ENNIS, Texas — As you're reading this, people from around the nation and the world are gearing up to trek to Texas to see our total eclipse on April 8. Off of Old City Lake in Ennis, where totality is ...

CANNON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — The clock is counting down to the total solar eclipse and space enthusiasts are making final preparations to be ready to see the rare celestial event. Many are ...

CANNON TOWNSHIP, Mich. — The red tendrils of a nebula arcing out into the deep black of outer space, Mike Cortright can see from his backyard observatory, beginning with the push of a button. Backyard ...

The article discusses the practicality and various setups of backyard observatories for amateur astronomers, ranging from elaborate custom-built structures to simple designated locations. It ...

In a recent feature published by Space.com, Vermont-based astrophotographer Dr. Michele Hernandez Bayliss has revealed a stunning set of deep-sky portraits captured entirely from her own backyard ...

ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, N.C. -- It's a project some say is out of this world... "This is just perfect," explains Roger Joyner. "I can walk outside, open it up." A homemade observatory, that seemed to fit ...

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - If you’ve ever gazed at the night sky and wondered about the mysteries beyond our planet, John Massey is the person who can bring those wonders closer to home. Massey, ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Joe Fournet is a Kinder native and former McNeese Cowboy who is reaching far beyond ‘earthly’ schooling. In Fournet’s backyard is an observatory with one of the most ...