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Buying Your First Telescope

Novice Guide To Buying Your First Telescope By Kozan Huseyin Space telescopes are amazing instruments. Looking up to the sky on many occasions deep down you want to soon see more. A shining glimmer of light from a star is … Continue reading

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Telescope Mounts

Why a Telescope Mount is a Necessity for Stargazing By William Wilson If you have ever tried looking through a telescope without a telescope mount to steady your equipment, you understand the difficulty of focusing on a set object in … Continue reading

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Meade Telescopes

Meade Telescopes For the Home By Koz Huseyin Are you looking to buy your first telescope? You likely have looked around, and have been wondering if Meade telescopes are any good, this article will not help you in deciding, but … Continue reading

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Buying Used Telescopes

Buying a Used Telescope and Getting a Bargain By Koz Huseyin Buying a used telescope is a great way to get into astronomy for a very low price. There are a few things to consider before buying a used telescope. … Continue reading

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Kid’s Telescopes

Your Young Astronomer Will Love a Kid’s Telescope By William Wilson If your youngster is showing interest in stargazing and astronomy, a kids telescope can get them started with their new hobby without a large investment. Realize that a kids … Continue reading

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Refracting Telescopes, ReflectingTelescopes

Refracting Telescope Compared With Reflecting Telescopes By Koz Huseyin Are you thinking of buying a telescope? Perhaps you are wondering – what are the differences between refracting telescopes and reflecting telescopes, and which are better refracting telescopes or reflecting telescopes. … Continue reading

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Telescope Buyer’s Guide

The Uncluttered Telescope Buyer’s Guide By Matthew Kriebel There are several telescope buyers guides available on the Internet, some good, some not so good. Many of them carry far too much information that a beginner doesn’t need. This guide is … Continue reading

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How To Buy A Telescope

How To Buy A Telescope By Koz Huseyin After seeing the starry pictures from NASA, you may be wondering how to buy a telescope, and explore the universe for yourself. There are many department stores selling telescopes, however, to buy … Continue reading

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The Most Powerful Telescope Will Fit Into Your Pocket

The Most Powerful Telescope Will Fit Into Your Pocket By Nathaniel Douglas Shrinking the Telescope – “Astronomers in the last 50 years have made wondrous discoveries, expanded our understanding of the universe and opened humanity’s vision beyond the visible portion … Continue reading

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What telescope should I buy?

People ask all the time “What telescope should I buy?”, so in this Video Adrian West AKA VirtualAstro (www.virtualastronomer.org) takes us on a basic tour of telescopes starting from entry level Newtonians all the way through to advanced Schmidt Cassegrain … Continue reading

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