Tired of waving towards astronomical targets blindly in the dark? Once my wife saw a green laser pointer in action at a local star...
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It’s a common mistake often made by first-time telescope buyers. Before you buy that big light-bucket Newtonian, ask yourself: will my mount hold such...
A finderscope is a key upgrade for any telescope. Often, even high-end telescopes come with subpar finderscope, straight out of the box. Cheap finderscopes...
One of the simplest ways to get started in astrophotography is to take star-trail shots of the night sky. This can be done using...
The Potential for Networking Leading this push is Unistellar’s new smartphone-controlled eVscope. We recently had the opportunity to put an eVscope through its paces,...
Watching a meteor shower is one of the simplest acts of observational astronomy, requiring nothing more than a clear dark sky, a working pair...
All images by David Dickinson. The figurative stars have truly aligned. The skies are clear, life’s obligations are met, and it’s time to head...
Red light is one of the most essential astronomy tools in the field, along with a telescope, star maps and perhaps bug spray. A...
Ready to go low-tech? Before there was astrophotography, visual observers would simply sit and sketch what they saw at the eyepiece. This takes time,...
It’s a sad fact that most denizens of the 21st century live under less than optimal skies. Growing up in Northern Maine, I failed...