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Questar is gone: The fate of the world's most famous compact telescope
Friday, July 3, 2026 by Richard Harris
Like a lot of amateur astronomers, I can still remember flipping through Astronomy magazine in the 1980s and stopping on those Questar ads. There it was, this small, polished, precision telescope photographed like a fine instrument, not just another piece of astronomy gear. I wanted one pretty bad b...
How to buy the Tele Vue 24 Delos
Wednesday, October 22, 2025 by Richard Harris
There is a moment, under a steady sky (rare I know), when your eye and the eyepiece feel like one instrument, and the telescope simply fades away. The Tele Vue 24mm Delos is designed for exactly that moment. It pairs a comfortably long 20 millimeters of eye relief with a wide apparent field of 72 de...
43rd annual Deep South Star Gaze event
Wednesday, October 8, 2025 by Austin Harris
The Deep South Star Gaze, one of the oldest continuous star parties in the United States, is preparing for its 43rd consecutive gathering. Since its first event in 1983, the star gaze has brought together amateur astronomers and enthusiasts for a week of dark skies, shared observations, and communit...
Night Sky Festival 2025 event details
Thursday, October 2, 2025 by Austin Harris
The Night Sky Festival is an annual celebration at Joshua Tree National Park organized by Sky’s The Limit Observatory and Nature Center (STL) in partnership with the Joshua Tree National Park Association. The event raises funds for both nonprofits and provides an opportunity for the public to ...