How to Use deep-sky in a Sentence

deep-sky

adjective
  • This provides strong dynamic range for deep-sky shadow recovery.
    — James Abbott, Space.com, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Outside that window, moonlight will gradually erase fainter stars and deep-sky objects.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 3 May 2026
  • Planning when to observe Knowing the best time to view a particular deep-sky object takes time to learn.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 28 Apr. 2026
  • That's when amateur astronomers can get out their telescopes or binoculars to study planets, stars and other deep-sky objects.
    — Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
  • The same is true for smart telescopes, which can only capture rudimentary images of planets (most are designed for faint deep-sky objects).
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Now astronomers have traced dark matter’s ghostly contours in the foreground of one of JWST’s deep-sky images.
    — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 25 Jan. 2026
  • Reset Hotel in Joshua Tree turns shipping containers into portals for deep-sky stargazing.
    — Kevin Sintumuang, Outside, 10 Mar. 2026
  • The images picture everything from comets and shimmering deep-sky observations to nocturnal wildlife.
    — Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
  • The best binoculars, monoculars and telescopes for eclipse night will also be superb for planetary observing, deep-sky exploration, wildlife watching and travel.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 27 Feb. 2026
  • The competition highlights stunning views of the night sky, aurorae, solar eclipses, and deep-sky phenomena, often showcasing the growing trend of astrotourism.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Heavy light pollution washed out faint deep-sky objects like galaxies and nebulas, reducing contrast and making astrophotography far more challenging.
    — Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 15 May 2026
  • What follows is my personal Top Five list of deep-sky objects visible during the early evening hours of January and February.
    — Joe Rao, Space.com, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Seeing both Mars and Venus do so in the same year is a vivid reminder that the planets share a common orbital neighborhood, and that some deep-sky landmarks are perfectly placed for these striking conjunctions.
    — Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Last Quarter Moon The moon reaches last quarter tonight, rising after midnight and offering 10 nights of increasingly dark evening skies — prime conditions for stargazing and deep-sky viewing.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • One standout target to try locating is the Orion Nebula, a nearby stellar hotspot located 1,350 light-years away and one of the easiest deep-sky objects to spot without a telescope.
    — Michael D'estries, Travel + Leisure, 1 Jan. 2026
  • Blessed with wide fields of view, binoculars reveal the night sky beyond the reach of the naked eye, able to give excellent views of large and bright deep-sky objects — including star clusters and nebulas and the occasional galaxy (as well as the star-fields in the arc of the Milky Way).
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 28 Apr. 2026
  • ArcBlue is pitching a simpler astrophotography setup that minimizes installation and monitoring, while still aiming for serious deep-sky capability.
    — New Atlas, 12 June 2026
  • For instance, on its website, ArcBlue shows configurations like a wide-field nightscape kit, deep-sky telephoto kit, deep-sky and planetary kit, ultra-light nightscape kit, and a DIY expansion kit for heavy-duty equatorial mounts and advanced telescopes.
    — New Atlas, 12 June 2026
  • Modern sensors, particularly those with ISO invariance, where underexposing at base ISO and pushing shadows in post matches high-ISO in-camera results with lower noise, have revolutionized exposure flexibility for deep-sky imaging.
    — James Abbott, Space.com, 25 Feb. 2026
  • High-resolution models like the 61MP A7R V offer cropping capability for deep-sky imaging, while the 12MP A7S III offers extreme low-light capabilities.
    — James Abbott, Space.com, 25 Feb. 2026

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