If you’re new to the telescope game, understanding the different aspects of telescope can be really overwhelming, from what the mount, eyepieces, dew heaters, the optics of the telescope and so on. Trust me I know, brain can’t compute kind of situation as I was in the same position as you not too long. Now … Read more
If you’re new to the telescope scene I’m almost certain that you’d have come across the words dobsonian or Newtonian, afterall they are very common words often used to describe a telescopic device. Beginners in particular may in some instances confuse Newtonian and Dobsonian to be closely related and to some degree they are right … Read more
Telescopes optics can come in many variations, whether they be formed using two mirrors like reflector telescopes, refractor devices that have optics made of glass or a combination of the two as is the case with compound based telescopes. In this article I will take a deeper dive into the differences between the 3 main … Read more
When using eyepieces after a bit of time there is a good chance that it will get dirty but, the reason you’ve found yourself her to ask yourself if its actually worth cleaning them due to all the delicate material used on the lens. In general terms yes you should clean your eyepieces and filters … Read more
After a good session stargazing, you would need to store the telescope away. leaving it outside exposed to all the elements or leave it in your car sliding around potentially damaging is what you wouldn’t want to do After all telescopes are very delicate devices and quite expensive too, which is why you’d want to … Read more
If you’re just getting into astronomy and are thinking of investing in large telescopes if you don’t already have one that are, I’m sure you’ve atleast given a bit of thought about leaving your device outside, on a patio for examples to save space and time right but, you also don’t really want to make … Read more
Flat field eyepieces are designed to assist telescopes, primarily fast telescopes with focal ratios around f/4 or f/5, correct the curvature of the image that would be seen. In essence they make the visuals flatter and more pleasing for the user. That’s just the basic intended reason for flat field eyepieces. Of course I will … Read more
You’ve found yourself here because you really want to know if moons are always smaller than planets right? Well the very quick answer to this is a definitive no, moons are not always smaller however, whenever a moon orbits a planet or other objects like asteroids, they are almost always smaller than the primary planet … Read more
Have you ever wondered if our solar system has entities that could theoretically support life? If so then you’ve found yourself in the right place. Here we’ll be going over 11 places most likely to support life in our solar system so that you have just little general knowledge to maybe destroy in the next … Read more
Have you ever wondered exactly why the likes of Pluto, which was originally a part of the 9 main planets, was demoted to a dwarf planet or why specific asteroids like ceres were promoted upwards and become a dwarf planet. First of all you probably want to know how dwarf planets are different from normal … Read more