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- Best Telescopes of 2026: Our Picks for Every Budget and Use
- The Comet That Woke Twice: 220P/McNaught and the Living Sky
- Looking back on Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9
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- Winter Stargazing 101: Tips for observing in the cold
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- Celebrate spooky season with a tour of the night sky's eeriest treats!
- Explore Alliance Live Broadcast: Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS
- Go sightseeing in Cygnus!
- Explore Astro Clinic Series Set to Kick Off at Explore Scientific – Learn to Use Your Telescope!
- Highlighting Explore Alliance Ambassador Caitlin Ahrens: Pioneering Space Sustainability
- One man's journey into astrophotography!
- Explore Scientific and the Explore Alliance at ALCon 2024: Stars and All That Jazz!
- An Impact-FULL Anniversary: 30 Years Ago, Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 Made History!
- Reviving a Legend: Speckle Interferometry Supplied by STELAR Transforms the Historic 100-Inch Hooker Telescope at Mt. Wilson
- Is Mars Sample Return in Jeopardy? Watch the 94th 'How Do You KNOW?'
- Welcome to the Explore Alliance blog!
- Experience a Connection with Halley's Comet: The Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower
- Exploring the Universe with David Eicher: A Look at Keenan's System during the 148th Global Star Party
- Star System T Coronae Borealis Prepares to Explode on the Scene
- C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) - The Next Great Comet?
- Quick Facts - The Great North American Total Solar Eclipse of April 8th 2024
- Farewell to Micki's Kitchen: A Celestial Culinary Journey
- Unveiling the Cosmos: Citizen Science with UNISTELLAR
- AstroImaging Today: Unveiling HFG1 with Douglas Struble
- Citizen Science in Exoplanet Exploration: Join Dr. Zellem's Project!
- Exploring the Ring of Fire: A Perfect Prelude to the Total Eclipse on April 8th, 2024
- Solar Eclipse Science Adventures - Observing and Documenting Solar Eclipses for All Ages
- Exploring the Cosmos with Explore Scientific at the Arkansas Dark Sky Festival II
- "From City Lights to Starry Nights: Steve Siedentop's Inspiring Journey into Amateur Astronomy and Community"
- Discover the Wonders of the Cosmos with Explore Scientific at the Nebraska Star Party
- Visit the Summer Triangle asterism!
- An Eclipse Down Under by Matthias Schmitt
- "Astronomy Outreach in Kosovo: Pranvera Hyseni Leads Efforts to Build First Science Center and Observatory, Inspiring Scientific Literacy in War-Torn Country"
- THE DART IMPACT: SPACE TELESCOPES vs. UNISTELLAR
- Valentines Day Science with Unistellar
- Astropalooza 2022 - Astroworld TV - Explore Alliance
- The Opposition of Mars - December 8th 2022
- Star Party at the Temple of Garni
- Author John Read Focuses on Inexpensive Telescopes
- The 75th Anniversary of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers is celebrated today!
- How to Choose a Good First Telescope: Choosing by Aperture
- Preparing for a Star Party
- Explore Alliance, Astronomy Magazine Team Up for Global Star Party Celebrating Pluto on Feb. 4
- Watch the 'Great' Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn Live
- The Shaking Cosmos - A Global Star Party with the Astronomical League
- The Award Winning Astrophysicist Behind the STARMUS Festival, Dr. Garik Israelian Joins Us on "Explore Now"
- Join Us for an Evening of Big Astronomy
- Gary Palmer - A Closer Look at the Sun
- Michael Zeiler and Michael Bakich on Explore Now
- David J. Eicher Joins Us to Discuss His Latest Book "GALAXIES Inside the Universe's Star Cities"
- Now is the time to tackle the Messier Marathon!
- Scott Roberts Talks about Explore Scientific and the Passion that Drives Him
- Astrophotographer Robert Vice to Give Workshop at the Arizona Dark Sky Star Party
- Struble's Planetary Cosmos
- American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)
- Jerry Hubbell Presentation on Exoplanet Observing with New Instrument
- How to do Astronomy Outreach By Jessica Santascoy
- OpenGOTO Community User Conference, Springdale AR - July 20-21, 2018
- Rocky Mountain Star Stare 2018
- The Airstream Rally - Alumapalooza 2018
- Starlight Festival at Yerkes Observatory
- NEAF 2018 Product Recap
- NEAF 2018 Recap
- On the way to NEAF 2018
- On the way to NEAF - Wright Brothers Home
- Preparing to head to NEAF 2018
- Roadside Astronomers: JPL NASA Control Room Part 3
- Roadside Astronomers: JPL NASA Control Room Part 2
- Roadside Astronomers: JPL NASA Control Room Part 1
- National Science Teachers Association Conference 2018
- NSTA 2018
- Explore Scientific Earns Prestigious Better Business Bureau Torch Award for Ethics
- Mount Wilson - How YOU can view through this AMAZING scope
- Winter Star Party 2018 - Scott and Greg on the way...
