Astronomy Contributing Editor Phil Harrington loves binoculars. Indeed, his catchphrase is, “Two eyes are better than one.” He’s not wrong. Observing is naturally more relaxed when you can keep both ...

Many of the readers of the Stargazing column have sent me emails seeking advice on where they could get telescopes in Nepal. Unfortunately, telescopes are not available here and even if you get one, ...

Go outside right now. What's the farthest thing you can see? A tree? A bird? What about the Moon? It's 250,000 miles away. The Sun is 400 times farther than that, at nearly 100 million miles (but ...

While telescopes and binoculars serve distinct purposes, both are invaluable tools for travellers seeking to explore the wonders of the universe and the natural world. By understanding their ...

Even though winter doesn’t officially begin until Dec. 21, one glance at the current evening sky shows that it is on its way. The 20th century’s preeminent deep-sky author, Walter Scott Houston, once ...

New images of Jupiter's volcano-studded moon Io, taken by the Large Binocular Telescope on Mount Graham in Arizona, offer the highest resolution of Io ever achieved with an Earth-based instrument. The ...

(Tucson, Arizona) — The Large Binocular Telescope (LBT) partners in the U.S.A., Italy and Germany are pleased to announce that they chieved “First Light” on Oct. 12, 2005. These exceptional images ...

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