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Beginners in amateur astronomy are faced with a number of different challenges. One of the most daunting is the choice of a telescope. There are countless to choose from and too often there is minimum information on selecting the best one to buy for your specific needs and wants. Clearly, numerous newcomers to the… [Click here to continue]

Video guides on how to use star charts and star wheels with telescopes.

Star charts and star wheels help home telescope users find and identify stars in the night sky. Learn to use star charts for telescope viewing from an observatory director in this free astronomy video.

Expert: Rocky Alvey & Billy Teets
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This video looks at Galileo’s important work with the first telescope and includes an overview of the Slooh robotic telescopes. Robotic telescopes are accessed and controlled using the Internet an incredible evolution of technology from Galileo’s first telescopes.

When we were children we were often taught that we could wish upon the first star that we saw in the evening sky. After that wish was made and if we believed hard enough our wish would come true. Eventually, our childhood fantasies gave way to fact as we became more educated. This education was… [Click here to continue]

To access the Internet, we must first open up our Internet browser. Once the browser has been activated we can either select one of our favorite web sites or go to the address bar and type in the Internet address that we wish to access.

Now, however, by logging on to certain web sites,… [Click here to continue]

This is the latest incarnation of the HDF video. The narration has been edited to include research from a paper in Physical Review Letters (2004) which puts the size of the universe at 46.5 billion light years, not 78 billion as I originally stated.

In the video narration, I round that value up to 47… [Click here to continue]

One telescope maker that has been making a name for itself over the last few years is Galileo Telescope. This company, based in India, prides itself on offering excellent telescopes and one-on-one service with knowledgeable people who use the telescopes themselves. This allows Galileo Telescope to not only offer excellent optical equipment, but also excellent… [Click here to continue]

If you don’t have the money to buy the all-powerful Meade or Celestron telescope, you can go frugal by making a home-made telescope using home items.

Just remember, it’s just for fun and might not interest die-hard stargazers.

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Refractor telescopes are some of the oldest telescopes available, utilized at around the beginning of the 15th century and still around today the refractor telescope is quite possibly one of the oldest telescopes in use today. Made up of concave lenses that allow the light to be refracted and images to appear bright and larger… [Click here to continue]

Who says Astronomy has to be complicated? Watch this official overview video on Celestron NexStar SE.

Who says Astronomy has to be complicated? Let a NexStar SE help you find thousands of stars, planets galaxies and more at the touch of a button! The new NexStar SE Family combines unprecedented ease of use with advanced… [Click here to continue]