Posts by Nick

As you’ve probably heard, we live in a galaxy called the Milky Way. It took a while to figure this out. A little over one hundred years ago it was widely believed that the Milky Way was the entire...

In case you haven’t noticed, space is big.  And I mean big. 93 billion light years in diameter, according to NASA, or around 1 trillion trillion kilometers if you prefer. Of course, we are...

If you’ve ever wondered about the chances of accidentally stumbling on a black hole during a leisurely outing without your telescope, I’ve got bad news for you: black holes cannot be seen with a...

Astrophotography has gained immense popularity among photography enthusiasts in recent years, and with the rapid advancements in smartphone camera technology, capturing the night sky has never been...

WARNING! Never look at the Sun through a telescope without the correct equipment. You will cause serious damage to your eyes and potentially go blind. I cannot express the seriousness of that...

Thanks to advances in camera technology, it’s now possible to take incredible astrophotography images with just your smartphone! However, that doesn’t mean that it is as simple as “point and...