Telescope mounts connected to computers and stepper motors have been available to the amateur astronomer for a long time, and for good reason, too. With just the press of a button, any telescope ...

Getting started in astrophotography can be daunting. With so many different telescopes, cameras, and mounts and all their variations, where do you start? The first piece of equipment you should ...

Thankfully, there are lots of entry-level telescopes on the market, some that even come with mounts that automatically find and track heavenly bodies. Finding a feature is as easy as aligning to a ...

The world’s largest optical mirror was successfully installed on a support system prototype for the first time to validate ...

The Roman Telescope is being built at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, where the coronagraph recently arrived after being ...

Dobsonian telescopes have a simple Newtonian optical design and wooden mounts, and are a very cost-effective (if sometimes ...

In this Celestron AstroMaster 130EQ deal the tripod and mount come pre-assembled, and you also get a 10mm and 20mm eyepiece, a StarPointer red dot finderscope and free Starry Night astronomy software.

It's a beginner telescope with great light-gathering ability, a solid tripod and a German Equatorial Mount, plus accessories. Save nearly $30 on the Celestron AstroMaster LT 70AZ. It's ideal for ...

This latest milestone also follows the August 2024 start of the Giant Magellan's 39-meter-tall telescope mount structure assembly at Ingersoll Machine Tools in Rockford, Illinois, which will ...

This scope is lightweight and portable, with an easy-to-position alt-azimuth mount. However, it’s a refractor-style telescope with a smaller, 3.15-inch aperture, so it’s best suited to viewing ...

The first piece of equipment you should choose is a mount, the mechanical base that the telescope attaches to. For ...

It also boasts an easy-to-use alt-azimuth mount, which allows for a quick and fuss-free set up. Save over$145 on an excellent computerized telescope from Celestron. It features a 4 inch aperture ...