Even if I don't pay attention to anything else, I'll always know that the holidays are around the corner when the trashscopes come out. What's a trashscope? It's a mass market telescope that over promises and under delivers.How to recognize one? If...

This summer I received a copy of a new astronomy book to review: National Geographic's Backyard Guide to the Night Sky by Howard Schneider (ISBN 978-1-4262-0281-0, trade paper version, list price US $21.95 / Can $26.00). First Impressions My copy had...

Here are five, count em, five Carnivals (sorry I've been busy folks) ... 122 at Cumbriansky123 at Weirdwarp (new host)124 at We're all in the Gutter (looking at stars - new host)125 at Orbiting Frog 126 at The Gish Bar Times (new host) So are any of...

Peter McMahon of Discovery Channel will host a Halloween flavoured star party coming up at the OSC. Costumes, scary stories, and telescopes. Oh My!Click on the image for more information. h/t to Ray Khan

STAR Symposium is a combined effort between the Department of Physics and Astronomy, the York University Astronomical Observatory and the York University Astronomy Club to celebrate York’s 50th anniversary and the International Year of Astronomy. ...