How telescope magnifications work and why eyepieces are the best upgrade for achieving your stargazing goals. When you ...

Go outside right now. What’s the farthest thing you can see? A tree? A bird? What about the Moon? It’s 250,000 miles away. The Sun is 400 times farther than that, at nearly 100 million miles (but ...

With the gas giants now close to their best, here are the best refractors, Maksutov-Cassegrain and Schmidt-Cassegrain telescopes to help you see Saturn’s rings and the cloud bands of Jupiter. When you ...

This all-inclusive refractor is best for observing planets and the moon, but still able to give skywatchers some glimpses of deep-sky objects.

Discover the fascinating science behind creating a DIY thermal telescope with powerful magnification. This project explores thermal imaging concepts and shows how enthusiasts experiment with infrared ...

From dawn patrol to midnight stargazing, these precision field optics keep you close to the action.