High Point Scientific Team
With a computerized database of 4,000 celestial objects, the ability to align on three stars of your choosing, and a nice choice of telescope styles and sizes, the Celestron NexStar SLT series of telescopes is just plain amazing. There are certain telescope...
We are pleased to announce the best telescopes for 2020! Each telescope was evaluated for its performance and value relative to its peers. The list we compiled contains some brand names we are all familiar with and others that are not...
While almost everyone has seen a shooting star, not everyone knows much about them. What are they? Where do they come from? Are they purely random or can you predict when they might appear? What are the best meteor showers this year...
The Celestron NexStar Evolution Telescope Series is the latest creation from Celestron. A multi-year work in progress, the engineers at Celestron have collected the requests of their customers and put them all into one beautiful telescope! We recently...
I remember how in my youth I was mesmerized by the night sky, and how that turned into an obsession the first time I saw Saturn with my own eyes. I was awestruck by the sight, and immediately began the quest for my first telescope...
Compared to the naked eye, a telescope shows a very narrow field-of-view. That makes it a little difficult to aim and find a specific sky object. A lower magnification, wider field-of-view finder is one of the most beneficial telescope accessories for...
A catadioptric telescope is an optical system that is optimized for producing images of objects at an infinite distance, incorporating both refractive optics (lenses) and reflective optics (mirrors). Because both mirrors and lenses are used in catadioptric...
Portable telescopes come in many different shapes and sizes, and whether you're a beginner or an expert, there's something out there for you. Rather than simply listing our smallest scopes, we've asked our experts to recommend telescopes that are both...
Observatories are home to some of the biggest and most impressive telescopes in the world. As many amateur astronomers know, there are many ways to experience the night sky beyond looking through a backyard telescope. There is an impressive number of...
Observatories are home to some of the biggest and most impressive telescopes in the world. As many amateur astronomers know, there are many ways to experience the night sky beyond looking through a home telescope observatory in your own backyard. Arizona...
Observatories are home to some of the biggest and most impressive telescopes in the world. As many amateur astronomers know, there are many ways to experience the night sky beyond looking through a telescope in your own backyard. California has an impressive...
The rate at which technology has progressed over the past few decades has been nothing short of miraculous and considering that Astrophotography is a hobby built on cutting-edge technology, there should be no surprise that it has progressed along at a...
If you already own a telescope, as long as it works and you have at least one eyepiece, you will be able to observe Jupiter, Saturn and Mars this summer in way more detail than through binoculars or with your eyes alone...
This summer, millions of people will turn their eyes and telescopes skyward to gaze at Jupiter, Saturn, and Mars in all their glory. All three planets reach opposition between the months of May and August, and that means they'll be closer and brighter...
The Celestron CGX is Celestron's newest addition to its already robust line of equatorially mounted telescopes. Celestron's CGX combines years of input from amateur astronomers along with the expertise of Celestron's product engineers to deliver the most...