Buying a telescope, like buying a car or stereo equipment, is subject to your tastes as a consumer. In other words, the choice is up to you — but Astronomy can provide some guidelines to make your ...

For the longest time now, I’ve wanted to build a real, proper radio telescope. To me, this means a large parabolic reflector, a feed horn made of brass sheet, coat hanger wire, and at least for the ...

As long as humans have been gazing up at the skies, we’ve been entranced by the stars. And who can blame us? The cosmos are truly awe-inspiring. But if you really want to see what they have to offer, ...

Over the years of writing this column and putting on astronomy and stargazing presentations, I’ve received inquiries from many nice folks about purchasing a telescope for themselves or that special ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Telescope against a starry night Telescopes gather and focus light using precisely-shaped mirrors and lenses (or a combination of ...

If this is the easy part of making a complete reflector telescope from a single piece of glass, we can’t wait to get a load of the hard part! A little backstory may be in order for those who don’t ...

Throughout the year, especially around this time, I receive many emails about purchasing a telescope. I don’t consider myself an expert, but I have lots of experience purchasing telescopes. I also ...

Tom Noe often holds concerts on his homestead outside Wylie. He sings inspirational songs, though not the kind you might think. The former Texas Instruments semiconductor engineer sings songs ...

On January 11, 1672, the Fellows of the British Royal Society were treated to a demonstration of Isaac Newton’s reflecting telescope, which formed images with mirrors rather than with the lenses that ...