21K views · 327 reactions | Ever wondered what was out there? We are open to the public for Night Tours and Day Tours and would love you to come take a look through the telescopes at the Perth Observatory! www.perthobservatory.com.au Directed and Edited by Zal Kanga-Parabia Filmed by Rhys McKay, Peter Cheng and Zal Kanga-Parabia | Perth Observatory | Facebook

Barred from using telescopes, the women of the Harvard Observatory studied the stars in a different way through glass photographic plates. They mapped the heavens by hand one star at a time. Leavitt discovered how to measure cosmic distances. Cannon developed the star classification system still taught in astronomy classes. Underpaid and uncredited, they quietly redefined our place in the cosmos. | History Exposed

1.4M views · 95K reactions | Here’s what the moon looks like through our telescopes tonight! 勞 | Kielder Observatory | Facebook

Building a home observatory

206K views · 1.7K reactions |  From his backyard observatory, Andrew (@cosmic_background) used his trusty C11 telescope to capture something truly breathtaking: Ganymede transiting Jupiter, casting its shadow like a tiny eclipse on the planet’s swirling cloud tops. ✨"Seeing the delicate dance of Jupiter’s moons and their shadows reminds me how incredible our Solar System really is." #Astronomy #ShadowTransit #JupiterMoons | Celestron | Facebook