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11/28/2024

We’ve moved! Come check out our new and improved storefront at 12995 N. Oracle Rd. We can’t wait to see you! 💫✨🔭

08/04/2022

University of Arizona students have completed one of the first comprehensive peer-reviewed brightness studies to characterize mega-constellation satellites cluttering the skies with help from Starizona HyperStars.

University of Arizona students and faculty members completed a comprehensive study to track and characterize satellites, using a ground-based sensor they developed to measure satellites' brightness, speed and paths through the sky.

12/21/2021

Thank you for supporting Starizona in 2021! We look forward to serving all your astro-related needs (and wants) in the new year. 💫

09/16/2021

Who else is excited about the James Webb Space Telescope?! ✨

Hubble's iconic images captured the public's imagination. Will NASA's next big space telescope, which sees infrared light, produce astronomy scenes that pack a similar punch?

08/17/2021

Did you catch a glimpse of the Perseids this year? ✨

08/12/2021

The Perseids Meteor Shower is about to peak! Check out these viewing tips and show us your best capture. ☄️💫

From NASA: "In this 30 second exposure taken with a circular fish-eye lens, a meteor streaks across the sky during the annual Perseid meteor shower on Friday, Aug. 12, 2016 in Spruce K**b, West Virginia. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)"The famed Perseid meteor shower will peak during the morning....

07/02/2021

The Starizona .63x SCT Reducer Correctors are back in stock and starting to ship! Get your sleep now :)

https://starizona.com/products/starizona-sct-corrector-63x-reducer-coma-corrector

06/29/2021

The Lagoon Nebula is a giant interstellar cloud in the constellation Sagittarius. It is one of only two star-forming nebulae faintly visible to the eye from mid-northern latitudes. Image by Josh Jones of Pendleton, Oregon.

06/04/2021

IC1318, also known as the Butterfly Nebula, is located in the constellation of Cygnus. This diffuse emission nebula is approximately 5000 light years from Earth. The bright star is known as “Sadr” or “Gamma Cygni”. Image by Jabbar Ali.

05/25/2021

Mark your calendars for the wee hours on Wednesday morning to catch a glimpse of the total eclipsed blood moon! 🌒

Earth will be passing between the supermoon and the Sun casting a shadow onto the Moon and the West Coast will get to see all of the action...

05/23/2021

Attention Astronomers: Opportunity Alert! Now’s your chance to become an “astronomer in residence” at the Grand Canyon. Applications open now through June 30, apply today!

The Astronomer in Residence program offers professional and amateur astronomers, educators, scientists, writers, and visual and performing artists the opportunity to practice and share their discipline under one of the most pristine night skies in the United States. Through artwork and educational o...

04/29/2021

“An astronaut who flew on one of the most famous space missions of all time has died. Michael Collins, 90, was part of the three-member crew on Apollo 11, the first lunar landing mission in 1969. Unlike Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, he never walked on the moon. Collins stayed behind and piloted the command module as it circled above. Because of that, Collins is often called the "forgotten astronaut." - NPR

🌙Rest In Peace, Michael Collins.✨

Listen/Read more about Michael Collins at:

Collins was the crew member who stayed in orbit on the Apollo 11 command module while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon. Later he oversaw building of the National Air and Space Museum.