All hail the second-generation of so-called ‘smart telescopes’ from France that live image-stack to create clear images of deep sky objects, astrophotography-style. For now,...
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For many years now, the Sky-Watcher Heritage 130p tabletop Dobsonian reflector (and its clones) has been a mainstay of many “recommended” lists for beginning...
Overview The iOptron GEM45 is a lightweight and very capable mount. It is similar to the CEM40, but with a traditional right ascension and...
Orion replaces their popular 4.5-inch AstroBlast beginner telescope with the SkyScanner BL102. Is it a worthy successor? For many years, I and many others...
Having owned the Planewave CDK12.5 (reviewed for AGT here), I was very interested in how much difference I’d find with the larger CDK14. I...
In the 50 years since it was introduced, the Celestron C14 has garnered a reputation as a go-to scope for high-resolution planetary imaging. What...
If you’ve ever viewed the planets in a telescope, you likely noticed how small they appeared. Capturing fine detail on these small objects presents...
Who wants a manual telescope these days? With Go-To all the rage for the last decade or so the appearance of a completely manual...
The SharpStar 61mm refractor is ideal for anyone looking for an ultra-compact travel scope for both visual and photo use. Small refractors have become...
Celestron expands their StarSense technology to more serious telescopes with greater aperture. When I reviewed Celestron’s first StarSense Explorer telescopes (see my test at...