McKim Observatory still houses many of its original instruments, including a 9.53 inch Clark Refractor telescope, a meridian transit telescope, and a gravity driven chronograph. Missing from the early ...
McKim Observatory is an excellent example of a late 19th-century American observatory. Built in 1884, it retains much of its original equipment and remains largely untouched by modernization. Its ...
Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. January 12: Io's post-opposition transit Point ...
Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. January 20: Comet Schaumasse slides by some ...
September’s sky is rich with opportunities. Titan’s shadow continues to transit Saturn. The ringed planet reaches opposition along with Neptune, with both worlds in the same region of the sky. Mars is ...