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The friendliest star party in the Universe?

The Rho Ophiuchi Clouds, by Artem Mironov (Russia)

Hakos Farm, Windhoek, Namibia, 6 August 2016

Equipment: Canon EOS 5D Mark II DSLR camera, Sky-Watcher 200P reflector, Sky-Watcher HEQ5 Pro SynScan mount.

Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2017: winners announced

The Milky Way stretches across the sky above ESO's Paranal Observatory, location of of the Very Large Telescope. Credit: John Colosimo (colosimophotography.com)/ESO

Gallery 10 amazing Very Large Telescope images

Dave Walker

Nashville, Tennessee

Equipment: Canon EOS 600D DSLR camera, Skywatcher Star Adventurer, Canon 100-400 IS lens.

In pictures: the 21 August 2017 total solar eclipse

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Capturing the US eclipse

1.3 million people in Dallas, Texas will see totality in 2024. Image Credit: CC0 Public Domain (pixabay.com)

When are the next solar eclipses?

A sight for sore eyes: the moment everyone had been waiting for. Totality for the US eclipse.Image Credit: Edwin Oude Wesselink

Ezzy’s US Eclipse: totality!

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Ezzy’s US Eclipse: hitting the road

BBC Sky at Night Magazine contributor and solar astronomy expert Mark Townley finds time for a spot of solar observing, Solarsphere 2017. Image Credit: Helen Mason OBE

Review: Solarsphere 2017

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Tales from the Eyepiece: Strangers in the Night

Image credit: Ansiaume (1729—1786) - Stoyan R. et al. Atlas of the Messier Objects: Highlights of the Deep Sky. — Cambridge: Cambridge Univercity Press, 2008. — P. 15.

The making of Charles Messier’s famous astronomy catalogue

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Asteroid Day: Detecting Disaster

Scintillating Sirius © Steve Brown

Astrophotography

Astronomy Photographer of the Year: 2017 shortlist revealed

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The battle for the radio spectrum

The eclipse of August 17, 2017 will sweep across mainland USA © NASA/Map data © Google 2016

Where to see the great American eclipse