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Eyeing the Milky Way's monster
For the first time, scientists have imaged Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the centre of our galaxy. Here’s a look at what that means — and how Canadians are helping push research forward.
Written by Vincent McDermott
Lending an arm
Canada’s continuing legacy with Canadarm3, a major assist in the Artemis program, is serving as a bridge taking Canucks into space.
Written by John Gallardo
Crater capers
Take a look at the Moon this season, with short stories and images of our rocky companion.
Written by Chris Vaughan & Allendria Brunjes
Fun with filters
Adding the right filter can make a big improvement to your astrophotos at a relatively modest cost.
Written by Alan Dyer
Capturing sunspots
As sunspot activity increases on our closest star, imagers Kimberly and Laurie Sibbald detail two different ways to capture the phenomenon.
Written by Kimberly Sibbald & Laurie Sibbald
Autumn galaxies take flight
The stars of winged Pegasus host some fine lesser-known galaxies that will please both visual observers and astroimagers
Written by Chris Vaughan
Jupiter and Neptune at opposition
Look for bright planets, an occultation, and a meteor shower in the early autumn skies.
Written by Brian Ventrudo
Photos of the Year
From hundreds of submissions, here are 2022’s top astroimages.
Written by Various astroimagers