Just to make it that little bit more challenging, there's also three different main types of telescopes to look out for. You have the choice of refractor, reflector and catadioptric telescopes ...

Refractor telescopes use specialised lenses to gather and focus light into an image, displaying a magnified sky view. In contrast, reflector telescopes use curved mirrors to reflect light onto the ...

Over the next few centuries, telescopes evolved significantly. Isaac Newton introduced the reflecting telescope in 1668, which used mirrors instead of lenses to overcome chromatic aberration—a flaw in ...

Whenever news of a rare celestial event makes the headlines - be it a passing comet, meteor shower or a parade of planets - it makes one wish for two things: a telescope and a pitch-black garden ...

So, for the best Sky-Watcher telescope deals, scroll down below. Save £26 on a refractor telescope that, with a 90mm aperture, a 900mm focal length and a multi-coated objective lens, offers ...

For budding astronomers and space experts, telescopes bridge the gap between them and space. To take your love of the planets ...

If you think that choosing the most powerful home telescope is just as simple as finding one with the highest magnification capability, then you’re wrong! There are many other key factors affecting a ...

The best telescopes allow you to observe this month's full planetary parade more closely and give you a front-row seat to the total lunar eclipse in March. The best telescopes unlock the wonders ...

12 and 13 — at around 11 a.m. MST, using a 10-inch, f/3.9 Newtonian reflector telescope. "The comet was 5 degrees from the sun ... We first used binoculars, then switched to a 4⅛-inch f/5 refracting ...