Star Clusters and their 2 types The Night Sky has a myriad of things to look for, many of which are visible to the naked eye and easily recognizable. Some objects, however, need more sophisticated instrumentation to be visualized. Have you ever seen a fuzzy patch in the sky and…
We have heard of the name ‘Halley’s comet’ many times, as the comet is the most famous “Periodic” comet. The reason why it’s termed the periodic comet is that it comes to the Earth’s vicinity about every 76 years. Until English astronomer Edmond Halley (1656-1742) predicted, it was believed that…
Moon, a perfect target for stargazers to start the night with the telescope. But while watching with the telescope we discern that the Moon surface is irregular in shape with small to large circular (bowl-shaped) depressions called craters rather than what we perceive through our naked eyes. How were craters…