February 2022 – Astronomy Now

Raspberry Pi high quality camera

25 February 2022 Astronomy Now

Geoffrey Lenox-Smith tests whether the Raspberry Pi’s new High Quality camera can be used for astrophotography.

Webb mirror segments repositioned as alignment proceeds

24 February 2022 Astronomy Now

Engineers are making steady progress aligning the 18 segments making up the Webb space telescope’s 6.5-metre primary mirror.

A galactic train wreck triggers spasms of star birth

23 February 2022 Astronomy Now

Two galaxies passing through one another in a head-on collision generate a burst of star formation in an intriguing triangular shape caused by ongoing gravitational interactions.

M77 sheds light on differences between active galactic nuclei

22 February 2022 Astronomy Now

New observations support the idea that active galactic nuclei, despite their different appearances, share the same basic structure.

Unistellar EVscope Equinox

22 February 2022 Ade Ashford

Unistellar’s eQuinox delivers five times the internal data storage and longer battery life than its predecessor, but ditches the eVscope’s electronic eyepiece. Ade Ashford checks out the new features.

NGC 2841 a perfectly-put-together spiral galaxy

21 February 2022 Mark Armstrong

NGC 2841 in Ursa Major (UMa), the Great Bear, is one of the best galaxies without a coveted Messier designation (or an entry in the Caldwell Catalogue for that matter) in the entire sky.

NASA pleased with initial Webb images as mirror alignment begins

13 February 2022 Astronomy Now

In another major milestone, the James Webb Space Telescope has captured first-light images of a star to help engineers align the 18 segments making up its primary mirror.

Two galaxies with active galactic nuclei interact in dramatic fashion

13 February 2022 Astronomy Now

Hubble captures a dramatic view of two galaxies, both with active galactic nuclei, interacting in a close encounter that is pulling gas, dust and entire star systems from one toward the other.

A third planet found orbiting nearest star to Sun

11 February 2022 Astronomy Now

Astronomers have found the gravitational signature of a third planet orbiting Proxima Centauri, the nearest star to the Sun.

IAU “deeply concerned” about satellite mega-constellations

8 February 2022 Astronomy Now

Amid increasing concern about the impact of satellite mega-constellations, the IAU selects hosts to coordinate public and government awareness.