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Paul Kinzer is back! In this installment of our Summer Stargazing Q&As, he answers our questions about the planets we might see tonight and cool deep space phenomena in the sky this summer.
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This week in our Summer Stargazing series, Paul Kinzer, author of Stargazing Basics, answers our questions about where and when to stargaze and what to look for. And he took all of these fantastic pictures!
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Two weeks ago, Paul Kinzer gave us his amateur astronomy beginner's buying guide. Now, he backs up his claims with objects you can see, even with modest equipment.
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Astronomy educator Paul Kinzer knows a thing or two about getting budding amateur astronomers out and observing. As the holidays roll around, here's his advice for the best gifts for beginning astronomers. Step one: *don't buy a telescope*.
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I have only recently started playing around with taking astrophotos through my Digital SLR (single lens reflex) camera, but, even with my limited experience, I’m very pleased with the results.
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Last week, Paul Kinzer answered my questions about planetary impacts, notably the recent one involving Jupiter. Last night, he went out with his own modest amateur astronomer's kit to see if he could snap some pictures himself. Here's what he found.
Read MoreWisconsin Public Radio‘s excellent Conversations with Larry Meiller interviewed Stargazing Basics author Paul Kinzer yesterday about the International Year of Astronomy. 400 years ago, Galileo first turned his telescope skyward. Listen here >>
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The biggest bang we know of since the Big Bang was confirmed last Thursday, February 19. It’s Gamma-ray Burst (GRB) 080916C, spotted by NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope at 7:13 pm EDT on September 15th of last year. Scientists knew right away that it was an extremely powerful burst, but further study has shown that […]
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