OK, so you've put your hands on a decent starter telescope. We're not talking about one of the cheap 50 mm aperture "department store" scopes, but a good quality 4 to 6-inch aperture scope. You've ...

Pick up almost any book that talks about telescopes, eyepieces, and magnification, and the author will probably expound the “60x-per-inch rule” or “2.4x per millimeter.” This means you shouldn’t pump ...

If you’re someone who spends their evenings watching the night sky and trying to get a glimpse of meteor showers or constellations, a telescope is a must. What can be seen with the naked eye pales in ...

Victor Rogus, amateur astronomer, contributed this article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. The Moon, for most amateur astronomers, this is the first step, their first journey into the ...