This review, “Orion’s low-cost APO delivers sharp images,” appeared in the June 2009 issue of Astronomy magazine Today’s telescope market offers observers an excellent selection of small instruments.

I remember being a kid and looking up at the stars in the night sky and wondering what’s up there. Come to think of it, I do that as an adult as well, and even though Nat Geo has shown me what lies ...

Buying a telescope, like buying a car or stereo equipment, is subject to your tastes as a consumer. In other words, the choice is up to you — but Astronomy can provide some guidelines to make your ...

One of the most competitive segments in the amateur telescope marketplace these days spans 3- to 5-inch apochromatic refractors. Once considered telescopes for the well-to-do, these instruments are ...

Refractor to reflector, Schmidt-Cassegrain to Maksutov-Cassegrain - this is everything you need to know about the different types of telescopes. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

An excellent choice for astrophotographers and astronomers at any stage of their skill and experience, this smart telescope is well-designed, solidly built and easy to use. Crucially, it relies on an ...

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