Krstanovic recently built an observatory at his house in Windham, N.H. Before he added the domed structure, he didn’t star-gaze as often as he liked because of the time and effort involved in setting ...

Claude Plymate calls his backyard home observatory the clubhouse that he never had as a child. The solar astronomer and his wife, Teresa Bippert-Plymate, ordered the white 10-by-10-foot domed ...

When you hear about big science projects like a huge new telescope or a miles-long particle accelerator, it’s usually in the context of the big science discoveries they’ve made. But before anyone can ...

The enthusiasm of astronomers makes them build observatories at their own homes. Tonight Patrick Moore looks at three home-built observatories, including his own, which he has successfully transferred ...

Ulugh Beg's observatory in Samarkand was a leading astronomical center. It produced the *Zij-i Sultani*, a highly accurate star catalog used for centuries. The observatory's work significantly ...

Dark matter is an elusive type of matter that does not emit, reflect or absorb light, yet is estimated to account for most of ...

Regardless of their interest in astronomy, visitors to Chris Krstanovic's home want to look through his telescope. Krstanovic recently built an observatory at his house in Windham, N.H. Before he ...