Astronomy Basics

Want to learn more about a certain topic? Here are some of the best Skygazing articles arranged by subject.

• Amateur Astronomy
• Telescopes
• Solar System
• Sun
• Earth
• Moon
• Planets
• Comets
• Asteroids
• Stars
• Galaxies
• Canadian Astronomers
• Basic Astronomy
• Life beyond Earth

Amateur astronomy

• The Best Stargazing - Fall Sky
• Three Summer Stars
• Atmospheric Blues

Telescopes

• Excess Magnification
• Keeping it Still

Solar System

Sun

Earth

• The Seasons
• We're Warming Up!
• Where Am I?

Moon

• Moon and Tides
• Phases of the Moon

Planets

Comets

Asteroids

• Under Bombardment

Stars

• Life and Death of Stars
• Secrets of the Stars

• Mapping our Galaxy

Canadian Aastronomers

Basic astronomy

Life beyond Earth

• Life: Another Look