Aries
    27 August 2023
    Saturn
    Saturn:  Aquarius
    27 August 2023
    NGC 7293
    NGC 7293 – Aquarius
    19 August 2023
    Wizard Nebula
    NGC 7380 – Wizard
    9 and 16 August 2023
    Da Plane!
    Supermoon and Plane
    1 August 2023
    Full Moon
    Full Supermoon – Capricorn
    1 August 2023
    M8, M20, and M21
    M8, M20, and M21
    22 July 2023
    Heart and Soul
    Heart and Soul Nebulae
    22 July 2023
    NGC 5981, 5982, and 5985
    The Draco Triplet
    14 and 19 July 2023
    The Dark Shark Nebula
    The Dark Shark Nebula
    14 and 19 July 2023
    M17, M18, and M24
    M17, M18, and M24
    14 July 2023
    Sunspots 2023
    Sunspots in July
    11 July 2023
    Crescent Moon
    Waxing Crescent Moon – Cancer
    20 June 2023
    Barnard 72
    B72, Snake Nebula – Ophiuchus
    18 and 20 June 2023
    Rho Ophiuchus
    Ophiuchus Cloud – Ophiuchus
    18 and 20 June 2023
    NGC 188, Open Cluster
    Open Cluster NGC 188 – Cepheus
    28 May 2023
    NGC 457, Owl Cluster
    NGC 457 – Cassiopeia
    24 May 2023
    NGC 5236, M83
    M83 – Hydra / Centaurus
    24 May 2023
    NGC 5457 SN 2023ixf
    M101+SN 2023ixf – Ursa Major
    24 May 2023
    NGC 4236, Spiral Galaxy
    Spiral Galaxy – Draco
    13 and 14 May 2023
    M44, Beehive Cluster
    Beehive Cluster – Cancer
    9 and 13 May 2023
    Leo Triplet
    M65, M66, and NGC 3628 – Leo
    9 May, 27 March 2023
    Markarian's Chain
    Markarian's Chain – Virgo
    27 March 2023
    NGC 2099
    NGC 2099 in Auriga, M37
    20 March 2023
    NGC 2403
    Venus and Jupiter
    8 March 2023
    NGC 2403
    NGC 2403:  Camelopardalis
    15 and 18 February 2023
    C/2022 E3
    Comet C/2022 E3 – Auriga
    8 February 2023
    C/2022 E3
    Comet C/2022 E3 – Boötes
    15 January 2023
    Pleiades
    M45:  The Pleiades – Taurus
    1 Sep 2022 and 15 Jan 2023
    IC 434
    Mars:  Taurus
    4 December 2022
    IC 2118
    IC 2118:  Eridanus
    18 and 23 November 2022
    Cygnus Loop
    The Cygnus Loop
    23 November 2022
    NGC 628
    M74:  Pices
    29 October 2022
    NGC 6720
    M57:  The Ring Nebula – Lyra
    14 October 2022
    IC 1396
    IC 1396:  Cepheus
    23 September 2022
    NGC 7822
    NGC 7822 – Cepheus
    1 September 2022
  • Clear Sky Chart

  • The handy "Clear Sky Chart" above is a much better indicator of the weather and how clear the sky will be for astronomical observing than many local weather reports.  That's because weathermen will call the sky clear even when it is very humid so that the transparency will be poor.  Weather reports usually don't say how dark the sky will be, either.
  • Looking for a local astronomy club?
  • Try the Syracuse Astronomical Society (SAS)

    Join the SAS
    Join the SAS
  • Click the link above to navigate to the Syracuse Astronomical Society web page.  This is a local group that can give you all the 411 on watching the sky in the Syracuse area.  They are very friendly people who love to watch the sky and the yearly family membership dues are quite reasonable.
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  • Astrophotography Articles
  • Here is my first article on a topic in astrophotography.
  • Magnification in Astrophotography and EAA