OK, so you've put your hands on a decent starter telescope. We're not talking about one of the cheap 50 mm aperture "department store" scopes, but a good quality 4 to 6-inch aperture scope. You've ...

Thinking of investing in a new eyepiece? We've got you covered with our guide to the best eyepieces for telescopes. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Orion’s Pro 8-24mm Zoom Telescope Eyepiece stays in focus as you change magnification. The unit has fully multicoated optics, 18.5 millimeters of eye relief, and a twist-up rubber eyeguard. The ...

NEW YORK — A sleek, new telescope has us wondering — are eyepieces a thing of the past? Last night (May 16), amid music and wine, Vaonis, a French telescope startup, presented the shiny features of ...

Pick up almost any book that talks about telescopes, eyepieces, and magnification, and the author will probably expound the “60x-per-inch rule” or “2.4x per millimeter.” This means you shouldn’t pump ...

We’ve all seen spectacular pictures of space, and it’s easy to assume that’s how it looks to the naked eye through a nice telescope. But in most cases, that’s simply not true.

At some point, many people become curious about outer space. For some, it may only be a fleeting fascination, while for others, it can turn into a lifelong passion. The only way to discover which it ...

FORT DAVIS, TEXAS — A group of amateur astronomers has used the 2.1-meter (82-inch) Otto Struve Telescope at McDonald Observatory to make the first “through-the- Eyepiece” sighting of so-called the ...