Help a Child Start in Astronomy, and Avoid the Pitfalls!
Help a Child Start a Hobby in Astronomy, and Avoid the Pitfalls! Getting young people in astronomy is vitally important in this day and age, more than ever because this is the space age. In this...
View ArticleHow To Fix A Department Store Telescope
Fixing A Department Store Telescope. You might have read elsewhere on this site my warnings to avoid department store telescopes. The optics are built to a price, not to a quality. You won’t see much...
View ArticleTelescopes Are Looking Up
Telescopes Are Looking Up. Once upon a time, many youngsters got their first glimpse of science through astronomy. Trips to a planetarium would open their eyes to the wonders of their backyard night...
View ArticleWhy Join Astronomy Clubs?
Why Join An Astronomy Club? Most people believe that it costs a great deal of money to get involved with astronomy. That is true to some extent, but not all.Certainly, you can spend a great deal if you...
View ArticleWhere Did The Telescope Come From?
Telescope Was Born From an Ancient Need for Fire. While working to correct an extreme case of myopia (otherwise known as short-sightedness), Dutch optician Hans Lippershey stumbled upon something that...
View ArticleStunning Time-Lapse Of Mauna Kea And Milky Way
Stunning Time-Lapse of Mauna Kea And Milky Way Nothing starts your weekend off on the right foot like an epic time-lapse, and that’s exactly what we have for you here. Put together by an astronomy...
View ArticleThe World’s Largest Amateur Telescope
The World’s Largest Amateur Telescope A Utah man has set a record by building the world’s largest amateur telescope, and he plans to travel the country to allow others to use it. This is simply called...
View ArticleSecrets of Deep-Sky Observing
Secrets of Deep-Sky Observing You’re sure that you’ve finally got your telescope aimed at the position of the object of your desire. The crosshairs of your finder are on its exact location according to...
View ArticleOlympic Games Torch – Spacewalk Over Australia
Winter Olympic Games Torch – Spacewalk Over Australia. Two cosmonauts have taken the unlit Olympic torch for a spacewalk, floating above Australia in an historic showcasing of Russia’s hosting of the...
View ArticleMake Space Look A Lot Closer To Home!
Make Space Look A Lot Closer To Home! OK, maybe it’s time to look at a decent telecope cope for Xmas. In this article written by our newest sponsor Telescope Planet in the UK you’ll find good advice...
View ArticleThe ABCs Of Observing
Sharpen Your Scope Skills With These 26 Tips. Amateur astronomy is about observing: Each and every time you look through an eyepiece, you make contact with the distant universe. Here’s a list of...
View ArticleA Dolly For Your Dob
A Dolly For Your Dob. The 16″ Starfinder is quite a big bruiser and as such, is also a two person telescope to load, unload and set up. With the use of a “Dolly,” this telescope can be handled by just...
View ArticleThe Art Of Using A Telescope
The Art Of Using A Telescope. Once you’ve obtained an astronomical telescope, what can you expect of it? In all reality, both less and more than many new owners realize. You’re using a ‘time machine’...
View ArticleYour First Telescope – Stargazing Tips
Your First Telescope: Stargazing Tips for Amateur Astronomers. A person’s first telescope can tilt one’s eyes to the sky in a somewhat permanent fashion, if anecdotal evidence has any standing.Then...
View ArticleGetting to Grips With Your New Telescope
Getting to Grips With Your New Telescope. Were you lucky enough to get a new telescope for Christmas? If so, I’m guessing that if you’re reading this then you may be getting annoyed that you can’t see...
View ArticleThe Very First Telescope
The Very First Telescope. While working to correct an extreme case of short-sightedness, Dutch optician Hans Lippershey stumbled upon the fact that a particular arrangement of lenses seemed to magnify...
View ArticleAdapt Your Eyes To The Dark
Humans like light. We are creatures that rely heavily on what we can see to feel safe and secure. After all, astronomy is all about light, right? Not surprisingly, our eyes function at their best when...
View ArticleAussie Astronomers Discover Oldest Known Star
A RESEARCH team led by Australian astronomers has discovered the oldest star known, in work that will cause a stir in the international scientific community and force a rethink about the evolution of...
View ArticleHow to Choose the Right Telescope
The diameter of the objective lens or mirror is the most important number describing a telescope. Larger diameter lenses or mirrors allow higher resolution and will gather more light from faint...
View ArticleMonster Telescope Underway For 2020
It will be the mother of all telescopes, and you can bet it will do for astronomy what genome sequencing is doing for biology. The clumsy name of this mirrored monster is Large Synoptic Survey...
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