Stargazing can be a romantic activity that brings you and your significant other together. A night out alone under the stars, peering deep into the heavens together. What could be more invigorating than stargazing with your girlfriend? But asking out your favorite person might not be so easy. What if you end up staring up […]
The Orion SkyQuest XT6 Plus Dobsonian is one of the best telescopes on the market today in terms of value, usage, and quality. If you are looking for top-notch views for a reasonable price, few telescopes are able to offer what this one can. I have long been a fan of the Orion line of
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Are you interested in astronomy but find telescopes intimidating? You are not alone. In fact, the cost and complexity of telescopes have put off many potential astronomers over the years. The good news is, there is a little known alternative to telescopes that can help ease you into astronomy or serve as a more portable
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The Bushnell Voyager Reflector Telescope is an attempt at blending upscale and budget with old and new tech. The results are mixed. I can appreciate what they are trying to do by combining a standard budget friendly telescope aimed at beginners and trying to add in enough extras to make the package more appealing, however,
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The United States is a vast and varied landscape that contains not only some of the world’s greatest natural wonders but also some of the planet’s darkest skies. There are certified dark sky parks and locations all across the United States from sea to shining sea. Here are ten of the best dark sky locations
Many of us live in large cities or suburbs. The light pollution and general busyness of the city can make us feel like we can’t enjoy the amazing sights of astronomy from our own backyard. This is simply not the case. You can stargaze in the city, it just takes a little bit more work
You’ve bought your telescope to see the moon, and you have everything set up, you are eager to get started. Then you look outside and realize it is still light out, and you wonder to yourself, when is the best time actually to go stargazing? Do I have to stay up super late? Should I
Astrophotography is a dense and intimidating part of astronomy to try and break into as a layperson. There are many, many different ways to pursue astrophotography and many different goals. Some people just want to snap neat pictures for social media, others are trying to create art and still, more are doing amateur astronomical observations
Remarkably, astronomy is such a vast and varied hobby that you do not even need to get a telescope to participate. Instead, you can grab yourself a dual purpose spotting scope that allows you to have the full benefits of both a telescope and a terrestrial scope all in one. This allows the versatile astronomer
The was a pleasant surprise to stumble across. I have covered a lot of telescope kits in my day and this one snuck up on me. I don’t know how I missed it before but now that I’ve found it, it has quickly become one of my favorite telescope kits available today. Celestron is offering
