Telescopes are specialist optical instruments that have been around for over 400 years and are useful for many applications including seafaring, military operations and especially stargazing. But not ...

If you've decided to get into stargazing and are hunting for the best beginner telescope, you'll first need to decide that type of telescope you're after. If your search to the best telescope for ...

The Celestron Inspire 100AZ Refractor Telescope and Meade Instruments Polaris 114mm Reflector Telescope are both excellent telescopes. This versus guide puts the two head-to-head to help you decide ...

I'm often asked to recommend a telescope, especially around the holidays, when gift-giving is on our minds. Today I'll share a few suggestions, but before we talk specifics, let's look at the ...

The winter months are fast approaching the Northern Hemisphere -- meaning longer, darker nights longed for by amateur astronomers. To the beginner, setting out on their first tentative steps to ...

Buying a telescope, like buying a car or stereo equipment, is subject to your tastes as a consumer. In other words, the choice is up to you — but Astronomy can provide some guidelines to make your ...

The Cambridge Dictionary defines magnificent as “deserving to be admired.” I had no trouble doing that when I walked into the offices of Stellarvue to get an extension ring for my SVX140T and to visit ...

Looking Up is transcribed using a combination of AI speech recognition and human editors. It may contain errors. Please check the corresponding audio before quoting in print. Dean Regas: Edwin Hubble ...