Books are a great resource for beginning astronomers. Below are some of the books I recommend to those just starting out. Although you can...
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The telescope bargains just keep on coming. Take, for example, the Orion Short Tube 120, a 120 mm f/5 achromatic refractor. Due to their...
Several telescopes have been around long enough to reach iconic status – Celestron’s C8 Schmidt-Cassegrain, Questar Corp.’s 3.5″ and perhaps a few of the...
Confused by all the different telescope types? Don’t be. All telescopes have one purpose; to gather light. The human eye’s light gathering ability is...
We live in a golden age of telescope equipment. Just look around and you’ll find a quality piece of equipment at a reasonable price....
Ready to buy a telescope? Good for you! A telescope can be your gateway to a lifelong journey of learning and exploration. This guide...
The eyepiece is half of your telescope. It is the part of the telescope that we become most familiar with. The eyepiece determines the...
A reflector gathers light with a mirror at the end of a tube, and diverts the light out the side of the front of...
Catadioptric (or compound) telescopes use a combination of lenses and mirrors to bring astronomical objects to the eyepiece. They can be thought of as...
A refractor is what many people think when they hear the word “telescope” – a long skinny tube, with a lens at the front...