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

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

Spread the loveThe Messier Marathon is an exhilarating challenge for amateur astronomers and stargazers alike, offering a rare opportunity to observe all 109 Messier objects in a single night. This ...

Charles Messier was a French comet-hunter who occasionally spied objects masquerading as comets due to their fuzzy appearance through his small scope. But they didn’t move against the starry ...

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.

The Messier marathon is an activity that’s been popular with astronomy clubs since the 1980s. It’s a test of endurance and skill to view each of the 109 deep-sky objects in French comet-hunter Charles ...

Look low in the western sky around 5 a.m. to see Leo’s brightest star, Regulus, a mere ½ degree (less than one finger at ...

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In fact, we got 98.18% of what we set out to get. On March 13, some friends and I got together in my backyard observatory with my 14-inch Celestron Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope to attempt the Messier ...