Larger telescope apertures gather more light for clearer images. Different telescope types (refractor, reflector, catadioptric) have varying strengths. Telescope mounts (altazimuth, equatorial) impact ...

I'm often asked to recommend a telescope, especially around the holidays, when gift-giving is on our minds. Today I'll share a few suggestions, but before we talk specifics, let's look at the ...

Telescopes are popular holiday gifts that can open up new worlds of exploration or they can be an expensive source of frustration. Selecting the right telescope for that special person on your list ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. The Universe is out there, waiting for you to discover it. You can build a refracting telescope, where the lens focuses the light, ...

For most of us who are not astronomers, the image that comes to mind when describing a reflecting telescope is of a huge instrument in its own domed-roof building on a mountain top. But a reflecting ...