What to look for Best telescopes for kids FAQ How we test If there's a space-obsessed youngster amongst your family or friends, now's a great time to gift them a telescope. This February 24 sees Venus, Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, and Saturn's align, an impressive spectacle known as ...
Eyepieces may also perform differently in fast and slow telescopes. Many simple or cheap eyepiece designs can’t handle the wider light cones in a fast telescope and may show false color fringing, spherical aberration, or off-axis astigmatism and coma. However, the same eyepiece may perform spe...
The focal length of the telescope is important for astrophotography because it determines your overall field of view in the night sky, and how big an astronomical target will appear in your camera. A telescope with a focal length of 400mm or shorter is considered “wide-field”, while anythin...
In more recent months, I've been enjoying my 16mm Questar Brandon eyepiece paired with my 3.5-inch Questar telescope. At first, I was skeptical about spending a ton of money on eyepieces with specs more similar to Plossls than not. But the Brandons deliver the best contrast out of any ...
There is no single one eyepiece for use with NV just like the same is true for regular visual telescope use. One of the best things that NV is good at are emission nebula and they are some of the largest features that are easily visible to it. So yes that is a good eyepiece for it...
The AR127 doesn’t come with a mount, tripod or any eyepiece accessories, which in itself tells you that it’s designed for the more experienced astronomer who already has this kit lying about. We found that an EQ6 mount is probably the better choice than an EQ5 for this telescope if ...
Here are the five best telescope accessories every serious astronomer needs. Telescope bag. This is an essential accessory because it protects your valuable telescope from damage or theft. The bag also lets you quickly transport the telescope anywhere using a shoulder strap. Eyepiece filters. These ...
But if you don’t want to use any of those features and you’d rather just look through the eyepiece the old-fashioned way, you can do that too. Check Price How we chose these smart telescopes Unlike standard telescopes, these smart telescopes are meant to be used alongside a digital ...
This telescope is easy to set up and use, even for beginners.(Image credit: Jamie Carter) A small red flashlight slots in to illuminate the accessory tray.(Image credit: Jamie Carter) A StarPointer Pro finderscope features a bullseye and sits close to the eyepiece.(Image credit: Jamie Cart...
that is 1.25”. We will talk more about the field of view later, but note that if your telescope can use 2” eyepieces, you will typically get only have one 2″ eyepiece for very low power wide field views. All the rest will likely be 1.25”. This applies toall types of telescope...