[Chris] recently got his hands on an old telescope. While this small refractor with an altitude-azimuth mount is sufficient for taking a gander at big objects in our solar system, high-end telescopes ...

Astrophotography has shifted from a niche pursuit to a mainstream hobby, and the telescope you choose now matters as much as ...

The Santa Barbara Instrument Group (SBIG) is adding two new models to its line of specialized, high-resolution CCD cameras for astrophotography and spectography. The ST-8300M and ST-8300C both feature ...

The Moon is the first celestial object to catch our eyes. For some amateur astronomers, it quickly becomes a bother, its ...

Physics and astronomy professor Herbert W, Hamber considers himself a "backyard astro-photographer," although his photos are far from amateur. The University of California, Irvine professor makes the ...

(Image: The Horsehead nebula can be seen in this portion of the "first light" image from ZTF.) A new surveying telescope at Caltech will take high definition photos of the northern sky every night, ...