Over the many years I’ve been writing this column, as well as putting on inside and outside astronomy and stargazing presentations, I’ve gotten inquiries from lots of nice folks about purchasing a ...

Over the quarter century I’ve been writing this column, I’ve been flabbergasted by the advances in telescopes for backyard astronomers. There’s even one I’m recommending this year that does amazing ...

I'm often asked to recommend a telescope, especially around the holidays, when gift-giving is on our minds. Today I'll share a few suggestions, but before we talk specifics, let's look at the ...

Throughout the year, especially around this time, I receive many emails about purchasing a telescope, either for oneself or that special someone. Every year, I try to provide a telescope buying guide ...

Holiday shopping season has really kicked into gear, and if you have a stargazing fan on your gift list, you have a lot of choices. I think the best thing to do is buy online from one of the major ...

Throughout the year, especially around this time, I receive many emails about purchasing a telescope. I don’t consider myself an expert, but I have lots of experience purchasing telescopes. I also ...

Another Thanksgiving is history, and we’re full bore into the Christmas shopping season. Every year about this time I like to put out my column on telescope gift giving. You have someone on your ...

You can’t judge a telescope by its sparkly tube, but the new Sky-Watcher USA Maksutov-Cassegrain 127mm sure looks nice right out of the box. I’m always excited to try out new equipment, and I’m ...

If there’s someone on your holiday gift list who loves the stars – and that someone may be you – there is so much to choose from. There are books, magazines, software, and of course, telescopes.