A $59 telescope? Celestron’s FirstScope 76 is a 3-inch f/4 reflector on a Dobsonian (up-down-left-right) base and comes complete with 20mm (15X) and 4mm...
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Celestron has announced its latest line of eyepieces, the Ultima Edge series. Focal lengths for 1.25″ focusers include 10mm, 15mm, 28mm, and 24mm, with...
Celestron’s Ultima-branded binoculars are back, with a new pair of 10x50s at an entry-level price. Plus: Sharp on-axis images; no ghosting or flares; light...
Ready to move up to a big telescope? Perhaps you’ve cut your teeth on a 4-inch refractor, or a 6-inch reflector, and you’re...
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...
So you’ve realized the limitations of budget-priced binoculars and want something better that does not break the bank. Does Celestron’s Skymaster Pro 20×80 fit...
For views of big deep sky targets with slower f/8 to f/15 telescopes, the new Omni 56mm does the job at low cost. Plus:...
Also see Alan Dyer’s comparison of 10×42 roof prism binoculars A pair of 8×42 binoculars can serve all purposes including astronomy. I test a...
Note: For definitions of basic eyepiece characteristics mentioned below, see Ed Ting’s A Beginner’s Guide to Telescope Eyepieces. Once you look through eyepieces with...
For astronomy, a pair of 10x50s represents the ideal combination of good aperture (50mm) for bright images, with enough power (10x) to nicely resolve...