I'm often asked to recommend a telescope, especially around the holidays, when gift-giving is on our minds. Today I'll share a few suggestions, but before we talk specifics, let's look at the ...

A small missed detail can lead to major issues with your telescope. In this video, I show you the key focuser screws you need to check — especially if you're using a Newtonian reflector. Don't let ...

This review, “The big easy,” appeared in the May 2005 issue of Astronomy magazine. Spring nights beckon observers. As amateur astronomers whose dreams usually outstrip our budgets, my little stargazer ...

For many, fascination with the heavens is as endless as space itself. If we could just get a glimpse of another world, maybe ours would make more sense? The right telescope reveals the wonders of the ...

On October 7, police escorted a wooden crate two lanes wide through the streets of the South Side, arriving at the new High Bay Research Building on East 56th Street and South Maryland Avenue. Inside ...

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The 24-inch Boller & Chivens f/8 Cassegrain was installed in the dome of Sommers-Bausch Observatory in 1973. Originally equipped for visual viewing, 4x5 film photography, photomultiplier photometry, ...

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In astronomy, bigger is better. So what's the very biggest telescope of them all? The Canary Islands off the coast of Morocco house the largest glass mirror reflector telescope in the world. The Gran ...