- Winter Star Party 2018 - Boy was it wet here...
- Winter Star Party 2018 - Greg and Scott talk with Mike Reynolds
- Winter Star Party 2018 - What we do when it's cloudy...
- Roadside Astronomers - Mount Wilson and the Math - Episode NINE
- Roadside Astronomers - David Levy - Episode EIGHT
- Roadside Astronomers - Under Construction - Episode SEVEN
- Roadside Astronomers - Recap of Greg and Scott's travels - Episode SIX
- Roadside Astronomers - Recap of Greg and Scott's travels - Episode FIVE
- Roadside Astronomers - Recap of Greg and Scott's travels - Episode FOUR
- Roadside Astronomers - Recap of Greg and Scott's travels - Episode THREE
- Roadside Astronomers - Recap of Greg and Scott's travels - Episode TWO
- Roadside Astronomers - Recap of Greg and Scott's travels - Episode ONE
- 2018 Starlight Festival Promotional Video - featuring Tom Meneghini
- 2018 Starlight Festival Promotional Video - featuring Elizabeth Gast
- 2018 Shot Show Recap
- Will Young creates a nice video on "What It's like to attend a Star Party"
- Scott on QVC!!!
- Interview by Steve Mallia of Ontario Telescope and Trevor Jones of AstroBackyard asking Scott and Greg about the start of the company and what we do and how we do it. This is part 2.
- Interview by Steve Mallia of Ontario Telescope and Trevor Jones of AstroBackyard asking Scott and Greg about the start of the company and what we do and how we do it. This is part 1.
- Peach State Star Gaze 2017 - FPL-53 Image by Steve Siedentop
- Okie-Tex 2017 - Milky Way
- September 16: BRESSER Hunters Extravaganza
- August 27 -September 4: Burning Man!
- August 16-19: ALCON National Convention
- StarFest Canada 2017
- Golden State Star Party 2017 - Milky Way Time-lapse
- We made the Lake Geneva Newspaper!
- Explore Scientific Days 2017 - Yerkes Observatory
- Explore Scientific Days 2017 - Yerkes Observatory - Waterproof Eyepieces come in handy!
- Explore Scientific Days 2017 - Yerkes Demo Days
- Weird Stops along the road...
- A stop in Edwin Hubble's Birthplace
- Explore Scientific Demo Days - Getting ready for our trip to Yerkes
- May 6-7 AstroCats - Cancelled
- NEAF 2017 - On our way home and where we go next
- NEAF 2017 - On our way home from and Scott finds a Condemned Rocket Slide
- NEAF 2017
- NEAF 2017 - On our way...
- Scott in China at the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST).
- Winter Star Party 2017
- Winter Star Party 2017 - Greg and Scott on the way...
- Star Party Plans 2017
- Las Vegas NV - Scott and Gary Parkerson - Bike Across America
- Springdale AR - Merry Christmas from Explore Scientific
- Springdale AR - Scott takes you on a tour of our new facility
- Springdale AR - 1968 Airstream - Restomod work
- Springdale AR - Scott with Solar panels for the Airstream
- Springdale AR - Scott showing off the Super Moon with a smartphone
- Springdale AR - Scott with John Johnson of the Omaha Astronomical Society
- Springdale AR - First look at our new facility
- Springdale AR - Scott describing the importance of small telescopes
- Eldorado Star Party 2016
- Eldorado Star Party 2016 - Milky Way Time-lapse by Greg Bragg
- Eldorado Star Party 2016 - Drone fly-over
- Eldorado Star Party 2016 - Milky Way Time-lapse by Greg Bragg
- Eldorado Star Party 2016 - Will Young shows off his astronomy art and jewelry
- Eldorado Star Party 2016 - Milky Way Time-lapse by Greg Bragg
- Eldorado Star Party 2016 - Bruce Morrell of QHY describes the PoleMaster
- St. Louis MO - ALCON 2016 - Mike Reynolds talks about the 2017 solar eclipse
- Eldorado Star Party 2016 - Greg and Scott with Stan Meador of the X-Bar Ranch - host of Eldorado Star Party
- Formula 1 Race in Austin Texas 2016
- F1 Race - Greg enjoying the action with Bresser binocs
- Eldorado Star Party 2016 - Greg parks the trailer???
- Austin TX - F1 race - Harold and Greg screaming about Bresser binocs
- Austin TX - F1 Race - Scott using binocs
- Woodland Hills CA - Greg at Woodland Hills with Dr D showing the 12" DOB
- Woodland Hills CA - Greg and Dr D explaining the new Hex focuser
- Woodland Hills CA - Dr D and the 100 degree 14mm
- Santa Ana CA - Greg and Scott with Mike Fowler of Orange County Telescopes
- Paramount CA - Greg and Scott with Manish Panjwani of Agena Astro
- Los Angeles CA - Scott and Greg talk with Don Pensack of Eyepieces Etc.
