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 ...

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 ...

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

I don’t know who said it first, but it bears repeating that the best telescope is the one that gets used the most. Many of you are familiar with different types of telescopes – reflectors are the ones ...

The article reviews several telescopes from High Point Scientific, including refractors, reflectors, and compound types, varying in aperture size (from 50mm to 305mm), mount type (altazimuth and ...

A solid mount and 127mm of light collecting power should make this no-frills telescope a useful astronomy tool, but cheap components let it down. Why you can trust Space.com Our expert reviewers spend ...