If you plan to observe Mars through a telescope, there are a few tips to make the most of your stargazing experience. At first, Mars can seem like just a faint dot in the sky, but with the right ...

We take from La Nature the annexed engraving of the planet Mars and its second satellite, as the same appeared through the great telescope at ... Both bodies are very small, and their observation ...

Always brilliant and shining with a steady, silvery light, Venus will appear in the western sky at dusk from Jan. 1 to March 15, and in the eastern sky at dawn from April 1 through Nov. 6.

If you've ever looked at Mars through a telescope, you probably noticed its ... 13 millimeters per year," said Broquet. That's a fairly small deformation, according to team member Ana-Catalina ...

Of all the phases that the moon goes through over ... in even a very small telescope. By then, most amateur telescopes won't be showing any substantial detail on Mars; in fact, by the end of ...

Four of the planets — Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, and Mars — will be easily visible to the naked eye, while special equipment like a pair of binoculars or a small telescope will be needed to ...