The starry night sky filled with its infinite mysteries and wonders has always represented a constant source of fascination for humankind. At the dawn of civilization, ancient people like the Egyptians and Babylonians believed their […]
Looking to upgrade to a premium astronomy app that offers more features than the average free app does? Then you have come to the right place. At Astronomy Trek we have compiled a list of […]
There’s nothing quite like your first glimpse of another celestial body through a telescope. For many, this will set them off on a lifetime devoted to stargazing. Fortunately, there are a wide selection of quality […]
Meteors are constantly entering and burning up in Earth’s atmosphere, providing stargazers with some of the most awe inspiring celestial events of the year. There are currently more than 900 known meteor showers, of which […]
Aside from sending out expeditions, space exploration is made possible with the use of certain instruments; more specifically – telescopes. However, astronomers do not solely rely on optical telescopes to observe space. Some really distant […]
With this list, we present a few nebulae of various types that are said to resemble birds, and while some of the structures mentioned do actually resemble some of our feathered friends, others do so […]
Nebulae are large clouds of interstellar dust and ionized gases which provide the basic building blocks from which the stars and solar systems are created. These stellar nurseries are mostly composed of hydrogen (90%) and […]
Nebulae of all types are among the most spectacular and spookiest looking structures in the entire Universe, and have been an endless source of intrigue and discovery for astronomers. How we perceive them, however, is […]
In a previous post we mentioned that nebulae of all types are among the most spectacular, scary, complex, and sometimes least understood objects in the entire Universe, and how we perceive them often depends on […]
Nebulae are among the most beautiful, complex, and least understood objects in the entire Universe, with how we perceive them often depending upon our skill in manipulating photographic images, rather than our observation skills. In […]
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