Why it made the cut: This mount offers a great balance of portability and maneuverability while also being great at ...

"Light pollution from projects like INNA doesn't just hinder research, it steals our shared view of the universe." ...

Telescope mounts connected to computers and stepper motors have been available to the amateur astronomer for a long time, and for good reason, too. With just the press of a button, any telescope ...

This light pollution would hinder the Very Large Telescope’s ability to capture faint astronomical phenomena, diminishing its ...

They use a simple, ground-based or table-based altazimuth mount, allowing the telescope to move up and down (altitude) and side to side (azimuth). The design prioritizes stability and ease of use ...

Thankfully, there are lots of entry-level telescopes on the market, some that even come with mounts that automatically find and track heavenly bodies. Finding a feature is as easy as aligning to a ...

At its core it’s a Newtonian reflector telescope like many others available on the market, but the Sky-Watcher Explorer 130 EQ2 has something different in the shape of its equatorial mount (EQ).