From the moon and Jupiter to famous nebulas and galaxies, here’s your beginner-friendly guide to what to point your brand-new telescope at. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

The September 2025 issue featured "A guide to beginner's guides," a reminiscence and description of some the books for astronomy beginners that Contributing Editor Raymond Shubinski recommends or ...

Perhaps nothing has revolutionized amateur astronomy more than go-to telescopes with motorized drives that find and track any of thousands of deep-sky objects. No longer must users rely on a celestial ...

This is a guide to help you learn about some of the best telescopes for beginners, all of which are available at highpointscientific.com. Choosing the perfect telescope is the first step in a hobby ...

Levy, of the famous comet-hunting team Shoemaker-Levy, compiles a comprehensive catalog of objects which can be observed in all light conditions and usually with low-power equipment. Targeting novice ...

Astrophotography, and astronomy in general, takes some fairly specialized tools and a high amount of precision. Setting up the equipment can also take a lot of time, especially for amateurs traveling ...

Shannon Silverman, an Astrophysicist at the Clay Center in Charleston West Virginia, guides us through the cosmos above West Virginia. In episode four she shows us some Deep Sky Objects. Almost ...

Astrophotography, and astronomy in general, takes some fairly specialized tools and a high amount of precision. Setting up the equipment can also take a lot of time, especially for amateurs traveling ...

If you want to start stargazing, look up! But if you want to take the hobby a step further, Mig Ponce, the president of the Las Vegas Astronomical Society, offers some useful tips on how residents of ...

From Orion's glowing nebula to the sparkling Pleiades, these winter targets reward anyone willing to brave the cold.