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  Author of "Learn to Stargaze for Kids", John A. Read got started in astronomy throught the Mount Diablo Astronomical Society, volunteering as many as four nights per week under California's cloudless skies. In 2013 he published his first book, 50 Things...

  On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers (ALPO), an international organization devoted to of our solar system and of exo-planets, the ALPO has become an Explore Alliance Affiliate Organization. The ALPO...

If you are choosing your first telescope by aperture and you wish to primarily explore the universe with your own eyes, then I suggest that you buy the biggest aperture telescope that you are willing to transport to a dark sky site, that is within the budget that you can allow...

  The 2024 Great North American Solar Eclipse will be the most viewed eclipse in human history. There will be huge media attention; Weather on April 8th is predicted to be generally fair (although clouds can occur anywhere); There are...

Why do we have the instinct to explore the stars? Perhaps it’s because we are made from stardust. Stargazers and astronomers will tell you that a quiet night of mindful communion under the stars reduces their stress and improves their mood...

  On February 4, 2021, the astronomy world will mark the 115th anniversary of the birth of Clyde Tombaugh — the man who discovered Pluto. To celebrate the occasion, Explore Scientific’s Explore Alliance is teaming up with Astronomy Magazine to...

On the day of the Solstice, December 21st, an astronomical event hundreds of years in the making will take center stage as Jupiter and Saturn cozy up in an epic conjunction. At their closest, the visual separation between these two planetary favorites...

Join us on December 5th starting at 2:00 p.m. Eastern for a special edition of the Global Star Party with the Astronomical League. Learn about imaging and investigate gravitational waves! Co-hosted by the Explore Alliance and the Astronomical League, keynote...