- Oceanside CA - Greg and Scott with Dustin and Ginny of OPT
- Oceanside CA - Scott outside OPT
- Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta 2016
- Albuquerque NM - Scott and Greg discuss our next stop
- Albuquerque NM - Balloon Fiesta - Greg and Scott showing off binocs
- Albuquerque NM - Balloon Fiesta - Balloon lands on the road
- Alburgurque NM - Balloon Fiesta - First Look
- Alburqurque NM - Balloon Fiesta - Launch day time-lapse
- Okie-Tex 2016
- Albuquerque NM - Balloon Fiesta - Scott with Jerry Holmes owner and pilot of the Cosmos 1 Balloon
- Albuquerque NM - Balloon Fiesta - Time-lapse
- Albuquerque NM - Ballon Fiesta - Scott and Greg with Laura and Mike from Beiber, CA
- Okie-Tex Star Party 2016 - Scott and Greg with Mike Dennis of the Oklahoma City Astronomy Clu
- Okie-Tex 2016 - Scott talks with Peggy Walker
- Cologne Germany - Photokina - Saturday Review of DOB's
- Cologne Germany - Photkina - Maria Cardenal shows our Bresser products
- Cologne Germany - Photkina - Scott with Dave Lawrence and Kerin Smith of Telescope House in the U.K
- Cologne Germany - Photokina - Matthias Stolker shows microscopes
- Cologne Germany - Photokina - Daniel Ebbert shows NEW Pirsch Binos
- Fayetteville AR - Scott doing sidewalk astronomy
- Bentonville AR - Scott showing off our scopes during the Super Moon
- Okie-Tex 2016 - Greg packing
- St Williams Bay WI - Yerkes Observatory - Proof of Theory of Relativity
- Osoyoos, BC, Canada - Jack Newton and Scott at the Observatory B&B
- Warrensburg MO - DayStar StarFest Festival - The DayStar C&C Machines
- Warrensburg MO - DayStar StarFest Festival - James Strogen Testimonial
- Warrensburg MO - DayStar StarFest Festival - Scott with Gary Palmer
- Butler MO - On our way to the DayStar StarFest Festival - Max Motors
- St Williams Bay WI - Yerkes Observatory - Jon and his video editing tools
- St Williams Bay WI - Yerkes Observatory - First Ever Drone Footage inside the Dome
- Orange County CA - Dedication of Minor Planets - Headed Home
- St Williams Bay WI - Yerkes Observatory - Cleaning the optics
- St Williams Bay WI - Yerkes Observatory - Dr Osborn and the Archives
- St Williams Bay WI - Yerkes Observatory - Headed home
- Warrensburg MO - DayStar StarFest Festival - Storming
- St Williams Bay WI - Yerkes Observatory - Daddy Maxwell's for breakfast
- St Williams Bay WI - Yerkes Observatory - Admin Brittnay Struble
- ST Williams Bay WI - Yerkes Observatory - Greg, Scott and Dan take a look inside the 40" refractor
- St Williams Bay WI - Yerkes Observatory - Eyepieces Galore
- St Williams Bay WI - Yerkes Observatory - Our first view
- St Williams Bay WI - Yerkes Observatory - Drone Fly-by
- St Williams Bay WI - Yerkes Observatory - Moving the 40"
- St Williams Bay WI - Yerkes Observatory - What Diesel Fuel does to your Truck...
- Hamel IL - After a costly repair...
- St Williams Bay WI - Yerkes Observatory - Greg and Scott discuss or visit and our next event
- St. Louis MO - On the way to Yerkes Observatory
- St Williams Bay WI - Yerkes Observatory - Jon and Scott on the Road
- St. Louis MO - ALCON 2016 Conference
- Casper WY - On our way home from Table Mountain
- Table Mountain Star Party 2016 - Time-lapse by Greg Bragg
- Table Mountain Star Party 2016 - Greg and Scott reflect on day 3
- Keystone SD - Mount Rushmore
- Pierre SD - Lightning Storm on the way to Table Mountain Star Party
- Golden State Star Party 2016 - Back Home
- Golden State Star Party 2016 - A big surprise to the lucky Door Prize winner
- Golden State Star Party 2016 - Our friends from Old Mill Grill and an VERY early morning breakfast
- Golden State Star Party 2016 - Mountain Jewels Ranch wins the Grand Prize
- Oceanside CA - OPT SCAE Event - David Prosper of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
- Texas Star Party 2016 - Greg Bragg recaps TSP trip
- NEAF 2016
- Dade City FL - Orange Blossom Special Star Party - Door Prize Winner Ron Wayman
- Winter Star Party 2016 - Time-lapse by Greg Bragg
- Peach State Star Gaze 2015 - Time-lapse by Greg Bragg
- Eldorado Star Party 2015 - Milky Way Time-lapse by Greg Bragg
- Okie-Tex Star Party 2015 - Jack Estes shows off his Comet Hunter
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