In the quaint seaside community of Gloucester, Mass., on Cape Ann, one gray clapboard house stands out from the rest. It has a big white dome rising from the top, with a sliding shutter that opens to ...

Claude Plymate calls his backyard home observatory the clubhouse that he never had as a child. The solar astronomer and his wife, Teresa Bippert-Plymate, ordered the white 10-by-10-foot domed ...

This Oct. 23, 2012 photo provided by Scott Jamieson shows Jamieson's home observatory when it is not in use in Eagle, Wis. The roof rolls onto support beams to give him a view of the entire night sky.

Regardless of whether they’re interested in astronomy, visitors to Chris Krstanovic’s home want to look through his telescope. Krstanovic recently built an observatory at his house in Windham, N.H.

There will be interesting sky activity after the total solar eclipse on Monday, Aug. 21, and dedicated astronomy hobbyists are in position to view it. Jon and Susan Brewster designed and built their ...

Have you ever hoped to own a spread with a private observatory for star-gazing? Maybe a luxurious home equipped with an exquisite chef's kitchen and two dishwashers? How about a casa with a hidden ...

Krstanovic recently built an observatory at his house in Windham, N.H. Before he added the domed structure, he didn’t star-gaze as often as he liked because of the time and effort involved in setting ...

Regardless of their interest in astronomy, visitors to Chris Krstanovic’s home want to look through his telescope. Krstanovic recently built an observatory at his house in Windham, N.H. Before he ...