My first telescope was a 2.5-inch Gilbert reflector my parents bought for me in about 1964. It wasn't easy to use, but I remember looking at the moon, Mars and Saturn with it.

Hardly! In a past column (April 2011), I sang the praises of my first astronomical telescope, Edmund Scientific’s Space Conqueror, a 3-inch f/10 reflector.

The Prairie Astronomy Club will offer its annual free session: “How to Use Your Telescope” at Hyde Observatory, Tuesday evening January 28th at 7:30 p.m.

We rounded up the best telescopes on Amazon, including reflecting, refracting, Dobsonian, and Newtonian options.

Going to use that new telescope? Here's some practical rules to follow Sometimes a new telescope can seem like a fun tool, but to get the most out of it, you'll need to use it safely and correctly.

The problem in using a normal solar filter with a reflector is that, because the telescope’s secondary mirror and support are at the front end of the telescope, they interfere with the light and ...