1. Meade Telescopes For the Serious Astronomer

... more efficient by the likes of Galileo. Telescopes use light and lenses to focus the light on objects in great detail. What happens to the light is it converges and you see an image that is much bigger ...

2. How Stars Get Their Names

... the designation is from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey of preliminary objects, and the numbers give the star’s location in the sky. The stars we see when we look into the sky on a clear night are only ...

3. How to Be an Astronomer

... behavior of stars, planets, and galaxies as well as lots of other celestial objects. To be an astronomer, a person must earn a doctorate degree and have extensive knowledge of mathematics, computer science, ...

4. Astronomical Telescope – Amazing Link to the Stars

... device to use if you want to view far away objects. This is made possible via magnification.   How do Refracting and Reflecting Telescope Gadgets Work? The principal mechanism in which a telescope ...

5. Your Young Astronomer Will Love a Kid's Telescope

... a telescope with a longer focal length and separate viewer. This allows the child to find objects much easier and reduces the frustration that can result for the novice astronomer. There are many cheaper ...

6. Equipment for the Amateur Astronomer - Part 1

... the telescopes. But for those who can work with such an instrument, a wealth of celestial objects are available for viewing that would be quite difficult to find otherwise. Some old hands in astronomy ...