[Chris] recently got his hands on an old telescope. While this small refractor with an altitude-azimuth mount is sufficient for taking a gander at big objects in our solar system, high-end telescopes ...

A high-quality, motorized, and preferably computer-controllable equatorial mount is paramount for astrophotography, exceeding telescope quality in importance, with a recommended minimum payload ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Eric Adams @ericadams321 is a lifelong astronomy enthusiast who’s been wrestling with ...

Pointing at stars may seem easy on the surface—just mount a telescope to a tripod and you’re done, right? As anyone who’s spent time with a telescope can tell you, it’s not that simple, given that the ...

In the quiet darkness of his Mount Tabor backyard in Southeast Portland, Josh Romberg carefully points his 4-foot telescope at the North Star. Unlike amateur astronomers of decades past, he isn’t ...

The article presents *Astronomy magazine's* 15th annual selection of 35 "Star Products," curated to highlight innovative and practical gear for amateur astronomers. The compilation encompasses a ...

The South Pole Telescope recently opened its third-generation camera for a multiyear survey. Deep in Antarctica, at the southernmost point on our planet, sits a 33-foot telescope designed for a single ...

Whenever news of a rare celestial event makes the headlines - be it a passing comet, meteor shower or a parade of planets - it makes one wish for two things: a telescope and a pitch-black garden to ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/ KUSI) — A physics and ...