In June, the Austrian amateur astronomer spied a secret Chinese spaceplane. Now, Mr. Schöfbänker has spotted a mysterious U.S ...

The Dobsonian's simple design means fewer moving parts and electronics, making it a low-maintenance option for amateur astronomers. The Newtonian reflecting telescope has been in use for centuries ...

More large telescopes are in use today than ever before. The introduction of Dobsonian mounts is largely responsible for this ...

Reconnaisance Watchers Just six weeks after spotting a secret Chinese spaceplane, an amateur astronomer in Austria is back at ...

We've rounded up the best telescopes for a range of different purposes and budgets, from beginner to smart telescopes and everything in between. The best telescopes allow astronomers to access ...

The microcontroller allows a telescope, in this case a Newtonian SkyWatcher telescope ... but not even the telescope needs to be that expensive. A Dobsonian telescope can be put together fairly ...

The microcontroller allows a telescope, in this case a Newtonian SkyWatcher telescope ... but not even the telescope needs to be that expensive. A Dobsonian telescope can be put together fairly ...

The best telescopes give you a closer look at the cosmos like never before — we've rounded up our favorites ahead of Amazon Prime Big Deals Day. The best telescopes reveal the wonders of the ...

Autoguiding comes to the rescue by keeping your telescope pointed precisely where ... flat mirror on the center of their main Newtonian diagonal mirror. The smaller mirror picks off a small ...

Explore these orbiting pioneers and learn what they've discovered. 3 min read The Hubble Space Telescope was designed to free astronomers of a limitation that has plagued them since the days of ...