Eyepieces are used to magnify the image focused by the main mirror or lens. There are three basic types of telescope: reflectors, refractors and catadioptric, but how do you which type is the best ...

At 18 pounds, it’s not the lightest telescope available. But it features a 1500mm focal length and comes with 9mm and 25mm eyepieces. Those eyepieces result in 60x and 167x magnification ...

a monocular is essentially a miniature refracting telescope. It has a single eyepiece, like a telescope, and an objective lens, but in between is a prism to correct the orientation of the image.

Instead, it brings the light to a focal plane, which can then be looked at through a telescope's eyepiece. The focal length of the eyepiece determines the magnification that you get. A longer ...

While some people may prefer looking through an optical eyepiece on one of the best telescopes, smart telescopes have a significant advantage when it comes to stargazing in the city, since they're ...

You can select from a database of 40,000 objects, and the telescope will automatically find it and track it across the sky for you. It also comes with a 25mm eyepiece, StarPointer finderscope ...

Since this telescope is app-enabled, it is less traditional and does not have a traditional eyepiece. It uses digital processing to enhance the imagery you see (and photograph). Why we like it ...

P. Wilkins, an assiduous the moon, who recently produced a 300-in luna map appears in Sky and Telescope of May. Mr. Wilkins has made a ‘thermal eyepiece’ which tiables the heat of the moon to ...