The French company Vaonis is one of the leading manufacturers of smart telescopes, and the Vespera Pro is their premium model ...

Filters can make or break your astrophotography, but how do they really work with your scope? Dive into the science and ...

Why build a telescope? YOLO, as the kids say. Having decided that, one must decide what type of far-seer one will construct.

A small missed detail can lead to major issues with your telescope. In this video, I show you the key focuser screws you need ...

The comet will come closest to Earth on Oct. 20. There's hope that it may become bright enough to glimpse with the naked eye.

The universe doesn’t revolve around Kitt Peak, but the observatory southwest of Tucson is at the center of what could be the biggest breakthrough in the study of the cosmos in decades. Using an ...

The night sky of Aspen is a wonderland for stargazers, dark and transparent enough for the naked eye to discern ...

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will help scientists better understand our Milky Way galaxy's less sparkly ...

A new observatory in South Wairarapa lets visitors watch exploding stars far away - and take the photos home with them. The Cretney Observatory, which opened Saturday 13 September, boasts a powerful ...

At the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, Meredith Rawls makes sure reflected sunlight doesn’t ruin astronomical observations by the world’s newest sky-observing super-machine.

When scientists discovered the first planet orbiting another star in 1995, few outside astronomy circles noticed. That planet ...

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