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Clean optics make all the difference in using your telescope. In this article, I cover how to maintain your telescope, including tips on cleaning lenses and what not to do. No matter where you store your telescope and how well you take care of it, your instrument will need some sort of cleaning maintenance at … Read more
Looking for an opportunity to get a good look at Saturn’s rings through a backyard view? What about just a good set of astronomy binoculars? Let’s investigate…Saturn through a telescope. Can you see Saturn’s ring with binoculars or must you have a telescope, and if so, what type? When best to see Saturn and its … Read more
If you own a telescope you may be wondering what magnification works best for observing Jupiter and what features are you likely to see? Moons? Rings? The Great Red Spot? You know how great Jupiter looks through the eyes of NASA, but what about Jupiter through telescope types available to you… From music and the … Read more
If you’ve got a Dobsonian, you’ll need to collimate it. How do you do that? It may seem daunting. But, once you get the hang of it, it should only take you a few minutes. The following takes you through the steps with illustrations to help you with collimating Dobsonians. You already know the advantages … Read more
Have you ever felt lost when looking for a telescope? Especially when you come across descriptions of different types of telescope mounts. Wouldn’t it be great to have telescope mounts explained in a simple format… I remember when I first started looking for a telescope, I was bamboozled by the different types of mounts available. … Read more
Needing a tripod for your telescope? You might be wondering how to mount a telescope on a camera tripod. Tripods can be expensive and you have one for your camera already. So, maybe you could look at mounting a telescope on a camera tripod. Let’s see… A decent tripod for a telescope can be expensive, … Read more
Celestron is a well-known telescope brand and if you happen to have one you’ll want to keep it at its best. To maintain its performance, you may need to collimate it. Here’s a step by step on how to collimate a Celestron telescope starting with how to know whether it needs collimating. Collimation is basically … Read more