Eclipse safety tips video

Messier 77 (NGC 1068 and Arp 37) is an impressive spiral galaxy in Cetus that presents face-on to our Earthly perspective.

Messier 81 (NGC 3031) in Ursa Major is one of the finest galaxies in the entire sky.

Our Managing Editor, Steven Young, travelled with Explorers Astronomy Tours to Australia in the hope that the clouds parted for long enough to see the total solar eclipse of November 2012.