If you have ever tried looking through a telescope without a telescope mount to steady your equipment, you understand the difficulty of focusing on a set object in the night skies. Compound that problem with a heavenly body that is actually moving across the sky & you realize that it’s almost impossible to track...
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Telescopes and binoculars
Buying and using a telescope or binoculars for astronomy – information and tips
Why A Telescope Mount Is A Necessity For Stargazing
Stargazing Through An Online Telescope
In today’s modern hi-tech world, we’re able to converse with people ½ way around the world with a click of the computer mouse. The Internet has opened up a whole new world of information & communication. Well, the field of astronomy is no exception & has ushered in a new way of viewing the...
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Could A Liquid Mirror Telescope Be A Splash Hit!
A telescope is a viewing instrument that utilizes the refraction or reflecting of light rays & allows for images to be brought closer. This capturing of light is accomplished through a component that is called the objective. The objective is that part of the telescope which, through the captured light, provides an image of...
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30 Years Of Meade Telescopes
The beginning of the Meade Telescope Company spawned lots of excitement. For the first time a mass produced planet telescope was made that was of value to beginners & advanced astronomers. So… Since the beginning, the Meade planet telescope has been popular, & has received a lot of orders. With a need for high...
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Buying Your First Time Telescope
When looking up at the sky, there comes a time when our thirst to see the stars in there full splendour rather then little dots becomes more than a desire. And so… So far so good. With hundreds of millions of objects in the sky to see, a planet telescope can really bring the...
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Types Of Telescopes For Astronomy
Basic Telescope Designs The job of a telescope is to collect light, not to magnify an image (the eyepiece does that job). The larger the objective (the part that collects the light) whether it be a lens, in refractors, or a mirror, in reflectors, the more light the telescope will collect. The more light...
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5 Great Tips On Buying A Telescope
Aiming a telescope at the night sky has been one of my hobbies for quite a few years. Ever since I was a kid I spent many evenings gazing up into the Milky Way & wondered how many? How far away & how big must some of those stars be? As I got older...
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