The folks at the Apache-Sitgreaves Research Center have decided they want to upgrade their systems and location and are providing a unique opportunity for someone looking to have their own a 36-inch telescope in the elevated deserts of northern Arizona with all the comforts of home. The complex consists of […]
“I tell people that when choosing a beginner telescope, with a small investment in a simple first telescope, they can test drive the hobby without breaking the bank, and upgrade later when they have more experience and knowledge about the hobby!” Having been an astronomy professor for several decades, an […]
AstroGoods is now offering a Dobsonian Bearing Upgrade Kit for Dobsonian telescope owners who have small 5″ or 5.5″ factory installed altitude bearings and want larger ones without the need for making new cutouts in the side boards of their mount. These new replacement 12-inch bearings offer a virtually drop […]
It’s hard to deny the impact that John Dobson had on the amateur astronomy hobby. His introduction of the Dobsonian telescope to the world in the late 60’s in combination with his grassroot outreach efforts through the creation of the Sidewalk Astronomers forever changed the landscape of our hobby. Below […]
Astrozap Telescope Dust Covers: Astronomers can get pretty finicky about cleanliness, especially when it comes to their telescope optics. The reality is that dust is everywhere and it is next to impossible to keep it entirely off a telescope’s optics. However, you don’t have to allow dust to settle on […]
Sky-Watcher Stargate Dobsonian is a truss-tube Dobsonian telescope that offer serious aperture for those looking to sail farther into the depths of the cosmos in big – and even bigger – deep-sky-gobbling apertures of 18 and 20 inches. For those stepping up from the 12-inch instruments, the 18-inch Sky-Watcher Stargate […]
Mike Zammit, owner of StarStructure Telescopes, is relocating his telescope manufacturing facilities to a new dark sky area located 2.5 acres in south-west Inverness Florida next to the Citrus Wildlife management area. At the new facility, Mike will continue to create custom built Truss Dobsonian telescopes that are built to […]
The Sky-Watcher Stargate Dobsonian telescopes offer serious aperture for those looking to sail farther into the depths of the cosmos in big deep-sky-gobbling apertures of 18 and 20 inches. For those stepping up from the 12-inch instruments, the 18-inch Stargate captures more than twice the light, and for those graduating […]
Sky-Watcher’s new Stargate truss-tube Dobsonian telescopes offer serious aperture for those looking to sail farther into the depths of the cosmos in big – and even bigger! – deep-sky-gobbling apertures of 18 and 20 inches. For those stepping up from the 12-inch instruments, the 18-inch Stargate captures more than twice […]
Gondwana Telescopes Marana 12 Telescope Review I ponder this old chestnut of wisdom as I survey my slowly swelling mouth in the mirror. There are two distinct divots in my fattening, bloodied top lip – courtesy of my front teeth – and while shielded from view by an equally […]
Sometimes it’s just easier to show someone how to do something than it is to tell them, and telescope collimation is a perfect example. Indeed, most astronomy enthusiasts are primarily visual learners for whom showing will always be more effective than telling. If you’re like us, you’ve often found yourself […]
By Dr. James R. Dire Dr. James Dire has an M.S. in physics from the University of Central Florida and a M.A. and Ph.D. from The Johns Hopkins University, both in planetary science and is an associate provost at Gardner-Webb University in Boiling Spring, N.C., and a professor of physics […]