So I thought about getting a pair of protective glasses so that I could safely stare at the sun during yesterday’s Venus transit ... then grabbed my latest project and headed off to the monthly ...

The best way to view the Sun with a telescope is with an expensive Hydrogen alpha or a general solar filter, but these are expensive and the clock was rapidly ticking down to the transit of Venus.

Despite its radiant light, Venus appears through a telescope as a small, gibbous disk, nearly 80 percent illuminated, and lacks any discernible surface features. Saturn, by contrast, shines less ...

Based on the latest national forecast, skies will be mainly clear (save for patchy high clouds) on Thursday evening (Oct. 31) across New England south through ... the telescope. In my area ...

You may need binoculars or a telescope for this one. It includes the three furthest planets in our solar system. There will be six planets visible this time around, including Venus, Mars ...

FILE - This June 8, 2004 file photo shows the transit of Venus, which occurs when the ... the transit with regular sunglasses. • Peer through telescopes outfitted with special filters at viewing ...

The brightest two are at either end; Venus close to the horizon and ... you can get a good look at Saturn’s rings through any small backyard telescope. Saturn will next reach opposition ...