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How to use a telescope
Saturday, March 7, 2026 by Richard Harris
So you’ve just unboxed your brand-new telescope. Maybe it’s a sleek refractor, a sturdy Dobsonian, or one of those smart telescopes that runs on an app. Now you’re standing there asking what just about everyone asks the first time they look at a telescope and think seriously about ...
Arecibo observatory telescope collapse causes revealed
Tuesday, October 29, 2024 by Richard Harris
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine has released a new report analyzing the causes behind the 2020 collapse of the National Science Foundation (NSF) telescope at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico. The report, which also provides insights for managing other unique and c...
Dew heater battery options: Fight the fog!
Friday, September 13, 2024 by Russ Scritchfield
As an amateur astronomer, there are few things more frustrating than waking up after a long night of unattended astrophotography to find your telescope (or guide scope) lenses covered in dew. It's like the universe is playing a cruel joke on you. You spend hours meticulously setting up your equi...