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Despite all warnings, and sane advice not to buy a telescope, but rather start with a good pair of binoculars, you decided that you want one, no matter what. It's all right; I did the same thing. I think most amateur astronomers did that too

Over the weekend, Jupiter was apparently struck by an unknown object, probably a comet or an asteroid. The discovery was made by Anthony Wesley in Australia, an amateur astronomer well-known in both the amateur and professional astronomy communities.

SciAsto.Net is a network of amateur astronomers in love with the SCIence of ASTROnomy. Our roots go back to the mid 1990s and the astronomy newsgroup sci.astro (still in existance). A few active members decided to start an IRC chat group on the undernet server. Spearheading that effort was Chris Sheehan, Bob Hale

The most serious space weather event in history happened in 1859. It is known as the Carrington event, after the British amateur astronomer Richard Carrington, who was the first to note its cause: "two patches of intensely bright and white light" emanating from a large group of sunspots. The Carrington event comprised eight days of severe space weather.

Astronomy is more hot these days than ever before. As a result, all kinds of astronomy equipment can be found, which leads to confusion and leads to unnecessary or wrong purchasing decisions. When you start your way to astronomy, having to spend half an hour to three quarters of an hour to put together the gear is sure to put you inside watching Groundhog day rerun.

Mobile Observatory is one of the most complete astronomy apps on the Android market and the perfect tool for anybody interested in the sky's wonders, from the occasional sky gazer to the passionate amateur astronomer.

Written for Both Amateur Astronomers and those just curious about astronomy

How do I know that there is a dark band called Cassini division in the rings of Saturn? I ve read it in a book. There are numerous books about astronomy out there, but here are three, which are, I think, essential beginners reading.